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Dublin / Re: william lemon
« on: Saturday 07 July 12 10:26 BST (UK) »
Dear Lemon 12,
I may be able to throw some light on your maternal family tree. Frances, Elizabeth Knatchbull was my grandmother and the reason she may never have shown up on the English census is that her father's first name was Tomblyn, who was in an infantry regiment but hated it so he deserted but because he loved horses he joined the Scots Greys and to improve his chances of being accepted he changed his name to Knatchbull, who at the time was the Colonel of the Scots Greys. Frances Knatchbull, I am told, was born in Edinburgh Castle about the 1850s.
Best regards, Reamon
I may be able to throw some light on your maternal family tree. Frances, Elizabeth Knatchbull was my grandmother and the reason she may never have shown up on the English census is that her father's first name was Tomblyn, who was in an infantry regiment but hated it so he deserted but because he loved horses he joined the Scots Greys and to improve his chances of being accepted he changed his name to Knatchbull, who at the time was the Colonel of the Scots Greys. Frances Knatchbull, I am told, was born in Edinburgh Castle about the 1850s.
Best regards, Reamon