Elias Walker Durnford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elias Walker Durnford

British Army general

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1774

Place of Birth: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1850

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E (28 July 1774 – 8 March 1850) was the builder of the Citadel, Quebec City. Durnford was born in 1774 in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers on 24 April 1793.
Durnford married Jane Sophia Mann on 30 October 1798.
On 10 January 1837 he removed from the Corps, on being promoted to the rank of Major General.
Major General Elias Walker Durnford R.E.
died in 1850 in Clarence Villa, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, at the age of 75.