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Old 21-06-21, 16:59
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Roderick Fraser, a serjeant in the 66th regiment of foot, made his will in 1798, naming his wife Ann, who proved his will in 1810, and children David, Bridget and Roderick.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...fb3&pId=351746


Bridget married Edward Holland, of the 40th regiment of foot in 1803 in St Thomas Portsmouth when she was a minor, with consent of father:


https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...2F00098497%2F1


When Roderick was discharged from the army, aged 54, being worn out after 42 years service: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...21%2F121026144 he said he had been born in Kiltarlity, near Inverness.


As he had joined as a boy aged about 12, he might have had a father also in the army. David was born in Ireland and son Roderick in the West Indies.


I cannot find Roderick senior's marriage, or what happened to Bridget after marriage.



Can anyone suggest where I should look?
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There is a couple Edward and Bridget Holland on the 1841 census in Girton, Nottinghamshire:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...ce&pId=9214088

Both age 60, not born in county. Edward is a publican and there is a Samuel age 20, miller, also not born in county.
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Never mind, they are probably the couple who married in Stapleford, Lincs, also in 1803.
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Have you looked on FMP to see if they have any army papers for Edward Holland?
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Also can you give any dates, such as approx when was Roderick sr born, and when his children were born, please?
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Sorry. Roderick was born c 1754 in Inverness. I don't have baptisms for any of the children.
David born c 1782
Roderick junior is born c 1785
Bridget born c 1783-1785 if she is the middle child and a minor at marriage.

I do wonder if Ann is the mother of all the children: I'm impressed that three children apparently born close together all survived.
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Roderick Fraser married Anne Mclinan 2 Feb 1776 at Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. I haven't found any baptisms for children of that couple on Scotland's People.

There are some children of a Rodrick Fraser baptised at Kiltarlity around 1797-1804 but the mother is called Christian. That Rodrick could be the one baptised in 1762, son of Alexander. There seem to have been a lot of Frasers at Kiltarlity. There was a David Fraser who had children baptised there in the 1740's but no son named Roderick comes up.
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Bridget sounds an Irish rather than a Scottish name, so I wonder whether Roderick married while he was stationed in Ireland?
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Some trees have your Bridget as this one, the mother of a Stephen Holland who was born about 1824 in London:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...15?pId=2899583

Maybe we can find Stephen's marriage to see whether his father's name was Edward or not.
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Those trees also have Bridget as the one who died Oct-Dec 1867 Strand, London, age 78. I expect that death is the Bridget who was Stephen's mother, but as for whether she is your Bridget, still to be confirmed or not.
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