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Armed Forces / Re: John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Saturday 24 October 15 19:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ken,

Thank you for looking and trying to help.
I have no idea whether the rank/profession of John Curtis as given in the marriage certificate is correct. His daughter might have embellished her deceased father's standing and have promoted him posthumously, so to speak.
Her marriage with Arthur Henry Barker was a rather clandestine affair as he was engaged to get married to another woman. This woman then took him to court for breach of promise and she was awarded £1,000 plus costs.  But that's another story :-)

At the moment I cannot do any further research because my broadband connection has almost come to a standstill and I cannot access any website before the connection is timed-out. Even opening this thread took me several attempts  >:(

Renate



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Armed Forces / Re: John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Saturday 24 October 15 18:10 BST (UK)  »
Hello ShaunJ,

Thank you very much for this link. This is definitely "my" John Phillips.

With the help I got from you here I have uncovered quite a lot of additional information about John & Elizabeth Phillips' (nee Curtis) children and their further lives (and deaths) but unfortunately I am not any closer to what became of Elizabeth, after her second husband Arthur Henry Barker died in Hungary in 1909.
Nor have I found any information about Elizabeth's father John Curtis, the Quartermaster in the 60th Rifles.

Renate

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Armed Forces / Re: John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Thursday 22 October 15 15:26 BST (UK)  »

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Armed Forces / Re: John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Thursday 22 October 15 13:16 BST (UK)  »
Wow! Thank you so very much.

Renate

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Armed Forces / Re: John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Thursday 22 October 15 09:59 BST (UK)  »
Hello ShaunJ and Ken,

Thank you so much for your quick replies. Your are great!
I must have been extremely blind when I searched ancestry for my 'suspects'  ::)

I know about the breach of promise court case and subsequent bankruptcy of Arthur Barker.
He went to the Continent afterwards and worked as a jockey, but returned several times to ride in England. He also lived in Newmarket for a time where their son Arthur Cliff L. was born. He died 1909 in Hungary (then part of the k.k. monarchy)

ShaunJ, would you mind sending me the link where you found the divorce papers on ancestry?

Thank you.
Renate

 




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Armed Forces / John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888
« on: Thursday 22 October 15 01:47 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

I am not sure if this is the right place to look for info but I'll try.

I am researching Arthur Henry BARKER, born 1862 in Biggleswade. While I have found sufficient data for him, I seem to have hit a brick wall with his wife.

I have a GRO marriage certificate in hand:

Westminster district, 1888 No. 126
Arthur Henry BARKER  married Elizabeth Kathleen PHILLIPS, formerly CURTIS, she was the divorced wife of John Phillips. At the time of her 2nd marriage she was 26 years old and lived at 25 Duke Street, St. James', Westminster.
The bride's father was John CURTIS, already deceased in 1888, and his rank or profession is given as "Quartermaster 60th Rifles".

I cannot seem to find any records on FreeBMD for the first marriage of Elizabeth Kathleen Curtis with John Phillips nor her own birth registration nor anything about her father.

I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction where or how I could find anything about the quartermaster and his family.

Thanks!

Renate

 

 






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Durham / Re: Ryton Parish registers
« on: Monday 31 August 15 23:04 BST (UK)  »
Hello Boo,

Thank you for your further input. I have found the baptism entry for Michael Young!

Cheers
Renate

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Durham / Re: Ryton Parish registers
« on: Monday 31 August 15 15:42 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

As predicted, GRO post took ten (!!) days to cross the Irish Sea and today it landed in my mailbox.

Good news and bad news.
The marriage took place in the parish church in Wokingham on 9th Oct 1838, counties Berks Wilts
Michael Young was a horse trainer, living in Wokingham
The father's name is indeed William Young, he is a labourer.
The bride, Elizabeth Pasmore, lived in Newmarket, Cambs, her father was Peter Pasmore, a farmer.

The bad news is that I still don't have his mother's name (but will search for it) and Michael Young's age is only given as "adult"  ::)

With this new information my excursion to the Ryton Parish Registers was a detour, but with your help I was put on the right track. Thank you all!

My last question, which is again OT: can I add the scan of a GRO certificate copy to the (private) family tree on Ancestry or are there copyright issues I have to keep in mind?

Cheers
Renate

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Durham / Re: Ryton Parish registers
« on: Monday 17 August 15 01:28 BST (UK)  »
Hello Alan,

Thank you for this very promising find! I must have missed that completely  :-[
I can't wait to get the record but will have to be patient - it takes usually more than two weeks for GRO mail to get across the Irish Sea :-(

Yes, Boo, hope springs eternal - and is the last to die :-)

Cheers
Renate


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