SAMUEL DARNELL

[Keith 373]

My G G Grandfather Samuel Darnell was in the 56 regiment of foot station in Kilkenny Ireland in 1844 he married Margaret MacMahon I can find no civil record of this marriage so assume he was married by army chaplin can anyone find this marriage for me.
Margaret Darnell died in Bermuda of yellow fever 1851ish can anyone find the date for me please.

[fairyoevil]

"19th Century Church Registers of Bermuda" by A.C. Hollis Hallet does list a Margaret Darrell being buries Feb 15 1850 aged 42y in Warwick Parish. I am not sure if this is your Margaret however because Darrell is a fairly popular name on the island, but I hope is helps a little.

[km1971]

Hi Keith

Civil registration (ie the recording other than in the church) of marriages in Ireland only started in 1864. Although some Church of Ireland marriages were recorded before that date. You should ask on the Kilkenny board about what churches existed in Kilkenny at the time. I would be surprised if they had a military chapel. Experts on the Kilkenny board can also tell you if any church records are online. Although how do you know they were married in 1844?

My records have the 56th Foot in Kilkenny for only three months, from June to September 1844. They moved from Gibraltar to Bermuda in May 1851.

I am interested in your use of 'station'. This usually means where the CO was based. It does not mean that all the 56th were in Kilkenny. So where have you got this from?

Ken

[Keith 373]

I missedspelt the word Station it should be stationed I was in the RAF and I was always stationed somewhere how do I know they were married well if they were not married he would not have been able to take her around the world with him in 1844 they had a son Joseph I have his baptism I also have Margaret Darnell Baptism she was born in 1825 in 1845 in Bury Lancashire a son William was born they went to Gibalter then on to Bermuda where a Daughter Mary Ann was born
in 1852 Margaret Died of yellow fever some time after that regards Keith