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Offline linden

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Re: Marriage Overseas
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 13:32 BST (UK) »
Was that Peter Waters marrying in Madras 1836-37 ?
I felt hope  -  then I realised that Peter was only 6 in 1836 .
You will probably see his birth in Poonah in 1829 then his father's death in Colobah in 1830 and then his mother's remarriage .

I realise that , when I've visited Kew , I haven't seen Army Records . I've had all my information from the Regimental Pay Books and the Attestation details .
Do they have individual army records ?

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Re: Marriage Overseas
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 13:36 BST (UK) »
They can't have married more than a few years before the birth of Lina (incidentally, she's Sina on the IGI baptism record as you may already know) because the 1881 census shows that Jane was only 34 in 1881 and therefore only about 20 at the time of Lina's birth: RG11/4107/76/47

Unless of course this Jane was not Peter's first wife "Jane" - if 1881's correct the couple were separated in age by 18 years.

Anyway, I can't see any marriage of Peter Waters between 1860 and 1885 in the GRO Overseas (i.e. Consular and Army) Marriages.

Sorry about that.

Obviously you could order the birth certificate of one of their English-born children in order to find out Jane's maiden name.

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Re: Marriage Overseas
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 13:43 BST (UK) »
The individual army record is filed by date of discharge.  My g grandfather was discharged in 1889 [fortunately for me as after 1883 they are filed alphabetically so easier to find although earlier researchers do not always put the box back totally in order!].  From 1873 - 1882 they are organised in 4 groups under artillery, cavalry, corps & infantry; from 1854 - 1873 under the regiment. However, I do not know whether the records of those who died in service are included in this WO97 series.

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IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
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Re: Marriage Overseas
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 14:55 BST (UK) »
Thank you Anna and Josey .
Peter spent nearly 20 years in Australia and New Zealand . Most of his regiment remained there as settlers when the time came to leave . But Peter returned to England and he must have married at that time . I suppose it is possible that he could have already been married and widowed .
I  have sent for the birth cert of one of the children to find Jane's surname .
A friend thought there might have been a Warwick Waters born in India . If he was Peter's then he must have died in infancy .
Thank you both for all your help !
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