Sir William Francis Drummond JERVOIS (1821 – 1897)

Name

Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois

Gender

Male

Military identification

Lieutenant General, British Army, South African War

Birthdate

10 September 1821

Birthplace

Cowes, Isle of Wight

Marriage(s)

19 March 1850
Middlesex, England

Date of death

17 August 1897

Place of death

England

Parents

  • William Jervois (1783-1862)
  • Elizabeth Jervois, nee Maitland (1798-1865)

Partner(s)

  • Lucy Jervois, nee Norsworthy ( 11/2/1832-16/3/1895)

Children

  • William Henry Hammond Jervois
  • John Jervois
  • Amy Elizabeth Jervois
  • Lucy Caroline Jervois
  • Alice Katherine Jervois

Primary education

Dr Burney's Academy, Gosport, England

Secondary education

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, England

Biography

New Zealand Governor-General, 1883-1888
Jervois Quay, Wellington and Jervoistown, Napier, were named after him

Accession number

602186

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