Life History
31st Dec 1747 |
Born.1 3rd son (twin with George) of Rev. Alexander Duncan and Helen daughter of William Home of Greenlaw Castle. |
26th Jun 1797 |
Married Caroline MYLNE in Clerkenwell, St James.9,10,1 By licence |
29th Aug 1803 |
Mentioned in Will.2 of Robert Mylne |
1st Jun 1811 |
Executor.2 of the will of Robert Mylne |
3rd Sep 1824 |
Wrote will.3 1) "I William Duncan of Gower Street |
24th Feb 1829 |
Codicil to Will.3 First codicil |
14th Mar 1830 |
Died in Bedford Square, Gower Street.4,5,6,1,7 From the Leicester Journal :- |
22nd Mar 1830 |
Buried in Great Amwell.8 |
1st Apr 1830 |
Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.3 of the estate of William Duncan |
Sources
- 1. India Office Records - Biography - William Duncan
- 2. Will of Robert Mylne, Architect and Engineer of Saint James Clerkenwell, Middlesex
- TNA - PROB 11/1523
- 3. Will of William Duncan, Colonel in the Service of the Honourable the East India company of Gower Street Bedford Square, Middlesex
- TNA - PROB 11/1769/388
- 4. Leicester Journal - Deaths - William Duncan
- Leicester Journal, Friday, 19 march, 1830
- 5. Examiner - Deaths - William Duncan
- The Examiner, Sunday, 21 March, 1830
- 6. Freeman's Journal - Deaths - William Duncan
- Freeman's Journal, Saturday, 20 March, 1830
- 7. The Times - Deaths - William Duncan - 1830
- The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 16, 1830; pg. 4; Issue 14175
- 8. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 - William Duncan - 1830
- 9. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 - Caroline Mylne & William Duncan - 1797
- 10. Scots Magazine - Marriages - William Duncan & Caroline Mylne - 1797
- Scots Magazine, Saturday 01 July 1797