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Robert William CUMBERBATCH

Male 1821 - 1876  (55 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert William CUMBERBATCH was born 1821, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; was christened 9 Feb 1822, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; died 29 Mar 1876, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey; was buried 30 Mar 1876, British Cemetery, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey.

    Notes:

    father of twelve children

    Letter from Robert William Cumberbatch dated 31 July 1848: We aresuffering greatly from the heat, the thermometer is generally 86degrees in the shade. The cholera still consumes in some localities.The deaths at Jassy during 40 days amounted to 12,000, the number isnow under 40 per day. My brother has taken a very nice house with agardnen in the adjoining Turkish Quarter which will serve for a summerresidence..... this privilege has lately been granted by the Sultan onaccount of the demand and scarcity of houses since the late fire (TheLloyds of Harley Street - SoG FH/LLO Vol1 pp 78-79).

    26 October 1850 (Fanny Hart writes): Poor little Ellen ! ! I am assorry for the poor girl as you are but certainly will not be the firstto make advances to Robert's family especially as I have too many other claims upon me (The Lloyds of Harley Street - SoG FH/LLO Vol 1pp 79).

    Consul at Smyrna (Marshall G.W. - Collections for a GenealogicalAccount of the Family of Comberbach).

    Died in office aged 55 (L. Laurence Boyle, Cumberbatch Genealogy).

    CUMBERBATCH Robert William Esq. 18 March [1885] The Will of RobertWilliam CUMBERBATCH late of Smyrna in Turkey Esquire Her Majesty’sConsul at Smyrna who died 29 March 1876 at Smyrna was proved at thePrincipal Registry by Henry James HANSON and George Henry CLIFTON bothof Constantinople in Turkey Esquires the Executors. Personal Estate£440 10s 8d in England.

    RWC went to Constantinople on 1 June 1845 as secretary to his half-brother Abraham Carleton Cumberbatch, the Consul-General until 22 May 1855. He became Acting Second Consul 25 May 1855 to 30 June 1856, third Vice Consul to September 1857 and was appointed Consul at Berdiansk, Sea of Azoff 12 January 1858. He went to Smyrna 25 April 1864. Appointed Post Office Agent, Smyrna 25 September 1872.

    Robert married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ellen Camilla Mary Ann CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1845, Chiddingley, Sussex, England; was christened 4 Apr 1845, Saint Mark's, Chiddingley, Sussex, England; died 1 Dec 1914, Plymouth, Devon, England; was buried , Noak Hill Churchyard, Essex, England.

    Robert married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. William Ernest CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1854; died 1855.
    2. 4. Gertrude Evelyn CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Feb 1866, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey; was christened 7 May 1866, Anglican Church, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey; died 1924, Christchurch, Dorset, England; was buried Dec 1924, Christchurch, Dorset, England.
    3. 5. Alice Maud CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1868; died 1869; was buried , Buca Anglican Cemetery, Smyra, Izmir, Turkey.
    4. 6. Edith Catherine CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1863; died Abt 1867.
    5. 7. George Charles CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1865; died Abt 1866.
    6. 8. Arthur Herbert CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1860; died 1921.
    7. 9. Henry Alfred CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born , Berdyans'k, Zaporiz'ka oblast, Ukraine; was christened 27 Jun 1858, Berdyans'k, Zaporiz'ka oblast, Ukraine; died 3 Dec 1918, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; was buried 7 Dec 1918.
    8. 10. Constance Louisa Caroline CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1857; died 1922.
    9. 11. Robert Carlton CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1855; died 1868; was buried , Buca Anglican Cemetery, Smyra, Izmir, Turkey.
    10. 12. Cyril James CUMBERBATCH  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1873; died 1944.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ellen Camilla Mary Ann CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 25 Feb 1845, Chiddingley, Sussex, England; was christened 4 Apr 1845, Saint Mark's, Chiddingley, Sussex, England; died 1 Dec 1914, Plymouth, Devon, England; was buried , Noak Hill Churchyard, Essex, England.

  2. 3.  William Ernest CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1854; died 1855.

  3. 4.  Gertrude Evelyn CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 3 Feb 1866, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey; was christened 7 May 1866, Anglican Church, Smyrna, Izmir, Turkey; died 1924, Christchurch, Dorset, England; was buried Dec 1924, Christchurch, Dorset, England.

    Notes:

    Had 4 children (L. Laurence Boyle, Cumbberbatch Genealogy).


  4. 5.  Alice Maud CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1868; died 1869; was buried , Buca Anglican Cemetery, Smyra, Izmir, Turkey.

  5. 6.  Edith Catherine CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1863; died Abt 1867.

    Notes:

    She died young (The Lloyds of Harley Street - SoG FH/LLO Vol 1 pp 78).


  6. 7.  George Charles CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1865; died Abt 1866.

  7. 8.  Arthur Herbert CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1860; died 1921.

  8. 9.  Henry Alfred CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born , Berdyans'k, Zaporiz'ka oblast, Ukraine; was christened 27 Jun 1858, Berdyans'k, Zaporiz'ka oblast, Ukraine; died 3 Dec 1918, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; was buried 7 Dec 1918.

    Notes:

    Born in (Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire)

    Died at 5 Brunswick Terrace

    Henry Alfred Cumberbatch (British consul in Smyrna 1896-1908) ismentioned in the memoirs of the famous English traveller and writerGertrude Bell, whose relevant section mentioning her being hosted by him and his wife in 1907 on her expedition to a Hittite monument in the hinterland of Anatolia. On April 5-7 she travelled to Nif.Gertrude's letters and diaries are online at:http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk- search for Cumberbatch; "Friday Ap 5. [5April 1907] Off at 8.15 with the Cumberbatches and drove to Nif[Kemalpasa]... The road very bad. It was being repaired and we had frequently to drive into the surrounding country when we as frequently stuck in the mud."

    CUMBERBATCH, Henry Alfred, C.M.G., 1896; H.M. Consul-General for theVilayet of Beirut, Syria, and for the Lebanon 1908-1914; was alsoBritish Post Office Agent; has been employed at the Foreign Officesince Nov. 1914; b. Berdiansk (Russia), 27 June 1858; s. of late R.W.Cumberbatch of H.M.'s Consular Service; m. Helene Gertrude, d. of lateT.B. Rees of Smyrna, 1891; three s. two d. Educ.: Christ College,Finchley. Student Dragoman, Constantinople, 1876; employed atBelgrade, 1876-78; appointed H.M.'s Vice-Con. Bucharest, 1879; H.M.'sVice-Con. Soulina (Roumania (sic)), 1881; Con. Adrianople, 1888;Acting Consul-General, Philippopolis (Bulgaria), 1888 and 1890; ActingConsul-General, Salonica, 1891; Acting Con-Gen., Smyrna 1892;transferred to Angora, 1893; was at Erzeroum (Kurdistan) during themassacres of Armenians at that place, 1895; Consul for Kurdistan,1895-1896. Consul at Smyrna, 1896-1900; was also British Post OfficeAgent; Consul-General, 1900-8. Decorated for services rendered in AsiaMinor, etc. Recreation: golf. Address: Foreign Office, S.W. Club: St.James's. (Died 3 Dec. 1918)

    Source: Who Was Who 1916-1928 p.252; R920/042 Guildhall Library

    Awards Order of St Michael & St George


  9. 10.  Constance Louisa Caroline CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1857; died 1922.

    Notes:

    Death: 11 March 1920 (Lt. Col. Cave)

    Burial 11 Mar 1920?


  10. 11.  Robert Carlton CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1855; died 1868; was buried , Buca Anglican Cemetery, Smyra, Izmir, Turkey.

  11. 12.  Cyril James CUMBERBATCH Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born 1873; died 1944.


 

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