From 'A Branch of the Holroyd Family' by Thomas Holroyd, 1879:
John Alfred Street served in the 98th Regiment with the expedition to the North of China 1842 (medal,) and was present at the attack and capture of Chingkiangfoo, and at the landing before Nankin. Embarked for the Crimea 18th September 1854, as Brigade Major, 1st Brigade, 4th Division; was present at the battles of Balaclava and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and expedition to Kimbourn, (medal and three clasps,) Brevet Major, C.B., Sardian and Turkish Medals, and 4th Class of. Medjidie. Colonel Street then served as Military Secretary at Gibraltar to General Sir W. F. Williams, Bart, K.C.B., the Governor, until he became a Major-General, soon after which he was appointed to command the Troops in Ceylon. (From Hart's Army List.)
John Alfred Street served in the 98th Regiment with the expedition to the North of China 1842 (medal,) and was present at the attack and capture of Chingkiangfoo, and at the landing before Nankin. Embarked for the Crimea 18th September 1854, as Brigade Major, 1st Brigade, 4th Division; was present at the battles of Balaclava and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and expedition to Kimbourn, (medal and three clasps,) Brevet Major, C.B., Sardian and Turkish Medals, and 4th Class of. Medjidie. Colonel Street then served as Military Secretary at Gibraltar to General Sir W. F. Williams, Bart, K.C.B., the Governor, until he became a Major-General, soon after which he was appointed to command the Troops in Ceylon. (From Hart's Army List.)
- ABT 1830 - Birth -
- Nobility Title - Colonel
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M | John Alfred Street , CB. | ||
Birth | ABT 1830 | ||
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Marriage | 9 JUN 1858 | to Sophia Baker Holroyd |
PARENT (M) John Alfred Street , CB. | |||
Birth | ABT 1830 | ||
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PARENT (F) Sophia Baker Holroyd | |||
Birth | 27 JUN 1834 | ||
Death | 15 DEC 1874 | Ceylon | |
Marriage | 9 JUN 1858 | to John Alfred Street , CB. | |
Father | James John Holroyd , Rev | ||
Mother | Sophia Tyssen | ||
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M | Alfred Edmund Campbell Street | ||
Birth | 16 JAN 1861 | ||
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F | Sophie Catherine Street | ||
Birth | 27 JUL 1872 | ||
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Marriage | to Frederick Gifford , Lord | ||
F | Louisa Mary Street | ||
Birth | 18 APR 1864 | ||
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[S25250] | International Genealogical Index (Ancestral File) |
1 John Alfred Street , CB. b: ABT 1830
+ Sophia Baker Holroyd b: 27 JUN 1834 d: 15 DEC 1874
2 Alfred Edmund Campbell Street b: 16 JAN 1861
2 Sophie Catherine Street b: 27 JUL 1872
2 Louisa Mary Street b: 18 APR 1864