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Wexford / Re: Wexford Town - connections & tales
« on: Sunday 18 October 09 14:05 BST (UK) »
Hi Nick
Just found you on Roots chat,My Gt,Gt Grandfather was, according to his Attestation certificate, born in Wexford in about 1790.When he was 17 he was recruited into the Royal Marines by a Royal Naval officer in 1806, he died in Plymouth in 1840 of consumption.He became a sargeant in the 1820's ,the attestation cert.was signed by him which leaves me to believe that he must have been educated to be able to read and write which for this period must have been unusual (Or was it).This info has come as a bit of a shock as I did not realise until now that i came from Irish stock .I have not been able to find out his mothers/fathers name as the certificate does not show any address.Any thoughts on this problem and could you advise me where I should start to look ??
Just found you on Roots chat,My Gt,Gt Grandfather was, according to his Attestation certificate, born in Wexford in about 1790.When he was 17 he was recruited into the Royal Marines by a Royal Naval officer in 1806, he died in Plymouth in 1840 of consumption.He became a sargeant in the 1820's ,the attestation cert.was signed by him which leaves me to believe that he must have been educated to be able to read and write which for this period must have been unusual (Or was it).This info has come as a bit of a shock as I did not realise until now that i came from Irish stock .I have not been able to find out his mothers/fathers name as the certificate does not show any address.Any thoughts on this problem and could you advise me where I should start to look ??