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Armed Forces / Re: Obtaining service record of member of Royal Marines Light Infantry pre-1907
« on: Friday 05 April 13 20:34 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks Jebber, by a sheer fluke   this afternoon i found his death in a news paper having died in a railway accident October 1886 and given a military funeral. i would still like his military record each report of his death, inquest and funeral spell it Saunders, the one you kindly sent me  DOB is wrong but then he might of lied
but finish date is wrong . I find looking in National Archives very confusing.

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Armed Forces / Re: Obtaining service record of member of Royal Marines Light Infantry pre-1907
« on: Friday 05 April 13 14:23 BST (UK)  »
My gr.grandfather was on HMS Mersey  (Queenstown) in  1870 as a Marine, i believe he died in active service between 1881 and 1891(census dates) I can find no record of his death it's a complete mystery. It's possible he may have been awarded Ashanti Medal and Egyptian Medal 1882.
As he lived in Gosport i take it he was  at Forton Barracks  or came under Portsmouth Div.
Why can i not find his death ? would i be able to get his service record given the date ? were marines issued with a service number then.
His name  Richard Saunders/Sanders Born 1850 Rothwell Northamptonshire.

I would be grateful  of suggestion's where i can look next.

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Armed Forces / Re: army records
« on: Tuesday 19 March 13 12:05 GMT (UK)  »
Having trouble tracing my 2 x  gr.grandfather  Edward Bowen the only info i have on him is from his daughters(Margaret Bowen)) marriage cert of 1870 he is listed as an Army Pensioner.The marriage took place in the Parish of Clonmel (church of Ireland) Co.Cork there address is given as Queenstown, so....  will there be a record of his pension being paid to him in Ireland ? and where is the best place to look with so little info.................has me stumpted where to look next  ???

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Cork / Re: Bowen/Queenstown/Cobh Cork
« on: Thursday 01 December 11 08:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Shane, i do belive you may  have cracked it for me  :-* Every search i have done for her, has shown her name as Fanny and as it was  Richards mother's  christian name so  sounded   most likley.
I dont know where from or who ,in the back of my mind  thought her  christian names were Fanny Elizabeth but have never found any reference to the name  Elizabeth being used.
So sat here kicking myself that i had'nt tried using it !
It's been so kind of you to help as finding Elizabeth is very important to me. :-* :-* :-*

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Cork / Re: Bowen/Queenstown/Cobh Cork
« on: Wednesday 30 November 11 15:55 GMT (UK)  »
By the 1911 census Fanny was living in the uk, where born it says
Cork,Queenstown resident.....so i'm at a loss why i cant find her birth on line. Not sure where to go from here.

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Cork / Re: Bowen/Queenstown/Cobh Cork
« on: Tuesday 29 November 11 23:53 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks again Shane, i have ordered the marriage cert
also i need birth cert for there first born Fanny Sanders/Saunders born Cork 1872 looked in Irish records but cant find a Volume or Page number
is there any where else i could get this info  :-*

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Cork / Re: Bowen/Queenstown/Cobh Cork
« on: Tuesday 29 November 11 09:01 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks shanew17 for you info and the marriage reffernce number.

I was hoping  for info on the Bowen family left in Queenstown/Cobh
I'm new to researching, was about to send for Maragret's birth cert to find the district in Cobh the family lived in, but it seems it's mandatory on the form to put the address  which of course i dont have, is there a way around it ?

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Cork / Bowen/Queenstown/Cobh Cork
« on: Monday 28 November 11 13:24 GMT (UK)  »
Looking for information on the  family of
Margaret Bowen born 1849/50 Queenstown
married Richard Sanders/Saunders moved to England
appox 1881

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