Person DS/UK/3021 Franklin; Sir; Willingham (1779-1824); lawyer and supreme court judge in India Franklin Willingham Sir 1779-1824 lawyer and supreme court judge in India Male Born at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 11 Nov 1779; died of cholera at Madras, India, 31 May 1824

He became a lawyer after studying at Oriel College, Oxford, and pursued a legal career in India, rising to become the Puisne Judge of Supreme Court in Madras. He married Catherine Elizabeth Burnside (1793-1824) on 19 Feb 1818; had 3 children, Catherine Ann (1818-1892, who married Robert Drummond Burrell Rawnsley), Willingham (born 1823) and Elizabeth (born 15 Sep 1824, died 17 Nov 1824). Second son of Willingham Franklin and his wife Hannah (nee Weekes) and elder brother of Sir John Franklin International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 07/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 83da0e96-f847-457f-926c-bac11b22af41