At the age of three, on the death of his mother, sent from Ceylon(10-07-1885) to live with his uncle Rev Charles at Creagh (27-08-1885), Co Cork. In the early 1860s they travelled to Nassau, Bahamas,taking firstly to New York the last paddle steamer to make the Atlantic crossing. At New York they fortunately missed the boat to Nassau, which was wrecked. Bishop Charles then chartered the "Wild Pigeon" for the trip. During the yellow fever epidemic of September 1862, the Bishop died along with three of Henry's sisters. Immediately after this the remainder of the family left Nassau on 22nd September on the "Peterhoff" arriving at Queenstown (Cork) on 16th October. Subsequently educated at Denmark Hill, Camberwell. Next heard of in the early 1870s travelling to Ceylon on the clipper "River Indus" via Cape of Good Hope. In the Ceylon Directory for 1878 as a planter at the Holmwood Estate, Lindula. Recorded leaving Ceylon on 10th May 1883 on the P&O steamer "Rome" reaching Sydney 31st May,then onward on the "SS Egmont" arriving Brisbane on 3rd June 1883. Their infant son Charles, four months old at the beginning of this trip, died a week later; their next son was also named Charles.
Robert Toby StGeorge Caulfeild
Robert Toby St George was educated at Von Schultz GS, Bundaberg, Australia, and a Captain Australian Res of Officers in WW1 (wounded). 10th Viscount Charlemont: Bet. 1964 - 1967 14th Baron Charlemont:Bet. 1964 - 1967
Government Agent for the north-west province of Ceylon. Treasurer of Ceylon from 1854. Died on the eve of his retirement. Memorial tablet in the cathedral in Colombo sponsored by the Ceylon Civil Service. A friend of Sir Colin Campbell.
Daughter of Basil Gray and widow of Major Rehe, of Ceylon Rifle Regt, who she had married in 1833 and who was killed in action at Calicut on 14th November 1837. They had three children, their son Adolphus being born five months after his father's death.