Hi Ken
Thanks for replying.
Yes, I could buy a birth cert, may come to that.
Now you have noted some good points because I have doubted as to whether Robert is the natural father of
Elizabeth, but with what you have noted about where the 7 DG where, then this casts doubt upon Robert being
the father of John too. I now have a great feeling that he is not the father to either of them. So I am looking for a marriage sometime after John's birth c1844/45 onwards, most likely after 1847 when he was pensioned out of the army?
The reason I mentioned about the Brown Race is that this John had a son who was of Brown Race as detailed on his Navy WW1 info, so either John was BR or his wife Betsey Vinters was. The family know about there being coloured people in the family of Elizabeth's, could it have been her brother John?? John did live in Hull, the family moved from Lincs to Hull. Robert is stated as Fresh complexion.
Alas many years have gone by, my aunt is now 93 yrs and cannot remember everything and her husband past away many many years ago. Bennyworth is my aunts husband's line, Elizabeth was his grandmother.
Where in Ireland was the 7DG from 1841-43 please ??
Also do you know the details for the 1841 census where they would be please ??
Thanks Ken, b.