m. 7 Sep 1797
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Abt 1798 |
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13 Jan 1893 |
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Birth |
12 Nov 1802 |
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Death |
17 Aug 1879 |
Ciamhaltha, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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Married:
- Whilst quartered at Woodbridge, in Suffolk, he paid his addresses to Harriett, the daughter of Mr. John Douglas, of Grantham (He actually married the daughter of Thomad Douglas], but went away to Ireland without proposing to [her. On his return some of his brother officers began talking at mess of the handsome Miss Douglas, whom one of them, Lieut. Hawkins, was said to admire ; so Captain Bloomfield took the first opportunity of asking him whether this was really the case. Lieut. Hawkins answered, yes ; he admired her very much, but nothing more. Captain Bloomfield exclaimed he was delighted to hear it, as he had obtained his father's leave to marry, and intended proposing to Miss Douglas the very next day.
They were accordingly married in 1797, and soon after went to Ireland. The bride drove a phaeton in front of the regiment, and on the march she met a carter who resolutely refused to get out of her way ; so she waited quietly, telling the man he would soon have to move, whether he liked it or not, and presently the advanced guard of artillery came up with their swords drawn. The carter was so alarmed that he speedily upset his cart in a ditch, to Mrs. Bloomfield's great amusement.
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