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Other Countries / Re: Bermuda Birth - Hamilton (Robert Franklin ?)
« on: Wednesday 16 January 13 19:05 GMT (UK)  »
There is an Old Bermuda group on Facebook you could try. One lady in particular, Oda Mallory seems very well informed on older actions on the island. The people on there have an amazing amount of information on life in Bermuda. Someone may have heard the story or know of the family. Good Luck. Sorry I could not be more help.

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Armed Forces / Re: SAMUEL DARNELL
« on: Monday 14 January 13 21:27 GMT (UK)  »
"19th Century Church Registers of Bermuda" by A.C. Hollis Hallet does list a Margaret Darrell being buries Feb 15 1850 aged 42y in Warwick Parish. I am not sure if this is your Margaret however because Darrell is a fairly popular name on the island, but I hope is helps a little.

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England / Re: Navy/Bermuda marriage
« on: Monday 14 January 13 21:11 GMT (UK)  »
"19th Century Church Registers of Bermuda" by A.C. Hollis Hallet does list the marriage. It appears at the top of page 761 and gives the following information. Frederick Hutton of Sandys Parish (which is where the Dockyard was) married Louisa Mary Copeman of Paget Jan 28 1858. It does not say anything else unfortunatly. However since it is in Paget it was probably at St. John's and they may be able to direct you to the actualy marriage cert. Those names do not appear anywhere else in the book so I am leaning towards neither family being from Bermuda originally. I'm not sure how much help this was as it just verified fact you already have.

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Other Countries / Re: Anyone else researching Bermuda?
« on: Monday 14 January 13 19:56 GMT (UK)  »
I do know that there has been talk be the Maritime Museum in Bermuda about doing a website since they own the rights to the Hallet Indexes. If enough of us pester them to start it may came about faster.

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Other Countries / Re: Bermuda baptisms? Please help
« on: Monday 14 January 13 19:50 GMT (UK)  »
The birth record you are looking for would have probably been listed at the church level. As he was active military serving in Bermuda, it would in all likelyhood have been at the Dockyard in Somerset (sometimes called Sandy's) Parish. There is a book: "Early Bermuda Records 1619-1826" by Hallet that would probably be the best option. However, it is out of print and very hard to find. Some research libraries do have it so you may get lucky there. The Maritime Museum in the Dockyard in Bermuda now owns the rights and there is talk about doing a website for Bermuda genealogy so you may want to check with them periodicly. I wish you luck. I am trying to get a hold of the book myself and will look for you if I get a chance. Sorry I could not be more help.   

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Other Countries / Re: Bermuda Birth - Hamilton (Robert Franklin ?)
« on: Monday 14 January 13 19:36 GMT (UK)  »
I checked thru Hallet's 19th Century Church Registers of Bermuda and did not find any entries for a Robert Wainwright. There were alot of Wainwrights on the island and a few were even masons but none seem to have matching names. I did check the whole island, not just Hamilton. I would suggest you also post on ancestry.com's message board. They have quite a few Bermudians who post there and the story may be familiar to one of them. I'm sorry I could not be of more use. If you know any other names he might have used, I would be happy to check for them.  I did find a birth record for Artemisia Gwendoline Wainwright born in 1885 to a Robert Henry Wainwright and wife Martha in Hamilton Parish, and there is a small break in the Hamilton records from 1877- 1881. It is possible that he may have been born in the intervening years.  Sadly that is the only possiblity I could find. I did not even find any records fro Robert and Martha's marriage or deaths.  ???

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Other Countries / Re: Bermuda Birth - Hamilton (Robert Franklin ?)
« on: Monday 14 January 13 18:59 GMT (UK)  »
Do you happen to have a approx. birth date for him. I have an index of Bermuda Records from about 1826 - about 1920. I am willing to check for you but a date would help to narrow it down

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