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Richard Thomas King

1785/6–1866

Army officer. Second lieutenant, Royal Artillery, 1802; lieutenant-colonel, 1837; colonel, 1851; major-general, 1854. Resident of Hythe, Kent, circa 1845–59.

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/1633/464/6)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 5 July 2019)

Hart’s army list 1856

Post Office directory of the six home counties 1845–59.

Bibliography

Hart’s army list: The new annual army list … with an index. Compiled by H. G. Hart. London: John Murray. 1840–1900.

Post Office directory of the six home counties: Post Office directory of the six home counties, viz., Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. London: W. Kelly & Co. 1845–78.

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