Henry John Jourdain

Sir Henry John Jourdain,

DL (1835 – 14 May 1901)^[1] was a British colonial official in the Colony of Mauritius

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Career

Jourdain was born in 1835, the son of Frederick J. Jourdain, of London, whose family was of

Huguenot descent. He was educated at Blackheath and in Paris.^[1]

Jourdain was employed in the colonial service, and went to

Royal Colonial Institute.^[1]

He served as a Lieutenant for the City of London from November 1892.^[1]

He was created Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the New Year Honours list on 1 January 1900,^[2] and received the order from Queen Victoria during an investiture at Windsor Castle on 1 March 1900.^[3] He was a Knight (Chevalier) of the Belgian Order of Leopold.

He died at his residence, The Elms, Watford, on 14 May 1901.^[4]

Family

Jourdain married first, in 1860, Rosina Augusta Bourguignon, daughter G. C. Bourguignon of

Neuveville, Switzerland and Mauritius. Following her death, he married secondly, in 1884, Ada Mary Currie, 2nd daughter of James P. Currie by his first wife Anna Dora Brett, sister of William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher.^[1]

He had several children, including:

Henry James Jourdain

Percy F. C. Jourdain, an officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps
Charles Edward George Jourdain
Ada Violet Emily Jourdain (d.1946), who married Brigadier-General Charles Arthur Bolton (1882–1964), and left children.^[5]
Evelyn Jessie Jourdain, who married William Edward Blackett-Ord

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e JOURDAIN, Sir Henry John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
^ "No. 27150". The London Gazette. 2 January 1900. p. 2.
^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36079. London. 2 March 1900. p. 6.
^ "Obituaries - Sir Henry John Jourdain". The Times. No. 36456. London. 16 May 1901. p. 5.
^ BOLTON, Brig. Charles Arthur’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016

[WWW-1] JOURDAIN, Sir Henry John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016

[2] "No. 27150". The London Gazette. 2 January 1900. p. 2.

[3] "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36079. London. 2 March 1900. p. 6.

[4] "Obituaries - Sir Henry John Jourdain". The Times. No. 36456. London. 16 May 1901. p. 5.

[5] BOLTON, Brig. Charles Arthur’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016

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