Researching Edward Thackeray
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 436 people with the Thackeray surname? In that year Thackeray was ranked number 3143 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Thackeray on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Thackeray and the Thackeray Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 931 people with the Thackeray surname in the UK? Thackeray is now ranked number 3167 for popularity in the UK. |
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Edward Thackeray
Colonel Sir Edward Talbot Thackeray (19 October 1836 – 3 September 1927) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
The son of Rev. Francis Thackeray and Mary Anne Shakespear, he was the first cousin of the novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray. He was educated at Marlborough College and Addiscombe Military Seminary.
Thackeray was 20 years old, and a second lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 September 1857 at Delhi, British India for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross
He later achieved the rank of colonel, and was elected to the Athenaeum in 1876. Thackeray retired from the Army in 1888 and in 1898 he went to live in Italy where he spent the rest of his life.
His medal is currently displayed at the National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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