Solomon Hougham Royes

Bef 1797 - 1837  (~ 39 years)

• Name	Solomon Hougham Royes
  Born	Bef 21 Sep 1797	Islington, London, England
  Baptized	21 Sep 1797	St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Camden, London, England   [1]
  	This entry in the church baptismal register is dated 30 May 1798 and reads: "Solomon Hougham _ Son of Solomon and Ann Hannah Royes received into [the] Church _ baptized September 21 1797 Little Ormond Street". Comment: Today there are a number of hospitals in Great Ormond Street so it is feasible that Solomon was baptized in a hospital (or at home) in Little Ormond Street, perhaps because it was feared he might not live. Was the baptism not recorded when it should have and so an entry made eight months later in the parish register?
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Surgeon
  Residence	1827	Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
  East India Company Medical Services
  Died	11 Jan 1837	Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
  Notes	1. He is mentioned in Gillian West's article (http://royroyes.net/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=660) which seeks to trace the influence of Charles Dickens's godfather, Christopher Huffam, on Dombey and Son. He is referred to as son of Solomon and serving as an assistant surgeon with the East India Company who died at the company's establishment in Madras, India. 2. The following entry can be found in the Families in British India Society website: http://www.search.fibis.org/html/detail.php?type=pub&id=27978 Surname Royes First Names: Solomon Hougham Date: 23 Jul 1838 Entry: of Madras, Assistant Surgeon HEICS, bach., to Solomon Royes the father, £20, further grant 17 Mar 1843 to Benjamin Laurence & William Sanigear the executors of the said father, [d 11 Jan 1837, Lawrence of Old Fish St, London, gent., Sanigear of Lombard St, gent., entry at end of month, Estate Duty Registers], Pts Source Name: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Administration Act Books Source Repository: The National Archives Source Repository Reference: PROB 6/214, 6/219, IR 26/257 [Note that "our" Solomon Royes died in 1842] 3. KGR has in his data the following: British Library East India Company Medical Services. Records of the Military Department Entry to the military, medical and nursing services of the East India Company's Army (1753-1861) and the Indian Army (1861-1940) Assistant Surgeons ' and Surgeons' Papers, EIC Medical Service (1804-1858) and Indian Medical Service (1858-1914) FILE - Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC) - ref. IOR/L/MIL/9/380 - date: 1827-1828 item: Rogers, Solomon Hougham [1827] - ref. IOR/L/MIL/9/380/57-62 [n.d.] [In light of the other evidence, it is likely that "Rogers" is a misreading of "Royes"] 4. Several of his siblings have "Hougham" as their second name, no doubt reflecting the strong relationship between Solomon Royes senior and Solomon Hougham, who was his uncle but also appears to have played a leading role in fathering him after his father died when he was young. Solomon Royes senior is the major beneficiary of Solomon Hougham's will. 5. A "Solomon Royes junior" is a beneficiary of Samuel Hougham's will, distinct from "my nephew Solomon Royes the elder" - Lydia is referred to as the sister of Solomon junior 6. Did Solomon Hougham Royes visit Sydney? The Colonist, Sydney, 26 Dec 1838, lists unclaimed letters from the Government Gazette, including: Mr S.H. Royes, surgeon, Madras Army.
  Person ID	I3227	Roy~Royes | Royes
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Solomon Royes,   b. Bef 27 Oct 1774, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. 6 Sep 1842, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age > 67 years)
  Mother	Ann Hannah Jones,   b. Est 1775, London, England ,   d. Aft Jun 1802, London, England  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Married	3 May 1795	Bloomsbury, London, England
  Family ID	F965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef 21 Sep 1797 - Islington, London, England Baptized - 21 Sep 1797 - St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Camden, London, England Residence - East India Company Medical Services - 1827 - Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Died - 11 Jan 1837 - Madras, Tamil Nadu, India  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Huffam & Son Gillian West asks if Charles John Huffam Dickens had the Huffams and Royes in mind when he wrote Dombey & Son?

  
  

• Sources

  [S301] London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (ancestry.com). London Metropolitan Archives, Saint George The Martyr, Queen Square, Register of baptisms, P82/GEO2, Item 002