Andrew Aitchison (abt. 1784 - 1848)

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Died 28 Feb 1848 at about age 64 in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Major-General Andrew Aitchison served in India in the Bombay Army.^[1] His cadet papers record that his father's name was William Andrew.^[2]

Andrew Aitchison joined the East India Company Army as a cadet at the age of fifteen, arriving in Bombay on 3 September 1796.^[3] He saw service in 1799 with Colonel Little's expedition in the Concan during the Mysore War; as well as service in Goa, the Deccan, Wynaad, Cotiote and many other locations across India. Andrew was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the East India Army on 4 June 1814.^[4] For several years Andrew served as Military Auditor-General as part of the General Staff of the Bombay Army.^[5] Andrew was commended by Sir Miles Nightingall in a general order to the effect that His Excellency had "entire satisfaction at the zeal and ability with which this officer had conducted the important duties of adjut-general".^[3]

Andrew married Martha Charlotte Terrington in 1811.^[6] He was identified as the father of Charles Terrington Aitchison.^[7][8]

Andrew's health suffered at times and he returned to England on furlough on 1807 to reestablish his health after years of active service, returning to India in 1811.^[3] In February 1824 the Governor in Council permitted Andrew Aitchison to return to Europe for a period of three years on furlough "for the benefit of his health".^[9]

On 20 July 1838 Andrew was appointed Major-General in the East India Company Army.^[10]

Andrew died in Hastings, Sussex, on 28 February 1848.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Morning Herald (London), 6 March 1848. Accessed via Find My Past.
2. ↑ British in India, accessed via Find My Past.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} The East India Military Calendar: Containing the Services of General and Field Officers of the Indian Army, Volume 1, biography of Andrew's Aitchison's service with the East India Company forces.
4. ↑ Caledonian Mercury, 30 June 1814. Accessed via Find My Past.
5. ↑ The Bombay Times.
6. ↑ British In India, accessed via Find My Past.
7. ↑ 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: 1890 Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes. London, England: Kelly & Co.
8. ↑ "United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VY9-X7HN : 20 January 2023), Charles Terrington Aitchison, 1823.
9. ↑ Bombay Gazette, 3 March 1824.
10. ↑ Fifeshire Journal, 2 August 1838. Accessed via Find My Past.