John Sandes (1794 - 1846)
Personal details
Person ID:
06-0310
Gender:
Male
Living:
No
Pedigree:
Notes
Captain John Sandes was in H.M. 47th Regiment of Foot and fought in the siege of San Sebastion and the Battle of Vitoria against the Napoleonic Empire, he also fought for the East India Company in the third Anglo-Maratha War. He joined the Cape Mounted Rifles in South Africa in 1846 and fought in the Seventh Xhosa War. His elder brother who died before he was born had the same name.
Relationships
Marriage date:
24 December 1844
Family
Father:
Mother:
Siblings:
George Sandes (1805 - 1834)
Elizabeth Agnes Sandes (1801 - 1861)
Henry Sandes (1799 - 1825)
Margaret Sandes (1798 - 1888)
Agnes Sandes (1796 - )
John Sandes (1794 - 1846)
Arthur Sandes (1793 - 1832)
Thomas H. Sandes (1791 - 1839)
Goodman Sandes (1802 - 1882)
Mary Sandes (1786 - 1862)
John Brown Sandes (1788 - 1794)
Alicia Sandes (1789 - 1816)
Elizabeth Agnes Sandes (1801 - 1861)
Henry Sandes (1799 - 1825)
Margaret Sandes (1798 - 1888)
Agnes Sandes (1796 - )
John Sandes (1794 - 1846)
Arthur Sandes (1793 - 1832)
Thomas H. Sandes (1791 - 1839)
Goodman Sandes (1802 - 1882)
Mary Sandes (1786 - 1862)
John Brown Sandes (1788 - 1794)
Alicia Sandes (1789 - 1816)
Birth
Date:
22 February 1794
Place:
Notes:
He was born at Listowel, County Kerry
Death
Date:
18 April 1846
Place:
Notes:
He was killed in action in Grahamstown (now Makhanda), Eastern Cape in the Seventh Xhosa War. (apparently going back for his false teeth - see Adrian Sandes reference note.)