Person:Thomas Raffles (3)

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
d.5 Jul 1826 Middlesex, England
  • HSir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles1781 - 1826
  • W.  Olivia Fancourt (add)
m. 14 Mar 1805
  • HSir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles1781 - 1826
  • WSophia Hull1786 - 1858
m. Feb 1817
  1. Charlotte Raffles1818 - 1822
  2. Leopold Stamford Raffles1818 - 1821
  3. Stamford Marsden Raffles1820 - 1822
  4. Ella Sohpia Raffles1821 - 1840
  5. Flora Nightingall Raffles1823 - 1823
Facts and Events
Name Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
Unknown Sir Stamford Raffles
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 5 Jul 1781 Port Morant, Jamaica
Birth? 6 Jul 1781 Port Morant, Jamaica
Marriage 14 Mar 1805 St. George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Englandto Olivia Fancourt (add)
Marriage Feb 1817 London, London, Englandto Sophia Hull
Death? 5 Jul 1826 Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q130327?

Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore, was the son of a shipmaster, Captain Benjamin Raffles. Raffles' first wife was Olivia Mariamne nee Devenis. She bore him no children. After her death, he remarried. Of the five children from his marriage to Sophia Hull, Ella Sophia alone survived infancy.

Raffles died on 5 July 1826, the day before his 45th birthday. For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Stamford Raffles.

References
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    Sir Stamford Raffles' family By Cornelius-Takahama, Vernon written on 1999-11-02, National Library Board Singapore, http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_931_2004-12-23.html