Major-General John Bellasis (16 July 1743 – 11 February 1808) was a British officer who was commanding the forces at Bombay.
Bellasis was born on 16 July 1743 at Long Marton, Eden District, Cumbria.
[3] He began his military service with the East India Company in 1769 and eventually became Major-General commanding the British forces at Bombay.
[4] On 3 June 1776, Bellasis was married to Ann Martha Hutchins, daughter of John Hutchins and Anne (née Stephens) Hutchins (a daughter of Thomas Stephens, rector of Pimperne, Dorset).
Before her death in Bombay in 1797,[5] they lived at Randall Lodge and were the parents of one daughter and five sons, including:[6] He died, suddenly, in Bombay on 11 February 1808 at age 64.