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The Common Room / Re: Have you opened a Pandora's box?
« on: Saturday 10 April 10 08:55 BST (UK)  »
In Australia it's almost a badge of honour to find a convict in your family, unfortunately none to be found on my wife's Aussie side of the family. She almost had one but he decided to emmigrate before he was caught and transported (for poaching so the family story goes).
He did have the decency however to come to Victoria during the gold rush and get caught up the famous Eureka Stockade incident. Slippery character, he never got caught there either.
These colourful characters add all the spice I think.

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Waterford / Re: 1840s parish register lookup THOMPSON - FITZGERALD
« on: Friday 09 April 10 20:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shane,
After looking at those maps I see what you mean. Thanks for posting the links they might be useful in the future.
I might give the military angle another go as you suggest. I did enquire recently about getting George's service record but was told that would probably not contain all that much detail. Perhaps details on where his regiment were located may be available.

Richard

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Waterford / Re: 1840s parish register lookup THOMPSON - FITZGERALD
« on: Friday 09 April 10 19:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shane,
      I wish I had those details but the only reference I have is from a census in England and that simply states Mary's place of birth as 'Waterford, Ireland'. Religion I'm not sure how to determine exactly either. Mary's second marriage in England was in the parish church in St George Hanover Square so maybe one could presume they were Anglican, but I'm not sure if that follows necessarily.
I'm guessing this is a bit of a needle in a hay stack search without further info so any suggestions as to how I can narrow the field a bit would be appreciated.

Thanks
Richard

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Waterford / 1840s parish register lookup THOMPSON - FITZGERALD
« on: Friday 09 April 10 08:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
   I would appreciate if someone were able to look up a marriage and if possible a subsequent birth/christening which may have occurred in Waterford somewhere around the early to mid 1840s. The details I have for dates etc in Ireland come from England 1851 and 1861 Census:

George Forbes Thompson - Born 1789 in London, Father's name is John Thompson, Mother's name Judith
Mary Fitzgerald - Born about 1820 in Waterford, Father's name is John Fitzgerald (Taken from a certficate from 2nd marriage in England)

1st child Mary Ann Elizabeth Thompson - Born about 1845 in Ireland (Waterford?)

I am only presuming this marriage may be in Waterford as Mary was born there. George was an army man in the Royal Engineers and must have been over there in the 1840s. As an army man he would have moved about a bit so if this didn't happen in Waterford can anyone suggest how best to track them down?

Thanks
Richard

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Devon Completed Lookup Requests / Re: COMPLETED - George Forbes THOMPSON - Tiverton, Devon born 1789-1792
« on: Friday 09 April 10 02:58 BST (UK)  »
Thanks  for looking DOB7. Got me curious as to why he would put Tiverton on the Census. A mistake perhaps, but a rather specific one? I did notice on the census that the head of the previous household was born in St Paul Covent Gardens. Probably transcribed incorrectly by Enumerator. That would make sense.

Thanks again
Richard

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Devon Completed Lookup Requests / COMPLETED - George Forbes THOMPSON - Tiverton, Devon born 1789-1792
« on: Thursday 08 April 10 10:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi, If anyone can help to look up the birth/christening of George Forbes Thompson who was supposedly born in Tiverton around 1790 to 1792 according to his age and place of birth on the 1851 Census.
I have searched the IGI and found a Christening on the 29 Nov 1789 Saint Paul Covent Garden in Westminster London and in this case his parents were quoted as John and Judith Thompson. Can't say for sure that these are the same fellow but the time of birth is about right and the name being slightly unique, is a good match too.
It would be nice to confirm if our George Forbes was born in Tiverton and perhaps also christened there in which case our Westminster fellow is out of the race.
It is possible that the family may have moved about a bit as George was a Military man and  I guess his father may also have been.
Any info that can be found would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Richard

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Writing Up the Family History
« on: Wednesday 24 March 10 19:16 GMT (UK)  »
Roofy, and gazania, I like your ideas about using timelines. Might try and see if I can use something like that too.
I’ve started using the notes a little bit more and I found it useful that I can attach notes to families as well as individuals. Been using Brother’s Keeper FHS but I’m tinkering around with Family Historian at the moment which seems to allow me to have a ‘general’ note record and link (attach?) a number of people to it. Still feeling my way around there but it may be useful for more general historical items.

Now I just need to retire so I can find the time to do all of this  ;)

Richard

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Armed Forces / Re: Service Records for the Royal Engineers – Early 1800’s
« on: Wednesday 24 March 10 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ken,
   Thanks so much for the information about the records and other sources to check. I may think about a researcher at some stage in the future but if the details in the records are not there then it may not be worth it for the moment.
 
I hadn’t gotten as far as finding his marriage yet and to be honest I didn’t know where to start with Irish records in general so I’ll definitely give the Irish board a go as well.

I noted in the reference in the London Gazette that he has “been permitted to retire from the army, with the sale of an unattached Lieutenant Colonelcy, he being about to become a settler in New Brunswick”
Can you shed any light on what is meant by “sale of an unattached Lieutenant Colonelcy”. Sounds a bit like they had to buy their way out?

Richard

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Armed Forces / Service Records for the Royal Engineers – Early 1800’s
« on: Wednesday 24 March 10 01:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
   Was wondering if anyone knows about service records for the Royal Engineers for the early 1800's.

My wife’s ggg grandfather George Forbes Thompson was in the Royal Engineers and we have found him in few army lists from 1809 as a 1st Lieutenant to 1841 where he was a Lieutenant Colonel. Although he was born and died in England we know that he must have spent some time in Ireland as one of his children Mary Ann Elizabeth Thompson was born in Ireland in 1845 and his wife Mary Fitzgerald comes from Waterford in Ireland. This much we got from the 1851 England Census.

I think I remember reading somewhere that the Royal Engineers were involved in some mapping project in Ireland at the time and I presume that's why he may have been there. It would be nice though to see his service record to see exactly why he was there, where and when.

If anyone knows whether the records exist and what access there is to them I would appreciate any feedback you can give. (Visiting any records office is out of the question for us being down in Australia)

Richard

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