Andrew and his sisters Mary and Belinda are mentioned in a letter dated March 1855 from a Geo. H. Young to Andrew's other sister Emma. Andrew is described as having just been promoted to the rank of Captain, implying that he may have been 25 years old or more. Based on this, it is surmised that he was born c.1830. However given that the Crimean War was then in full swing, it is quite possible that he was promoted at a younger age.

In his memoirs, my father H.E.M. Newman "well remember my Grandma's brother, General Andrew (one time of the Scots Greys) and his wife Alice (née Ferguson) the possessor of a clear soprano voice". Based on this, it is surmised that both were still alive c.1905. Andrew is also mentioned in Edwin Newman's will as "a trustee named in the marriage settlement of my said son Walter Newman" to whom the sum of four thousand pounds was covenanted to be paid. It is from this document that his middle name Smythe is sourced.

from a photo in my possession

Vi and Tan Montague Browne
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Last updated: 23 Dec 2014 - references Edwin Newman's will and H.E.M. Newman's memoirs added..
Updated: 2 Aug 2013 - reference to 1855 letter added.
Updated 4 June 2008: Photos of chidren added