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#3142, Richard Byrd LEVETT
| Born | 1811 in Milford, Stafford |
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| Died | 1888 | Education | Eton and Christ Church College, Oxford |
| Father | Richard LEVETT (1772 - 1843) |
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| Mother | Louisa Frances BAGOT (17 Feb 1785 - 01 Mar 1864) |
Col. Richard served in the 60th Rifles which, from 1830 became the King's Royal Rifle Corps. By 1886 Lt. Col. Richard Walter Byrd Levett had taken his mothers name of Mirehouse and settled at the family's estate at Angle, Pembrokeshire. He was High Sheriff of the county in 1886.
After leaving the Regular Army Richard became the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, the Staffordshire Rifles, a Militia Regiment that was amalgamated in 1881 with other units to form the Staffordshire Regiment.
Timeline
Born
Death of Father, Richard LEVETT
Married Elizabeth Mary MIREHOUSE in Castle Martin
Birth of Son, Richard Byrd LEVETT
Birth of Son, Egerton Bagot Byrd LEVETT (later LEVETT-SCRIVENER)
Death of Mother, Louisa Frances BAGOT
Died 1888