Cyprian Bridge (British Army officer)

Cyprian Bridge
Major Cyprian Bridge, 58th Regiment
Born(1807-06-07)7 June 1807
Amherstburg, Essex County, Ontario, Canada[1]
Died9 July 1885(1885-07-09) (aged 78)
8 Lansdown Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England[2]
Buried
St Peter's Church, Leckhampton, Cheltenham[3]
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Army
Years of service1825–1860[4]
RankBrevet Colonel[5]
Unit58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
Commands58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
Campaigns
AwardsNew Zealand War Medal
Spouse(s)
Sophia Anne Walker
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(m. 1833⁠–⁠1842)​
[7][8]
Louisa Mary Bowen
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(m. 1843⁠–⁠1860)​

Mary Louisa Williamson
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(m. 1862)​
RelationsCyprian Bridge (nephew)
Other workCommission of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand, 1846–
Commission of the Peace for the Province of New Ulster, Russell, 1848–
Resident Magistrate, Russell, Bay of Islands, 1848–[9]
Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Russell, Bay of Islands, 1848–

Colonel Cyprian Bridge (7 June 1807 – 9 July 1885)[2] was an officer of the 58th Regiment of Foot, British Army, and war artist.

  1. ^ WO 25/796/185: Statement of Services of Lieut. Cyprian Bridge of the 58th Regiment of Foot with a Record of such Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, p. 185
  2. ^ a b "Deaths". The Evening Post. Vol. 30, no. 48. 25 August 1885. p. 2.
  3. ^ Register of Burials in the Parish of Leckhampton in the County of Gloucester: Leckhampton, St Peter's Church, 1866–1890, Gloucestershire Archives, p. 158
  4. ^ "War Office, Pall Mall, 23 November 1860". The London Gazette. No. 22450. 23 November 1860. p. 4409.
  5. ^ "Brevet". The London Gazette. No. 22199. 12 November 1858. p. 4788.
  6. ^ a b Collinson, Thomas Bernard (1853). "2. Remarks on the Military Operations in New Zealand" (PDF). Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corp of Royal Engineers. New Series 3. London: John Weale: 5–69.
  7. ^ WO 25/3239/438. Reports of Officers' Marriages: Cyprian Bridge. Regiment: 58th Foot. Date of Service: 1830-1843. – via National Archives Kew
  8. ^ "Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham (Trinity Cheltenham)" (PDF). Pittville History Works: A Project of the Friends of Pittville – in Cheltenham.
  9. ^ "Appointments". The New-Zealander. Vol. 3, no. 179. 16 February 1848. p. 2.