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George William Stewart

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On 9 February 1807 Stewart married Maria Wilhelmina Sophia Tranchell (1791-1867), the daughter of Carl Jonas Tranchell (1754-1807), the Consul for Sweden in Ceylon. They had one daughter, Sophia (1824-1906).
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De Navorscher: Een middel tot gedachtenwisseling en letterkundig verkeer tuschen allen, die iets weten, iets te vragen hebben of iets kunnen oplossen
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between 1796 and 1820, during which time they were involved in the
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Roberts, Michael; Raheem, Ismeth; Colin-Thomé, Percy (1989).
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Index

Postmaster General of Ceylon
Louis Sansoni
George Lee
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Postmaster General of Ceylon
lieutenant
19th Regiment of Foot
Ceylon
Kandyan Wars
captain
colony
Ceylon Rifle Regiment
Boulogne-sur-Mer
cite journal
help
"Our History"
Sri Lanka Post
"Modern technology for post offices"
Sunday Observer
War Office
ISBN
9789555990134
"Will of George Stewart, Major of the British Ceylon Rifle Regiment of Boulogne sur Mer , Kingdom of France"
The National Archives
Sri Lanka Post
Louis Sansoni
Postmaster General of Ceylon
George Lee
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