George Quigley
1798 - 1861 (63 years)
Has 6 ancestors and 107 descendants in our family tree.
Abt 1790 - -
Name George Quigley Born 3 Feb 1798 Holborn, London, England 
Christened 28 Oct 1810 Westminster, London, England Address:
St JamesGender Male Occupation Abt 1820 Covent Garden, London, England Hairdresser Address:
Hart Street- Trained as a hairdresser - changing his name to George Harris de Rusett as it sounded more French (ref. True Tales of Old Lucknow)
Emigration Jan 1830 London, England - George deserted his wife and family on 19 May 1828. He arrived in Calcutta on board ship as a Cabin Boy. He was later to be joined by his son (probably George) and his brother, William.
Into Place: Calcutta, India
Occupation Feb 1830 Calcutta, India Hairdresser and River Trader - Having been brought up as a hair-dresser in London, George left his ship on arrival in Calcutta to resume his old business. He was successful; he pushed his way into notoriety. He also took to going up the river with merchandise for sale as a river-trader.
Occupation 1831 Oudh, India Hairdresser - George's skill with the curling tongs brought him to the attention of the king, Nasir-ud-din, transforming the kings naturally straight hair to curls. For this, he was awarded a title of nobility and the rank of Court favourite!
Immigration 1837 London, England Age: 39y - From: Oudh, India
George fled from the wrath of King Nussir-u-deen to Cawnpore, proceeding to Caluctta and then England. Taking with him a fortune estimated at 90,000 UKP. After his arrival in England, somehow George and Elizabeth (his first wife) re-established contact. He made a convenient arrangement with Elizabeth which allowed her "a small annuity, on condition that she did not come up to London".
Occupation 1838 England Merchant Age: 40y - George was a merchant, a partner in a distillery, a stock-jobber. He lost money by speculations at that time. The distillery was the cause of still further losses.
Occupation 1840 London, England Company Director Age: 42y - George was a director of the Assam Tea Company (quote from Manly Daily - 4 OCT 73/Mervyn de Rusett)
Emigration 1850 London, England - History of the Indian Mutiny refers to George as a "ginger-whiskered gentleman"
Into Place: India
Occupation 1854 England Insolvent - George lost his money through stock speculation and went through the Insolvency Courts. The following is an extract from "Great City frauds of Cole, Davidson, and Gordon, fully Exposed", by Seton Laing, Assignee to Cole's Estate:
The above book was published and involved fraud of Hagen's Wharf 1852-1854 in Bermondsey. Details James Edward and Joseph Windle Cole, Brothers and partner George Harris de Russett.; involving business to the East Indies of orders and shipments.
Also Richard Paris business of distilling who received from Mr. de Russett two guineas a week for use of his business name. De Russett carried on business of a merchant in Birchin Lane. He had various descriptions of business before becoming a spirit rectifier and had been a general merchant at Calcutta and other areas of India and had possessed a large fortune on return to England. He had kept a large establishment with cook, housemaid, butler, coachman, groom. Also owned a carriage and 3 horses and looked on himself as a private gentleman.
The writing describes Paris and De Russett as "accomplices in a gross conspiracy". On Mr. de Russetts protest of innocence he was told to hold his tongue as... "Sir, you are in great good luck having escaped being sent to prison".
Emigration 9 Oct 1857 London, England - George learned that he was to be prosecuted for Bigamy by Mary Tripe's brother, John Tripe and so he left for New Zealand before this could happen. George left New Zealand for Sydney, Australia some time later.
Into Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
AKA George Harris de Rusett - Although christened George Quigley, by around 1821, George had assumed the name 'George Harris de Rusett'. He thought that this would 'enhance' his credibility in his business as a Hairdresser.
Died 6 Nov 1861 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cause: Disease of the Liver Address:
Pitt StreetSiblings 7 siblings 1. Catherine Maria Ann Quigley
b. Abt 1790, Holborn, London, England2. Jane Quigley
b. 15 Mar 1791, Westminster, London, England
3. Thomas Bartholomew Quigley
b. 1795, Clerkenwell, London, England
d. 27 Mar 1860, Westminster, London, England (Age 65 years)▻ Mary Thomas , m. 1 May 18264. John Quigley
b. 6 Aug 1796, Westminster, London, England5. Charles James Quigley
b. 2 Feb 1802, Westminster, London, England+ 6. William Henry Quigley
b. 29 Nov 1806, Westminster, London, England
d. 29 Jan 1834, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (Age 27 years)+ 7. Elizabeth Charlotte Quigley
b. 9 Jun 1810, St James, London, England
d. 27 Mar 1885, Spottiswood, Taroom, Queensland, Australia (Age 74 years)▻ Charles Perry , m. 29 Aug 1831Person ID I11540 Mitchell Families Last Modified 28 Feb 2011
Father 
Thomas Bartholomew Quigley (ID:I12496)
b. 3 Nov 1766, Holborn, London, England
d. 1838, Strand, London, England (Age 71 years) Mother Jane Silkstone (ID:I12497)
b. 1770, London, England Married 4 Mar 1790 Westminster, London, England Address:
Saint Anne, SohoFamily ID F3198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth Thomas (ID:I11543)
b. 1798, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
d. 2 Apr 1871, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 73 years) Married 4 Apr 1820 Westminster, London, England Address:
St Anne, SohoAge at Marriage He was 22 years and 2 months - She was 22 years and 4 months Children 1. George Quigley (ID:I14590)
b. 19 Mar 1821, London, England
d. Bef 1824, London, England (Age 2 years)+ 2. George David (Quigley) de Rusett (ID:I11541)
b. 7 Apr 1822, Westminster, London, England
d. 1857, Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh, India (Age 34 years)3. Elizabeth Charlotte Quigley (ID:I11544)
b. 1 May 1823, London, England
d. 15 Jun 1824, London, England (Age 1 years)+ 4. Mary Ann Quigley (ID:I11532)
b. 19 May 1824, London, England
d. 27 Nov 1883, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 59 years)5. Eliza Quigley (ID:I11545)
b. 4 Nov 1825, London, England
d. 26 Nov 1826, London, England (Age 1 years)Last Modified 12 Sep 2010 Family ID F2976 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Broad Tripe (ID:I11542)
b. 12 Jan 1820, St George in the East, London, England
d. 17 Feb 1898, Charlton, London, England (Age 78 years) Married 21 Apr 1838 St Pancras, London, England - Allegedly, this marriage was bigamous as George was still married to his first wife Elizabeth at the time of this marriage to Mary.
Age at Marriage He was 40 years and 2 months - She was 18 years and 3 months Children 1. Rosina Ooden de Rusett (ID:I11546)
b. 1839, East Sheen, Surrey, England
d. 17 Jul 1911, Lewisham, London, England (Age 72 years)2. Robert David Nasir de Rusett (ID:I11547)
b. 2 May 1840, St Germans, Cornwall, England
d. 1865, Queensland, Australia (Age 24 years)+ 3. Edwin William de Rusett, (M. Inst. C.E.; M.I.N.A.) (ID:I11548)
b. 29 Mar 1842, Regents Park, London, England
d. 19 May 1921, Hexham, Northumberland, England (Age 79 years)4. Georgina Hyder de Rusett (ID:I11550)
b. 18 Sep 1843, Wandsworth, London, England+ 5. Alfred Montague de Rusett (ID:I11549)
b. 8 Jun 1845, Marylebone, London, England
d. 3 Mar 1921, Manly, New South Wales, Australia (Age 75 years)6. Emily de Rusett (ID:I11551)
b. 1847, Marylebone, London, England
d. 1854, Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France (Age 7 years)7. William de Rusett (ID:I11552)
b. 1849, London, England
d. 17 Jun 1889, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (Age 40 years)8. Annie de Rusett (ID:I11553)
b. 1851, Lewisham, London, England
d. Mar 1852, Lambeth, London, England (Age 1 years)+ 9. Herbert George de Rusett (ID:I11554)
b. 1855, Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France
d. 4 Oct 1933, Woolwich, London, England (Age 78 years)+ 10. Henry de Rusett (ID:I11555)
b. 13 Dec 1857, Greenwich, London, England
d. 16 Oct 1928, Finchley, London, England (Age 70 years)Last Modified 25 Mar 2012 Family ID F2977 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Trained as a hairdresser - changing his name to George Harris de Rusett as it sounded more French (ref. True Tales of Old Lucknow)
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Feb 1798 - Holborn, London, England 
Christened - Address:
St James - 28 Oct 1810 - Westminster, London, England
Occupation - Hairdresser,Address:
Hart Street - Abt 1820 - Covent Garden, London, EnglandMarried - Address:
St Anne, Soho - 4 Apr 1820 - Westminster, London, England
Emigration - Jan 1830 - London, England 
Occupation - Hairdresser and River Trader - Feb 1830 - Calcutta, India 
Occupation - Hairdresser - 1831 - Oudh, India Immigration - Age: 39y - 1837 - London, England 
Occupation - Merchant,Age: 40y - 1838 - England 
Married - 21 Apr 1838 - St Pancras, London, England Occupation - Company Director,Age: 42y - 1840 - London, England Emigration - 1850 - London, England Occupation - Insolvent - 1854 - England Emigration - 9 Oct 1857 - London, England 
Died - Cause: Disease of the Liver,Address:
Pitt Street - 6 Nov 1861 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
Claim on the Estate of George de Rusett (aka Quigley) by John Rose Brandon
This claim against George's Estate was made by his son-in-law, John Rose Brandon. This notice was published in a number of newspapers on 10 June 1871.
Folios 
The Barber of Lucknow
Dr. Llewellyn-Jones is an historian with a particular interest in colonial India. She is Editor of Chowkidar, the journal of the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA).
