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     William Makepeace Thackeray was born on 20 June 1749.² He married Amelia Richmond Webb, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richmond Webb, on 31 January 1776 at Calcutta, India^G.¹ He died on 11 March 1813 at age 63.²

     Amelia Richmond Webb was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richmond Webb.² She married William Makepeace Thackeray on 31 January 1776 at Calcutta, India^G.¹ She died on 29 April 1810.²
     From 31 January 1776, her married name became Thackeray.¹

     Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear was born on 11 May 1812 at Indore, West Bengal, India^G.^1,2 He was the son of John Talbot Shakespear and Amelia Thackeray.¹ He married Marian Sophia Thompson, daughter of George Powney Thompson, on 5 March 1844 at Agra, India^G.¹ He died on 29 October 1861 at age 49 at India.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 36th Native Infantry.¹

     Marian Sophia Thompson was born on 9 March 1825.² She was the daughter of George Powney Thompson.² She married Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear, son of John Talbot Shakespear and Amelia Thackeray, on 5 March 1844 at Agra, India^G.¹ She died on 16 December 1899 at age 74.²
     From 5 March 1844, her married name became Shakespear.¹

     Richmond Shakespear was born on 5 December 1844.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson.¹ He married Marion Brougham.² He died on 12 August 1865 at age 20.²

     Selina Caroline Shakespear was born on 3 November 1845.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Ninian Lowis, son of John Lowis, on 30 July 1868 at Horsley, Gloucestershire, England.³ She died on 15 November 1919 at age 74 at 6 Lyncroft GArdens, Ealing, London, England^G.^2,3
     From 30 July 1868, her married name became Lowis.¹

     Lt.-Col. Ninian Lowis was born on 19 April 1838 at Shahabad, Bengal, India.² He was the son of John Lowis.² He married Selina Caroline Shakespear, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson, on 30 July 1868 at Horsley, Gloucestershire, England.² He died on 19 January 1914 at age 75 at 109 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England^G.^2,1
     He fought in the Indian Mutiny.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Bengal Staff Corps.³ He retired from the military in 1878, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹

     Richard Shakespear was the son of Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson.¹ He died on 12 August 1865.¹

     John Shakespear was born on 1 September 1861 at West Bengal, India^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Richmond Campbell Shakespear and Marian Sophia Thompson.¹