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But for her original marriage, which was in Kent to Martin Meskell she was 18 so it seems she was in Kent probably with parents or family and then was in Calcutta. She may have travelled to Calcutta with Meskell who was a soldier but parents remained in Kent. If her father was a Staff Seargent is that a clerical position? |
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It might be worth reading through this old thread:
http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/F...ghlight=olivia I think Tom tried to link to it in his original post on this thread. |
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When researching the first husband of soldier in the 71st Regiment of Foot - she re-married to another soldier in the 71st - OH's ancestor.
I went to the National Archives and worked through the records and the Muster books for the Regiment and found out when he was last paid - the entry said that he'd died whilst on furlough in Crieff on 17 Jan 1859 - the death wasn't registered either in Crieff, nor Stirling where he was stationed or in Berwick where his wife was. Other entries for soldiers said they'd deserted so believe that the Army must have had proof he'd died but no trace of a burial either. Perhaps it might be worth trawling the Regimental records for your man to see when he was no longer with the Regiment and what happened to him whether retired, transferred to another Regiment or died and where.
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Thank you everyone. Sorry, I did try to link to the old thread, but obviously didn’t paste it in.
Olivia did marry Martin Meskell first and then Thomas Kerr second. I haven’t seen an original of the Kerr-Olivia marriage, but can see Jannaway becoming Shannon with some poor writing. I think regimental records might be the next thing. I’ve never done anything with them before, so it will be a steep learning curve! |
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Sorry Maggie, missed that you had seen the original! I don’t have FMP, so may have to buy a few credits. I do remember someone once suggesting that Henry’s Shannon could have been some sort of guardian as she was a young widow. It was also said that she would have had to remarry quickly to stay with the regiment. |
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I have been having a look around and your James Jannaway and his wife are very elusive. |
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That's my feeling, Maggie - though I don't know whether the originals would have survived.
As starters, the book The Forlorn Hope lists where the various regiments went, so it would provide places to check for marriages and burials.
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