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George Burges

Also known as: George Burges; primary name: Burges, George
Details: individual; official; British; Male
Life dates: 1725-1786
Biography: Soldier; customs official. Born Berkshire; fought under Cumberland at Culloden where he captured the standard of Charles Edward Stuart's bodyguard; aide-de-camp and military secretary to General Humphrey Bland during the pacification of Scotland; later followed Bland to Gibraltar.1748, married secretly Anne Whichnor Somerville, eldest daughter of the 12th Baron Somerville; his son James Bland Burges born in Gibraltar in June 1752. 1761-68, served in the Scottish excise; comptroller-general of Scottish customs from 1768 until his death on 16 March 1786.
Bibliography: ODNB (biographies of his son, Sir James Bland Burges, daughter Mary Anne Burges)