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Title: Royal Artillery - Limerick - 1843
Post by: BarbaraCM on Sunday 08 May 11 06:34 BST (UK)

I am looking for further information on Private William Patterson who was with the Royal Artillery in Limerick in 1843.  While there, he married Ellen Cronin.  Many thanks, Barbara

Title: Re: Royal Artillery - Limerick - 1843
Post by: km1971 on Sunday 08 May 11 09:22 BST (UK)

Hi Barbara

You need to check the records on Findmypast. They would have only kept his record if he served long enough to have been awarded a pension - about 21 years.

Ken

Title: Re: Royal Artillery - Limerick - 1843
Post by: BarbaraCM on Sunday 08 May 11 14:35 BST (UK)

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your reply.  I have checked the records at findmypast.  This William Patterson was would probably have been born in Scotland.  The dates don't seem to work out.  There was one record that might have been a fit, but the transcript and the original documents were mismatched.  findmypast are going to try to sort it out. 

We have found his wife and daughters living at Plumstead on the 1861 census. 

Thanks, Barbara

Title: Re: Royal Artillery - Limerick - 1843
Post by: Kalishoek on Monday 09 May 11 09:40 BST (UK)

Hi Barbara

I have checked the Limerick records it seems that the family moved away from Limerick shortly afther their marriage.
No children born in Limerick

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