Major Edward Michael de Wend

1806 - 1816  (9 years)

• Name	Edward Michael de Wend
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	13 Jul 1806	Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 May 1816	Garrison of St Anne's, Barbados, West Indies
  Burial	20 Jun 1856
  	Said to be buried at St Giles, Northampton but he has a memorial plaque against the west porch, south wall in St Michaels Cathedral, Barbados
  Person ID	I85392	First tree
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Sarah Douglas,   b. 1789   d. 1850 (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Col. James Douglas de Wend,   b. 3 Jun 1806, Stoke near Gosport, Hampshire, England d. 15 Jun 1856, Northamptonshire, England (Age 50 years)   2. Edward de Wend,   b. 29 Oct 1808, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 1809 (Age 0 years)   3. John Baring de Wend,   b. 4 Aug 1812, Barbados, West Indies d. 19 Jun 1817, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 4 years)   4. Edward de Wend,   b. 1814, St Anne's, Barbados, West Indies d. 1817 (Age 3 years)   5. Joseph de Wend,   b. 1815   d. 1823 (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F74583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Known as Michael, and as De Wendt Served in Löwenstein Chasseurs at some point before 1795 Reached rank of major 5th battalion of 60th Regiment, British army (1795-) Knight of St Louis Served in Peninsular War, was at Passage of the Douro and other battles. Mentioned in Lord Hill's despatches. Also present at taking of Santa Lucia and other battles in W Indies. (Research):2nd Battalion 60th regiment 1800: Quebec; May – 4 companies to West Indies; Barbados; 2 companies to Trinidad 1801: Barbados; May – regiment reunited in Trinidad 1802: Barbados; Tobago 1803: Barbados; Tobago; St Vincent 1804: St Vincent; Surinam 1805: St Vincent 1806: St Vincent; received drafts from 3/60 1807: St Vincent; September – to Channel Islands; Jersey 1808: Jersey; October – to Spain; Portugal 1809:J anuary – to Channel Islands; Guernsey; November – to West Indies; Barbados 1810: Barbados; flank companies on Guadeloupe 1811: Barbados 1812: Barbados; 7 companies to Demerara; 3 companies to Berbice and Tobago 1813: Barbados 1814: Barbados 1815: Barbados 1819: 8 May – re-numbered as 1st (Rifle) Battalion 4th Battalion 60th regiment 1800: Martinique 1801: Martinique 1802:Martinique; Jamaica 1803:Jamaica 1804:Jamaica 1805:Jamaica; received draft of 866 men; to England; Lymington 1806:Lymington; July – to Cape of Good Hope; Cape Town 1807:Cape Town 1808:Cape Town; March – to West Indies; Barbados 1809:Barbados; Martinique; The Saints 1810:Martinique; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Antigua; April – to England; Lymington 1811:Lymington 1812:Lymington; May – to West Indies; Dominica 1813:Dominica 1814:Dominica 1815:Dominica 1819 24 July – disbanded at Portsmouth, fit men into 2nd Battalion.