cambria birth place

[Gadget]

Samuel Lovatt, Ruth's father, served in the 7th Battalion (1811-1843). His service record suggests that he served 'at home'. No other info in the record that I can see on a quick inspection.

Just a thought - could it be  a mistranscription of Cambrai - From Wiki:

Cambrai was the Duke of Wellington's headquarters, for the British Army of Occupation, from 1815 to 1818.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrai

Another reference to Cambria here:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C12326025


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[barryd]

How do we order military births if we are overseas? Is there a special form on the internet. I order 1837+ English/Welsh birth and marriage certificates on the Internet but there seems to be no indication as how to order overseas military ones.

[angelfish58]

Don't know if this helps at all, may just be a coincidence but 26 July 1873 John Merrylees, full age, widower, blacksmith, son of John Merrylees, blacksmith married Louisa Lewis, full age, widow, daughter of Samuel Lovett, baker, at Plumstead, witnesses were Robert John Anderson and Jane Anderson.

[Gadget]

Don't know if this helps at all, may just be a coincidence but 26 July 1873 John Merrylees, full age, widower, blacksmith, son of John Merrylees, blacksmith married Louisa Lewis, full age, widow, daughter of Samuel Lovett, baker, at Plumstead, witnesses were Robert John Anderson and Jane Anderson.

Yes - I've been looking at that on the online tree and trying to link them to the 1871 census. The tree has Ruth as dying in Greenwich in 1872 82

A bit more digging needed 


Added - the army record has Samuel as a Baker when he joined.

[Gadget]

The tree has daughters Sarah and Mary Jane born Ireland 1851 and 1853 and son Samuel b. Montreal, Quebec in 1846, so maybe no other census for her but the 1841

[Gadget]

How do we order military births if we are overseas? Is there a special form on the internet. I order 1837+ English/Welsh birth and marriage certificates on the Internet but there seems to be no indication as how to order overseas military ones.

You'll find details of how to order various types of cert here:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/most_customers_want_to_know.asp#FamilyHistory

Scroll down a good way!

[gortonboy]

wonder if this is a brother?

Name:LOVATT, Samuel


Regiment:Royal Artillery

Place :Sheffield

Country:England

Year:1823

Volume :RA17 

Page:106 

Record source:GRO Regimental Birth Indices (1761 to 1924)

[Gadget]

Lots of info on that tree*, including all Ruth's sibs!

Ruth's DofB given as 6th February 1818

(The Lov*tts are in Newcastle in 1841)

*most of it seems to be substantiated

[Galium]

John Merrylees is a widower in 1871, living in Plumstead, Kent, born Eddington*, Pencaitland
With him is son Samuel, aged 25 born in Montreal and daughter Mary aged 19 born in Athlone

RG10/Piece: 788/ Folio: 80/; Page: 44

*I think this should be Haddington.  familysearch lists Chelsea Pensioner records for John Merrylees born in Haddingtonshire in 1816.