Robert William Cumberbatch
Robert William Cumberbatch | |
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Born | 1821 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Died | 1876 (aged 54–55) |
Resting place | British Cemetery at Smyrna |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Years active | 1845–1876 |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Lloyd (m. 1843)Louisa Grace Hanson (m. 1853) |
Children | 10, including Henry Arnold Cumberbatch |
Relatives |
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Robert William Cumberbatch (1821–1876) was a British diplomat who held the post of Consul in the Russian and Ottoman Empires.
Life and career[]
Cumberbatch was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the son of Abraham Parry Cumberbatch (1784–1840), a wealthy slave owner in Barbados, and his second wife, Caroline Chaloner (1788–1840).[1][2]
He first went to Istanbul in June 1845 to serve as secretary to his half-brother Abraham Carleton Cumberbatch, who had been promoted from Vice Consul to Consul General there on 3 May 1845.[3] Cumberbatch served as Acting Second Consul from May 1855 to June 1856, then as third Vice Consul until September 1857.[4] He was appointed Consul at Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov (now Ukraine, but then part of the Russian Empire) on 12 January 1858.[5][6][7] On 25 April 1864 he was appointed Consul at Smyrna[8] (now İzmir, Turkey), remaining in his post until his death.[9] Being in the diplomatic service in Smyrna, Cumberbatch enthusiastically struggled with slave trade.[10] He was buried at the British Cemetery at Smyrna on 30 March 1876.[4]
Personal life[]
Cumberbatch was married twice. In 1843 he married Ellen Lloyd in Winkfield, Berkshire, and in 1853 he married Louisa Grace Hanson in Constantinople. Cumberbatch and Hanson had ten children:[4]
- William Ernest Cumberbatch (1854–1855).
- Robert Carlton Cumberbatch (1855–1868).
- Constance Louisa Cumberbatch (1857–1922), married Sir Adam Samuel James Block (1856–1920).
- Henry Arnold Cumberbatch (1858–1918), Consul at Smyrna from 1896 to 1908.
- Arthur Herbert Cumberbatch (1860–1921), married Marian Dermina Tristram (1862–1917).
- Edith Catherine Cumberbatch (1863–1867).
- George Charles Cumberbatch (1865–1866).
- Gertrude Evelyn Cumberbatch (1866–1924), married Albert Charles Wratislaw, the son of Albert Henry Wratislaw.
- Alice Maud Cumberbatch (1868–1869).
- Cyril James Cumberbatch (1873–1944).
Through Henry Arnold Cumberbatch, his grandson was Commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch RN, his great-grandson is actor Timothy Carlton, and his great-great-grandson is the actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
References[]
- ^ "Robert William Cumberbatch". RootsWeb.com. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Abraham Parry Cumberbatch: Profile & Legacies Summary". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "No. 20468". The London Gazette. 6 May 1845. p. 1360.
- ^ a b c "Ancestors of Charles Anthony Wratislaw" (PDF). Levantine Heritage Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "No. 6774". The Edinburgh Gazette. 26 January 1858. p. 150.
- ^ Konstantinova, Victoria; Lyman, Igor. "British Consul in Berdyansk Cumberbatch, Great-Great- Grandfather of Modern Sherlock Holmes". Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ [1] Igor Lyman, Victoria Konstantinova. The Ukrainian South as Viewed by Consuls of the British Empire (Nineteenth - Early Twentieth Centuries). Volume 1: British Consuls in the Port City of Berdyansk (Kyiv, 2018), pages 271-287
- ^ "No. 22851". The London Gazette. 6 May 1864. p. 2459.
- ^ "The Contributors: Cynthia Hill". Levantine Heritage: The story of a community. 2002. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ [2] Lyman Igor, Konstantinova Viktoria. British Consul in Berdyansk Cumberbatch, Great-great-grandfather of Modern Sherlock Holmes, in Scriptorium nostrum, 2017, № 2 (8), pages 195-207
External links[]
- "Cumberbatch Family History, Genealogy and Ancestry". cumberbatch.org.
- 1821 births
- 1876 deaths
- People from Royal Tunbridge Wells
- British consuls
- Cumberbatch family