Individual Details
Henry A. Templer
(16 Jan 1823 - 13 Jun 1851)
On the 1826 Baptism record for St Marylebone there is a statement that Anna was born on 16 Jan 1823
Went to Ceylon by ship 'Achilles.
10/9/1839 joined Ceylon Government Service.
Became Government Agent and Magistrate at Natalle.
Died of disease.
Tablet in St. Paul's Church, Kandy, Ceylon
Unsure as to date of death. Emily and Emma C were born after supposed death.
In memory of Henry Templer, Esquire, son of the
late George Templer, Esq., of Sandford Orleigh,
Devon, of Her Majesty's Ceylon Civil Service
Assistant Government Agent and Police Magistrate
at Matelle, this tablet was erected by the Ratte-
mahateyas, Koralos, Aratchies, and other influen-
tial natives of the district, as a token of the
high estimation iti which they held his character
and their sorrow for his loss. He was endeared to
them by his amiable disposition, and by the
conscientious discharge of his public duties he
commanded their respect ; in the midst of a useful
and honourable career he was cut off by disease
incidental to the climate at the early age of 28
years, 13th June, 1851.
Also an inscription to the same effect in Sinhalese.
Henry Templer was a son of George Templer of
Sandford Orleigh, Devon, a brother of F. J. Templer,
CCS., and came out to Ceylon by the ship Achilles',
arriving September 10, 1839. He was Acting Sub-
Collector of Customs at Kalutara from April 6, 1841
and for a short time, in November of the same year',
during the absence of J. Lavalliere, acted as District
Judge, Kalutara, which occasioned the Colombo
Observer to complain of "a lad of about nineteen
acting as District Judge." He was appointed to the
Civil Service, July 6, 1842 ; Assistant Government
Agent, Galle, February 1, 1843 ; ditto, Jaffna, March
1, 1845 ; acting ditto at Kurunegala, May 13, 1848 •
ditto, Jaffna, August 27, 1848 ; Assistant Government
Agent, Matale, October 1, 1848, succeeding E. S
Waring. He married at Galle, June 5, 1844, Cornelia
Theresa, daughter of Captain Bagenall (see No. 128)
Then- son, George William Templer, CCS. (1866-95)
was born at Jaffna, January 7, 1847. A sister of
Henry's, Caroline Mary, married at Kandy, April
1845, Lieutenant the Hon. Edward Sydney Plunket,
youngest son of Lord Louth.
11th January 1840. Letter from H. A. Templer, Ceylon to his father Geo Templer Esq, Sanford Orleigh, Newton Abbott, Devon England. This i sthe only reference H.A. Templer - still looking for what 'A' stands for.
Went to Ceylon by ship 'Achilles.
10/9/1839 joined Ceylon Government Service.
Became Government Agent and Magistrate at Natalle.
Died of disease.
Tablet in St. Paul's Church, Kandy, Ceylon
Unsure as to date of death. Emily and Emma C were born after supposed death.
In memory of Henry Templer, Esquire, son of the
late George Templer, Esq., of Sandford Orleigh,
Devon, of Her Majesty's Ceylon Civil Service
Assistant Government Agent and Police Magistrate
at Matelle, this tablet was erected by the Ratte-
mahateyas, Koralos, Aratchies, and other influen-
tial natives of the district, as a token of the
high estimation iti which they held his character
and their sorrow for his loss. He was endeared to
them by his amiable disposition, and by the
conscientious discharge of his public duties he
commanded their respect ; in the midst of a useful
and honourable career he was cut off by disease
incidental to the climate at the early age of 28
years, 13th June, 1851.
Also an inscription to the same effect in Sinhalese.
Henry Templer was a son of George Templer of
Sandford Orleigh, Devon, a brother of F. J. Templer,
CCS., and came out to Ceylon by the ship Achilles',
arriving September 10, 1839. He was Acting Sub-
Collector of Customs at Kalutara from April 6, 1841
and for a short time, in November of the same year',
during the absence of J. Lavalliere, acted as District
Judge, Kalutara, which occasioned the Colombo
Observer to complain of "a lad of about nineteen
acting as District Judge." He was appointed to the
Civil Service, July 6, 1842 ; Assistant Government
Agent, Galle, February 1, 1843 ; ditto, Jaffna, March
1, 1845 ; acting ditto at Kurunegala, May 13, 1848 •
ditto, Jaffna, August 27, 1848 ; Assistant Government
Agent, Matale, October 1, 1848, succeeding E. S
Waring. He married at Galle, June 5, 1844, Cornelia
Theresa, daughter of Captain Bagenall (see No. 128)
Then- son, George William Templer, CCS. (1866-95)
was born at Jaffna, January 7, 1847. A sister of
Henry's, Caroline Mary, married at Kandy, April
1845, Lieutenant the Hon. Edward Sydney Plunket,
youngest son of Lord Louth.
11th January 1840. Letter from H. A. Templer, Ceylon to his father Geo Templer Esq, Sanford Orleigh, Newton Abbott, Devon England. This i sthe only reference H.A. Templer - still looking for what 'A' stands for.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1823 | London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 23 Nov 1826 | Saint Marylebone, St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Marriage | 5 Jun 1844 | Galle, Southern, Ceylon - Cornelia Theresa Boyle Bagenall | |||
| Military service | 1845 - 1850 | Indian Army | |||
| Military | Abt 1847 | Bengal Army Service List | |||
| Death | 13 Jun 1851 | Matille, Ceylon |  | ||
| Occupation | Ceylon CS |
Families
| Spouse | Cornelia Theresa Boyle Bagenall (1828 - 1905) |
| Child | Gertrude Cornelia Templer (1845 - 1925) |
| Child | George William Templer (1847 - 1916) |
| Child | Edmund Reginald Templer (1848 - 1938) |
| Child | Emma Charlotte Templer (1851 - 1931) |
| Father | George Templer (1781 - 1843) |
| Mother | Ann Wreyford (1792 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Amelia Anne Templer (1815 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Anna Templer (1817 - 1908) |
| Sibling | George Templer (1818 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Frederick J. Templer (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline Mary Templer (1824 - 1861) |
Notes
Death
Place of death stated in Henry's Will. Cannot find Matille but it could be Matale, Central, Sri LankaMemorial tablet to his memory in St Paul's Church Kandy Ceylon