Kings Royal Corps 1882 - what is it?

[Kevwood]

Hi, John. do you have any details of charlotte from the marriage certificate.

I presume it was Charlotte Riordan?

Do you have Date of birth or place, might help to find Harry.

Kev.

[1000xlch]

Hi Kev

Yes it was Charlotte Caroline Riordan aged 21, father was Michael, occupation Army Pensioner.  Cannot find her anywhere in UK as the one I have is the wrong one in London as a Civil Servant which she is alos in 1901.  She is proving difficult to track and Harry as well as no idea where born.  Looke up the address on the marriage cert as 2 Crooked Row, Preston for him which does not exist in 1881.  Only no 1 which is unihabited, then 3 and 7!   She is living at 63 Bootle Hill, Preston at marriage in 1882 and again does not exist in 1881 census.. Very difficult to trace any more unless I can find a census hit.  Only found one birth of a Charlotte in Hackney in 1862 on free bmd.

Any help appreciated to crack this brickwall!

Thanks

John Rowley

[Kevwood]

I bet shes Irish!!!   Very irish name and father Michael.

I will have a look around and see if i can dig up anything.

Kev.

[1000xlch]

Thanks Kev

Much appreciated.

John Rowley

[Kevwood]

John, don't know if i'm missing something here.

The H. Boxall that died at Ladysmith, do you think that is yours or did he have a son Harry.

Yours would have been 54!!!

These are the ladysmith details:

Found the details of a death certificate.

Harry Boxall  Age: 30   Station:Ladysmith  Year:1900 Page:510

Is this a son? Or a completely different Harry Boxall?

He has a different number than the one Garen has listed also.


Kev.

[1000xlch]

Hi Kev

That is interesting as the only child I have of Harry is William Nathaniel Boxall born dec 11 1882 in Kensington Barracks, London.  He married in South Africa.

Harry is listed as Color Sergeant in KRRC in 1882 when he marries Charlotte Riordan in Preston.  He is aged 36 a widower and she is 21 a spinster.  Previous post on this thread states H Boxall Color Sergeant KRRC died at Ladysmith.  I assumed it was the same one as mine which indeed make him 54.  This is odd given the army early retirement age!

Any thoughts?

Thanks

John Rowley

[MarMnkly]

Hiya, could it be the Harry Boxall who was born in 1870 in India who you think might be the child of you Harry who married Charlotte [ but was already a widower]. He would be 30 in 1900

phew! I'm confused now

Household:

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
 Caroline BOXALL   (Head)   U   Female   13   India   Scholar     
 Maud BOXALL   (Sister)   U   Female   5   India   Scholar     
 Harry BOXALL   (Brother)   U   Male   11   India   Scholar     
 Percy BOXALL   (Brother)   U   Male   9   India   Scholar     
 Claude BOXALL   (Brother)   U   Male   3   India       


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Source Information:
  Institution   "Barracks" Winchester
  Census Place Winchester, Hampshire, England
  Family History Library Film   1341301
  Public Records Office Reference   RG11
  Piece / Folio   1233 / 139
  Page Number   21

Margaret

[1000xlch]

Hi MarMnkly

I was just coming to that conclusion over dinner!  But that would mean both were Color Sergeants in the same regiment!  Possible of course as aged 54 he should be retired!

The plot thickens.  Certainly the older Harry was in the Afghan War.  Cannot find him in any census in the country at the moment!

Cheers

John Rowley

[Kevwood]

well, forget the 1871 cos looks like he was producing kids in India from 1868 to 1878!!!

I think you have the dad (no.1074). But how can they be his kids if he married in 1882 but on the 1881 census it says those kids are the family of deceased soldier? so he wouldn't be alive to get married?


The son (no.4449) is the died 1900 for sure.

Kev.