RICH, Henry (1797-1869), of 47 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square; later of 19 Charles Street, Berkeley Square; later of 28 Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, London.

b. c. Mar/Apr. 1797,Rich’s birth date is commonly given as 1803, following the tentative date given in Venn, Alumni Cantab., v. 286. However, his army record reveals that this date is incorrect. The Sandhurst register gives his age at his admission on 2 October 1810 as 13 years 7 months. This date also tallies with his age at death, given in the death register as 72. illegit. yst. s. of Adm. Sir Thomas Rich, 5th bt. (d. 6 Apr. 1803), of Sonning, Berks., and Elizabeth, yst. da. of General Burt, of Maiden Erlegh, Berks. educ. Sandhurst 1810-13; sch. at Henley, Oxon.; Jesus, Camb. adm. 29 Mar. 1821; Trinity, Camb. adm. 21 June ­1821, aged 23, BA 1825. m. 7 Sept. 1852, Julia, yst. da. of Rev. James Tomkinson, of Dorfield Hall, Ches. cr. bt. 9 Jan. 1863.The date is given in some sources as 22 Jan. 1863, but it was gazetted 9 Jan. 1863: The Times, 10 Jan. 1863. d. s.p. 5 Nov. 1869.