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Name Major Philip Annesley Secundus Powys [35], [3, His death, Q1 of 1884, Brentford dist, vol 3a, p. 50], [171, Brit Lib India Office record for Philip Powys], [8, His Majority: 6 Feb 1855, Issue 21658, p. 438], 1C5R
Birth 1 May 1810
Death 16 Feb 1884, Brentford district
General 2nd triplet. In Madras Infantry of indian army, retired 1853.
Father Rev Thomas Powys (1768-1817)
Mother Elizabeth Palgrave (1773-1842)
Spouses
1 Marianne Charlotte Morphett [171, Brit Lib India Office record for Philip Powys], [35]
Birth ca 1820
Father Capt Mars Morphett (-1845)
Marriage 11 Sep 1838
2 Caroline Harriet Locke Brockman [35], [4, 1881, with her parents in Kensington, London], [171], [3, Her death aged 84, Q3 of 1920, Brentford dist, vol 6b, p. 118]
Birth 26 Jan 1836, Bangalore, India
Death 16 Jul 1920, Brentford district, Middlesex
General 1st of 4 daus.
Father Henry John Brockman (1808-1884)
Mother Harriet Maria (1806-1896)
Marriage 13 Mar 1851 [171, Brit Lib India Office record for Philip Powys]
Children Charles Littleton (1852-ca1919)
  Mary Ada (1857-1877)
Notes for Major Philip Annesley Secundus Powys
He appears to have joined the Indian Army. See ref IOR/L/MIL/11/64 and others like it.

And record number IOR/L/AG/23/10/1 no.2385 of the India Office has the following:

Powys, Philip Annesley Secundus 1810-1884
Madras Army, b. 2 May 1810, d 16 Feb 1884 Middlesex
Retired 7 Mar 1853
m (1) Mary Anne 1838 (b 1820)
(2) Caroline Harriet Brockman13 Mar 1851 (b 26 Jan 1838, d 16 Jul 1920)
Charles Kittleton b 22 Jan 1852
Mary Ada b 7 Jul 1858, d 9 Oct 1877.
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His record on the India Office site is:

Name: Philip Annesley Secundus POWYS
Event type: Biography
Start date: 02 May
Start year: 1810
End date: 16 Feb
End year: 1884
Biographical notes: Madras Army, b 2 May 1810, d 16 Feb 1884; Retired 7 Mar 1853; m (1) Mary Anne 1838 (b 1820) (2) Caroline Harriet BROCKMAN 13 Mar 1851; (b 26 Jan 1836, d 16 Jul 1920) Charles Littleton b 22 Jan 1852; Mary Ada b 7 Jul 1857, d 9 Oct 1877
Transcribed by: British Library
India Office Records Reference:
L/AG/23/10/1-2
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From the London Gazette:

6 Feb 1855: “To be MAJORS in the East Indies. ... Captain ... Philip Annesley Secundus Powys, Madras Infantry.”
Last Modified 18 Jan 2010 Created 9 Dec 2011 By Tim Powys-Lybbe
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