4. Nepean Evan Sec Admlty Politician-5844 (Nicholas Of Saltash Cornwall , Nicholas , Progenitor 2015 ) was born in 1752 in Saltash,Gov Bombay. He died on 2 Oct 1822 in Loders,Dorset.
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He is in IGI Internet, File 170715, p. 737, Ref. 30089. His wife is named Skinner. He has a brother Tom who is an intimate friend of James Mario Matra. If Nepean is a meritocrat, see case of Welbore Ellis as a navy accountant, and who knows, did Ellis give advice at times and so on? Re Aust? Under-Sec Home Office, April 1782, July 1794, see Maxine Young article, p. 41. He is also at Home Office, under-sec, became secretary to Admiral Sir John Jervis, in 1780, secretary to Admlty in 1795, Bart in 1802, Gov Bombay 1812-1819. In 1804 chief sec for Ireland see new info re St Barbe. See re secret accounts, kept by Charles Wright at Admlty, 1795-1804, in Guide to Ms in NMM, Vol. 2, p. 136 a copy of which is at hand. Did Britain colonize Aust in despair mainly, or with some positive strategics for the future in mind? See re strategic argument, early August 1786, VIP in Frost, Cons and Empire, pp. 120-123. Colin Gubbins, who led Britain's Special Operations Executive in the 2nd WW, was great great grandson of Evan Nepean (1752-1822)and great grandson of Alexander Cowan (1755-1859).
Evan married Skinner Margaret-21406 daughter of Captain Re Skinner William Campbell-28349 and Lauder Hester-547924. Margaret was born about 1760. She died in 1833.
Could she be one of the Skinners Loyalists of the American Rev qv? Is she any link to Skinner married to Hopkins qv. Said to be an only dr. She has a brother Tom a friend of James Mario Matra. Frost's book on Matra, p. 134.
Evan and Margaret had the following children:
+ 8 M i Rev Canon Westminster Nepean Evan II-14170 was born on 20 Apr 1800. He died in 1873. 9 F ii Friend of Gov Arthur Phillip Nepean Harriet Harriot-47597 was christened in 1814 in active. She died in 1875.
thepeerage.com. She is friend of Gov Phillip. Tipping, on Phillip's will, pp. 133ff.+ 10 M iii Nepean Frederick-391221 was born in 1794. He died in 1833. + 11 M iv Major-General Nepean William-391222 was born in 1795. He died in 1864. + 12 M v Sir Bart2 Nepean Molyneux Hyde-564510 was born in 1783. He died in 1856.
5. Lt-General Nepean Nicholas of NSW Corps-5827 (Nicholas Of Saltash Cornwall , Nicholas , Progenitor 2015 ) was born on 9 Nov 1757 in Saltash,Devon. He died on 18 Dec 1823 in Newton Abbot,Devon.
thepeerage.com. His own ADB entry. See Flynn, Second Fleet, p. 457. See other entries on
Evan Nepean.
Nicholas married Wedikind Johanna Francina Carolina-5828 daughter of Major 11th Hanoverian Regt Wedikind Senior-141449 and WNotknown Miss-156603 on 21 Apr 1784 in Stoke Damerel,Devon. Johanna was born in 1767 in Circa,Devon,probably. She died in 1845.
This woman had four sons to Nicholas. The family was not wealthy. See Flynn, Second Fleet, p. 458.
Nicholas and Johanna had the following children:
+ 13 M i General Nepean Charles Wedekind-564489. 14 F ii Nepean Caroline Francisca-564500. 15 M iii Nepean Thomas Rodolph-564499. + 16 M iv Admiral Nepean Evan-564501 was born in 1785. He died in 1864. 17 M v Nepean John Sporckenhirmber-564502 was born in 1789. 18 M vi Nepean George Frederick-564503 was born in 1806.
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