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Major General John West 1729–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1729

Birth Location: Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 May 1795

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir General

Mother: Charlotte MacCarthy

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Major General John West was born in 1729 in Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John West 1St Earl De La Warr West Lieutenant General And Charlotte Maccarthy. Major General John West passed away in 1795 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Major General John West was born in 1729 in Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John West 1St Earl De La Warr West Lieutenant General And Charlotte Maccarthy.
  • Major General John West passed away in 1795 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Major West's Ancestors

Self
Major West
1729–1795
Birth Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John West 1st Earl De La Warr West Lieutenant General
1693–1766
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Charlotte MacCarthy
1695–1735
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (6th Baron of Delaware) West
1663–1723
Sussex, England
Margaret Freeman
–1738
St Swithun/,London Stone, London, England
Donough (Oge 4th Earl Clancarty Baron Blarney) MacCarthy
1668–1734
Blarney, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Lady (Elizabeth Countess Clancarty) Spencer
1673–1704
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Callaghan MacCarthy
1635–1676
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
1641–1698
Robert Spencer
1641–1702
Diane Digby
1646–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donough Cla
1594–1665
Ellen MacCarty
1612–1682
George FitzGerald
1611–1660
Joan Boyle
1611–1656
Henry Spencer
1620–1643
Dorothea Sydney
1617–1684
George KG
1612–1675
Ann Russell
1620–1697

Major West's Timeline

4 Records

1729
9 May 1729
Birth of Major General John West in Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1729
3 Jun 1729
Major General John West was baptized in Salehurst, Sussex, England
Salehurst, Sussex, England
1777
22 November 1777
Age 48
Death of Major General John West in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1795
6 May 1795
Age 66
Burial of Major General John West in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1729
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1729
    Event Place: Salehurst, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1777
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 May 1795
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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