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27-08-09, 15:08
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Thomas Dudley - Spain
New start ad all I thought I'd throw this one in again ...
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?...c=&pid=9364520 Thomas Dudley is shown as b Spain British Subject in 1851. That makes him born abt 1767. Can anybody come up with a way to find out where/why/how he might have been born in Spain? 1841 shows him born in Warwickshire. He died 1852. 
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#2
27-08-09, 17:04
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I would have thought the most likely reason for him being born in Spain would be that his father served in the army and was posted there - wives often went too.
Is this person his son/cousin/younger brother? (TNA, The Catalogue) WO 121/110/180 JOHN DUDLEY Born FOLESHILL, Warwickshire Served in 24th Foot Regiment Discharged aged 18 after 4 years 5 months of service Covering dates give year of enlistment to year of discharge. 1806-1810 I just wondered if members of the same family might have served in the same regiment. Probably a long shot!
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#3
27-08-09, 17:21
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wooohooooooooo
Merry on a research thread again. *sorry I'll go away now, got a bit carried away*
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#5
27-08-09, 17:45
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27-08-09, 19:09
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Yes Merry. John (my favour ancestor!) was Thomas's son, and my 3 x great-grandfather. I'll look into the 24th Foot. John served at Talavera you know! (Proud emoticon!)
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#9
27-08-09, 19:16
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Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Talavera
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27-08-09, 19:18
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Apparently the 24th were in Minorca in 1756: "During the Seven Years War, the regiment was part of the garrison on Minorca and surrendered to the French on June 28."
Doesn't really help though!
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