Robert HOME Robert Elton HOME Eliza Blanche HOME Ethel Frances HOME Kathleen Minette HOME John Elton HOME William Elton HOME Elizabeth Georgianna ELTON Mini tree diagram

Lt. Richard Duncan Elton HOME RE

Richard Duncan Elton HOME (Dick)

22nd Dec 18761,2,3 - 19th Aug 18995,6,7

Life History

22nd Dec 1876

Born in India.1,2,3

Father - Robert Home
Mother - Elizabeth
Father's occupation - Major Royal (late Bengal) Engineers
Abode - Umballa

6th Feb 1877

Baptised in India, Umballa.2,3

3rd Apr 1881

Recorded in census in Cheltenham (Lansdown Crescent, No. 8).4

Robert Home - Head - Married - 46 - Lieut Col. Royal Bengal Engineers - born East Indies
Elizabeth G Home - Wife - 29 - born East Indies
Robert E Home - Son - 11 - Scholar - born East Indies
Eliza B Home - Daughter - 10 - Scholar - born Brighton,
Ethel F Home - Daughter - 8 - Scholar - born East Indies
Kathleen M Home - Daughter - 6 - Scholar - born East Indies
Richard D E Home Son - 4 - Scholar  - born East Indies
John E Home - Son - 2 - born East Indies
William E Home - Son - 1 - born Cheltenham
Staff x 2

Research Note :-
Living next door to Margaret E Smith and Delia Smith, both formerly Rochfort, and both aunts to Elizabeth Georgianna Home. Also various cousins to Elizabeth Georgianna.

5th Apr 1891

Recorded in census in Cheltenham (Suffolk Square, No 6).1

Robert Home - Head - Married 56 - Retired Col Royal Engineers - born East Indies
Eliza G Home - Wife - 39 - born East Indies
Eliza B Home - Daughter - 20 - born Brighton
Ethel F Home - Daughter - 18 - born East Indies
Kathleen M Home - Daughter - 17 - born East Indies
Richard D E Home - Son - 14 - Scholar - born East Indies
John E Home - Son - 12 - Scholar - born East Indies
William E Home - Son - 10 - Scholar - born East Indies
Staff x 3

after Aug 1899

Memorial or Grave Stone in Cheltenham, Cemetery.5

Lt. RE, 2nd s of Robert, Col, Bengal Eng. & Elizabeth Georgianna

19th Aug 1899

Died in Sudan, Omdurman.5,6,7

2nd son of Robert & Georgianna Home

From the Times :-
"On the 19th Aug., at Omdurman, Sudan, of enteric, Lt. R. D. E. Home, R.E., second son of the late Col. Robert Home, R.E., C.I.E., aged 22 years and 8 months. India papers, please copy"

From the Times of India :-
"Death of Lieut. Home
Simla, August 22
A telegram from Egypt announces the death of Lieutenant Richard Home, R. E., from enteric. The deceased was recently at Umballa, and was the son of the late Colonel Robert Home, R.E., head of the Irrigation Department in India."

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