Henry James Metcalfe [SEP] date of death
Henry James Metcalfe
Henry James Metcalfe (b. London 1835 - d. Wolverhampton 1906) was a bandmaster, composer and publisher of music for Brass band (British style). He served in Ireland in a Depot Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of Foot, 'The Buffs', becoming bandmaster of its Bugle, Fife and Drum band. Leaving the army in 1857 due to ill-health, he moved to Walsall, Staffs., founded a brass band and began writing music for it. Shortly after, he relocated permanently
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At the time of his death, his estate was valued at £400,000. Metcalfe heir was his great-nephew Henry Metcalfe (1790–1849), son of Christopher Barton Metcalfe and Sophia Andrews.
Heraldry.
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Sources.
- The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, Volume V, 1782-3.
- Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4 by James Boswell.
- Eight Friends of the Great, by William Prideaux