BARTHOLOMEW COX

[casalguidi]

Hi William

I assume you found this so just to complete the request:

Sarah dau of Bartholomew (sergeant 49th foot) & Mary COX of Chatham bp Chatham, Kent 26 Jun 1835
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ra/

This Bartholomew could be a good match for the Bartholomew COX of the 49th foot discharged to pension in 1836 age 39

Casalguidi

[William Cook]

Hi Casalguidi

Yes indeed, thank you - I did find all that info per your suggestion and I also got hold of his army record from the war office records; and we have him! The wierd thing is that on his records he is noted as being from LODGLEY - there is no such place, but near Wolverhampton there is a place called Sedgely, I am sure it must be here, there are other Bartholomew Cox's I have found around there but if anyone has any different ideas I woul like to hear them.

Once again, very many thanks for your interest & info

Kind Regards

William

[casalguidi]

That's great

I'm not familiar with Staffordshire parishes but it does sound like Sedgley could well have been miswritten as Lodgley ie. a scrawly "S" and "L" are often mistaken for each other in the old handwritten records.  You could try posting on the Staffordshire board unless, of course, you've already done that

Casalguidi

[William Cook]

That is exactly what I thought and assumed until you see the beautifully written document from the archives and in this case there is absolutely no doubt that the word is Lodgley. I have tried as you suggest but that yielded no results I'm afraid, so I am a bit mystified - until I know for sure differently I guess I have to assume its Sedgley and the army clerk got it wrong

William