Colan-O'Leary Tree » Hunter Alexander Colan (1836-1882)
Personal data Hunter Alexander Colan
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13- Alternative names: Hunter Alexander Coghlan, Hunter Alexander Coghlan, Hunter Alexander Coghlan
- He was born on February 26, 1836 in Douglas, Cork, Ireland.Sources 4, 12
Taken from Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army, 20 June 1727 to 23 June 1898
- He was baptized on September 18, 1872 in Ancoats, St James the Less, Lancashire, England.Source 4
- Profession: in Army Surgeon.
- Retired on November 10, 1880.
- Education: in the year 1855 Started at QCC, Queens College Cork.
- Resident:
- in the year 1881: Lansdowne Park, Cork.
- in the year 1871: .Source 11
- in the year 1879: .Source 11
- (Gazetted (promotion)) on May 3, 1871: Royal Artillery, Staff Assistant-Surgeon Hunter Alexander Colan to be Assistant-Surgeon. Dated 3rd May, 1871..
- He died on September 23, 1882 in Rose Cottage, Ringaskiddy, Cork, he was 46 years old.Sources 6, 12
- A child of William Coghlan and Ann
Household of Hunter Alexander Colan
(1) He is married to Isabella Maria Sealy.
They got married on October 29, 1868 at St Anne, Shandon, Cork, Ireland, he was 32 years old.Sources 5, 8
Child(ren):
- Ernest Colan 1880-????
- Hunter Colan 1871-????
- Elizabeth Radcliffe COLAN 1874-????
- Thomas Colan 1876-± ????
(2) He is married to Georgina Purcell Cotter.
They got married on May 24, 1864 at Donoughmore, Cork, Ireland, he was 28 years old.Sources 5, 8
Child(ren):
Notes about Hunter Alexander Colan
Church of the Latter Day Sants database (familysearch.com)Was Coghlan and a Surgeon Major when he married Georgina. Became Surgeon-Major for service with 18th Foot!
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=19255230&pid=34
/ Ancestry.co.uk - India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Web: Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea, 1844-1890, Ancestry.com, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births at Sea of British Nationals; Class: BT 160; Piece: 1 / Ancestry.com
- Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com
Marriage date: 1868 Marriage place: Ireland
/ Ancestry.com - England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Great Britain, Select Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- UK Medical Registers, 1859-1959, Ancestry.com
Residence date: 1871 Residence place:
/ Ancestry.co.uk - Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1837 Birth place: Death date: Dec 1882 Death place: Ireland
/ Ancestry.com - Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.co.uk
Historical events
Birthday February 26, 1836
- The temperature on February 26, 1836 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt vochtig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1836: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 19 » King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia.
- February 25 » Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm.
- March 5 » Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
- May 15 » Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse.
- June 16 » The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
- September 11 » The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
Christening day September 18, 1872
- The temperature on September 18, 1872 was about 18.0 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
- November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
- November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
Day of marriage May 24, 1864
- The temperature on May 24, 1864 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 38%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 10 » Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
- April 22 » The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- June 15 » American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
- June 15 » Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81km) of the Arlington estate (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
- July 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.
- September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
Day of death September 23, 1882
- The temperature on September 23, 1882 was about 13.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.
- July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
- August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
- September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
- December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
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