Surg Gen Sir Annesley Charles Castriot DE RENZY KCB [14011]

  General Notes:

The De Renzy Centenary Prize
This prize was founded in 1929, by a gift from Lady Martin to commemorate the centenary of the birth of her father, Surgeon-General Sir Annesley Charles Castriot de Renzy. It is awarded on the result of the end of year examination in Public Health and Primary Care. Value: €953.
Surgeon-General Sir Annesley Charles Castriot de Renzy:
Surgeon-General Sir Annesley Charles Castriot de Renzy, K.C.B., Bengal Medical Service (retired, died at Ealing on September 24th. He was born on April 7th 1828, the son of Dr. Thomas de Renzy, of Carnew, county Wicklow. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. he took the M.R.C.S. in 1851, and entered the I.M.S. as assistant surgeon on July 29th in that year. He became surgeon on March 12th, 1864, and in 1868 was appointed sanitary commissioner of the Punjab, being the first to fill that post. On July 29th, 1871, he became surgeon-major; on November 12th, 1877, was promoted to deputy surgeon-general, and retired on December 9th, 1882. He served in Burma in 1852-54 with the Bengal Artillery, was present at the actions of Martaban, Prome, and Rangoon, and received the medal with clasp. At the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58 he was at Nasirabad in Rajputana, whence he escaped alone to Beawar, and served afterwards in the siege of Lucknow (medal with clasp). He served also on the north-east frontier of India, in the Naga campaign of 1879-80, when he was mentioned in dispatches, received the medal, and was given the C.B. (1881). On January 14th, 1882, a good service pension was conferred upon him; and in June 27th, 1902, nearly twenty years after his retirement, he was made a K.C.B. He was the author of various reports on sanitary subjects. After his retirement he filled for many years the office of chairman of the Jokai Tea Company, which presented him with his portrait in oils. His funeral, which at his own request was strictly private, took place at Golder's Green on September 26th.
The British Medical Journal [Letters, Notes and Answers], October 3, 1914, p. 608.

  Other Records

1. Annesley Charles Castriot de Renzy KCB: Will & Probate, 24 Jan 1915.
I ANNESLEY CHARLES CASTRIOT De RENZY of 20 Park Hill Ealing W in the County of Middlesex a Surgeon General (Retired) in His Majestys Indian Army and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath do hereby make this my last will and testament.
I revoke all the wills heretofore made by me
I appoint as my EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES Lieutenant General Sir Alfred Robert Martin K.C.B. now residing at Colne House Earls Colne Essex my son AnnesIey St George De Renzy of 3 Burlington Road Dublin and my daughter Jane St George De Renzy of 20 Park Hill and as a slight remuneration for the trouble they will have in settling my affairs I bequeath to them the sum of fifty pounds each.
I bequeath to my housemaid Edith Peedle my parlourmaid Olive.Price and my gardener Davis if in my service at my decease a gratuity of twenty (£20) pounds each free of all duties
I bequeath to my wife Mary Jane De Renzy all articles of personal household or garden use or ornament belonging to me and not otherwise disposed of by this my will or any codibil attached thereto and also the sum of two hundred (£200) pounds whIch I wish to be paid to her as soon as conveniently may be after my decease free of all duties
I bequeath to my daughter Jane St George De Renzy my shares (100) one hundred in Butlers Wharf Limited my Insignia of the Order of the Bath my portrait presented to me by the Jokai Tea Company Limited the silver Breakfast set presented to me at Simla the silver cup presented to me by the family of the late Mrs Mooney the silver Inkstand that formerly belonged to my late uncle Major George Webb De Renzy the pieces of Statuary my said daughter bought for me at Florence the model of a Peshawar Window she bought for me at Lahore my watch chain presented to me by the late Mrs Reeves of Lower Fitz William Street Dublin and fifty (£5O) pounds B stock of the Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited the whole free of all duties
I bequeath to my son Annesley St George De Renzy one thousand pounds (£1000) B Stock of the said Assam Railways and Trading Company Limited to my grand daughter Edith Bunny one thousand pounds £1000) like stock and to my daughter Mary Bunny five hundred pounds (£5OO) like stock free of all duties
I bequeath to my grand daughter Gertrude Channer Farrant three hundred (300) shares in the Assam Oil
Company Limited
As to the residue of my estate of whatever kind it may be or wherever situate I bequeath it absolutely to my daughter Bessie De Renzy Martin wife of Lieut General Sir A R Martin K.C.B.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty seventh day of July one thousand nine hundred and fourteen
A C C De RENZY
Signed by the said Annesley Charles Castriot De Renzy the Testator as and at the same time who
for his last will and testament in the presence of us present at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
DORA WHITE 6 Churchfield Rd Ealing W
FLORENCE J STUBINGTON 12 Park Hill Ealing
ON the 12th day of January 1915 Probate of this Will was granted to Sir Alfred Robert Martin K.C.B. Annesley St George De Renzy and Jane St George De Renzy the Executors

De Renzy Sir Annesley Charles Castriot of 20 Park-hill Ealing Middlesex KCB died 24 September 1914 Probate London 12 January 1915 to Sir Alfred Robert Martin KCB a Lieutenant General in His Majesty's Army Annesley St George de Renzy KC and Jane St George de Renzy spinster effects £21,663 6s 7d
National Probate Calendar.

Annesley married Mary Jane WHITTY [14890] [MRIN: 4679] in 1856 in Dublin.