William Strange (buried 1929)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Strange
First name: 
William
Other Christian names: 
Lumisden
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
1375
Born: 
22/4/1857
Died: 
07/02/1929
Buried: 
10/02/1929
Occupation: 
Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army, civil engineer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
William Strange (buried 1929) headstone
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
6
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/caller.eggs.chill
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of William Lumsden Strange M.Inst.C.E. Late Bombay P.N.D. born April 22nd 1857 died February 7th 1929 "What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God" Micah v. 18 Also of Rose Fanny his wife died at Mercul Burma June 11th 1930 "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you"

Life story

Life story

William was born on 22nd April 1857 in Cheltenham, Gloucester. His parents, Thomas Lumisden Strange, b.1808, and Emily Burn Strange, nee Begbie, b.1837, were both born in India. He had 4 siblings, Alfred b.1859, Emma b.1865, Nina b.1866, and Arthur b.1868, plus 6 half-siblings from his father's first marriage. Although born in Cheltenham he moved with his family to India shortly afterwards and was baptised in Madras, India on 13 Nov 1860; his father was a judge in the High Court of Madras. William returned to England for his education and trained as a civil engineer. He then returned to India where he became a prominent engineer employed by the Public Works Department. Aged 24yrs, William married Rose Fanny, nee Cobbold, 21yrs, on 3 Dec 1881 in Ahmadnagar, Bombay, India. They had 3 children, Frank Horace b.1884, (India), Nora Kathleen b.1885, (India), and James Anstruther b.1893, (Suffolk). He was a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Between May 1903 and 1912 he was seconded to the Transvaal Colony, South Africa where he worked on irrigation projects and became something of an expert on the subject publishing several papers. He returned to India in 1912. Whilst serving as an engineer he wrote a number of engineering related books and papers on projects he had worked on in India and South Africa. William and Rose retired to Worthing in 1911 where they lived at St. Olaves, Boundary Road. In 1929, William died on 7th February, aged 71yrs, at Seabrook, 14, Queen's Road. Probate was granted to Rose Fanny Strange, and Arthur James Strange, ret. Lt. Col. HM Indian Army. Effects £9672 12s 8d. Value 2021 - £630K.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
22/04/1857
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Rose Fanny
Spouse one last name: 
Cobbold
Marriage one date: 
03/12/1881
Marriage one address: 
Bombay, India

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
07/02/1929
Age (at time of death): 
71
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Seabrook, 14 Queens Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Usual address at death: 
St Olaves, Boundary Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Rose Fanny Strange status: Widow: Arthur James Strange status: Ret. Lt. Col. H.M. Indian Army
Probate pounds: 
£9,672

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1861 census: 

Living at Shirley Cottage, Croydon. Philip Wm Mure,59, Married, Distiller, MA Oxon. plus (his wife, in-laws, nephews, nieces, and 9 servants). Emily Burn Strange, Sister-in-law, 23, William Lumsden Strange, nephew, 3.

1871 census: 

Living at London International College, Isleworth. William L. Strange, 14yrs, Scholar.

1921 census: 

Living at Taracor, Mill Road, Worthing, Sussex.

William Lumisden Strange Head Male 1857 64 Civil Engineer Retired Indian Public Works Department
Rose Fanny Strange Wife Female 1860 60 Home Duties -
Emily Whitmarsh Servant Female 1877 44 General Domestic Servant Private
Miscellaneous information

The Strange and Lumisden families

The Strange and Lumisden families are distinguished names in Scottish history being closely involved with Bonnie Prince Charlie. Sir Robert Strange, of Balcaskie, (1721-1792) was married to the sister of Andrew Lumisden who was a Jacobite and assistant to Charles Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) and Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender). Andrew Lumisden was born in Edinburgh in 1720, the son of law agent William Lumisden (a descendant of the Lumsdens of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire) and Mary, daughter of merchant Robert Bruce. Lumisden studied to go in his father's footsteps, but during the rising of 1745, he became private secretary to Prince Charles Edward, accompanying the pretender throughout the campaign. Lumisden went into hiding following the defeat of the prince, before eventually making his way to Rouen, France.

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