Quinan - General Sir Edward Pellew |
Jane Constantia Pellew, b. 1762 d. 18_. Second dau. of Captain. Samuel Pellew, R.N., (b. 11 Aug. 1712, Mylor, Cornwall. d. 14 Apr. 1765) and Constantia (Constance) Langford, (b. 17_ d. 1812). Youngest sister of Sir Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth. Baptised 7 Apr. 1763 at St. Mary the Virgin, Dover. Married 17_ Lieutenant Henry Spriddle, Royal Navy and leaving issue,
1.
? Spriddle, 17_ d. 18_
2. ? Spriddle, 17_ d. 18_
1. Constantia Henrietta
Spriddle, b. 1791 d. 1849. m. 1816 Captain
John Thomson,
b. 1770 d. 1835 Royal Navy and had issue,
General Sir Edward Pellew Quinan, b. 1884 d. 1960. m. 1922 Mary Emily Catherine Law (nee Hegarty), b. 1883 d. 1965 and had issue,1..Constance Thomson, b. 18_ d. 18_. m. 18_ William Henry Clarke, and had issue,
1. ? Clarke
2. ? Clarke2..Emma Jane Thomson, b. 1824 d. 1910. m. 1851 Dr. Edward Johnstone Quinan, b. 1814 d. 1900, and had issue,
1. Susannah Janet Quinan, b. 1856 (d. infancy).
2. Constantia Henrietta Pellew Quinan, b. 1858 d. 1928.
3. Edward Barrington Pellew Quinan, b. 1859 d. 1897. m. 1883 Martha Elizabeth Finch, b. 1861 d. 1952 and had issue,1.
1. John Barrington Pellew Quinan, b. 1923 d. 2004. m. 1951 Ann Helen Duncan b. 1924 d. 1996 and had issue,
1. Adam Pellew Quinan, b. 1954. m. 1985 Patricia Ann Pimento, b. 1955 and has issue,
1. Emily Ann Quinan, b.1988
2. Monica Elizabeth Quinan, b. 1991
3. Mark Pellew Quinan, b. 19932. Patrick Duncan Quinan, b. 1956. m. 1981 Helen Margaret Kinchett, b. 1956 and has issue,
1. Katherine Helen Quinan, b. 1984
2. Harriet Sarah Quinan, b. 1987
3. Alexander Duncan Quinan, b.1991
4. Georgina Mary Quinan, b. 1991(twin)3. Giles Edward Quinan, b. 1957
2. Constance Emma
Quinan, b. 1888 d. 1891
3.Barrington
William Pellew Quinan, b. 1891 d. 1918
4. Georgina Janet Quinan, b. 1860 d. 1941.
General
Sir Edward
Pellew Quinan
Born January
1884 - Died November
1960
General
Sir Edward
Pellew Quinan
was born in Calcutta, India. His father died on leave in Dublin when he was twelve years old. The family
lived with his grandfather at Harcourt Street, Dublin and Edward was educated at Strangways,
He
went to Sandhurst
and in 1904 was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers. He transferred to the
Indian Army (27th Punjab Regiment). From 1908-1913 he served in the North
Waziristan Militia. In 1913 he returned to the 27th Punjabis and went with them
to Suez
in 1914, France
in 1915 and
In
1917 he served with the South Waziristan Field Force and received the OBE (Order
of the
In
1920 he went to the Quetta
In
1930, he was one of two Indian Army officers selected to attend the Imperial
In 1932 he was appointed GSO I (Instructor) at the Quetta Staff College. In 1934 he was appointed to the Jhansi Brigade and went to combat terrorists in Dacca, Bengal (now Bangladesh).
He was created C.B. (Companion of the Bath) and was Aide-de-camp Brigadier to King Edward VIII (1936).
In 1937 the Brigade returned to Jhansi and he was invalided to the United Kingdom with high blood pressure, He convalesced at Osborne in the Isle of Wight. He then rejoined the Brigade for operations against the Fakir of Ipi in Waziristan and was awarded the DSO. In 1938, he returned to Jhansi and was promoted Major General. In 1939 he was appointed to command Waziristan District.
In 1941 he was promoted to Lieutenant General, visited General Wavell in Cairo and Eritrea. He commanded the Corps in the landing at Basra, Iraq. He was appointed GOC British Troops in Iraq (Paiforce) and awarded the KCIE (Knight Commander of the Indian Empire).
In 1942, he planned and executed the invasion of Iran to secure the supply lines to the Soviet Union and to protect British oil installations in Abadan. He was GOC 10th Army in Persia and Iraq Command. In 1943 he became GOCinC North West Army, India. The same year, his medical category was reduced by the Medical Board to "B". Thereupon he retired. In 1945 he was awarded the KCB (Knight Commander of the Bath). He lived in Barrington, Somerset until his death in 1960.
See http://Pellew/Exmouth for details.
Descendants of General Sir Edward Pellew Quinan
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