John Curtis, Quarter-Master 60th Rifles, before 1888

[RenateLuise]

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[ShaunJ]

Re John Phillips http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/phillps/196/

[RenateLuise]

Hello ShaunJ,

Thank you very much for this link. This is definitely "my" John Phillips.

With the help I got from you here I have uncovered quite a lot of additional information about John & Elizabeth Phillips' (nee Curtis) children and their further lives (and deaths) but unfortunately I am not any closer to what became of Elizabeth, after her second husband Arthur Henry Barker died in Hungary in 1909.
Nor have I found any information about Elizabeth's father John Curtis, the Quartermaster in the 60th Rifles.

Renate

[km1971]

Hi Renate

I have checked a number of army lists and cannot find the 60th Rifles with a QM of that name. Have you an idea of when he was born?

I have a gap from 1876 to 1884 in the most likely 3rd Battalion still to check. Most QMs were promoted from being Quarter Master Sergeants, and if he was dead his family may have thought that QMS and QM were the same. You can always look at the muster books in Kew, starting with the 3rd Bn when his daughter was born.

Ken

[RenateLuise]

Hi Ken,

Thank you for looking and trying to help.
I have no idea whether the rank/profession of John Curtis as given in the marriage certificate is correct. His daughter might have embellished her deceased father's standing and have promoted him posthumously, so to speak.
Her marriage with Arthur Henry Barker was a rather clandestine affair as he was engaged to get married to another woman. This woman then took him to court for breach of promise and she was awarded £1,000 plus costs.  But that's another story :-)

At the moment I cannot do any further research because my broadband connection has almost come to a standstill and I cannot access any website before the connection is timed-out. Even opening this thread took me several attempts 

Renate

[km1971]

I have looked at the 1883 list and he not listed. If he was a QM it would be listed in the London Gazette. But I think he is more likely to have been a QM Sergeant. As I said before you can check the muster books in Kew. You may want to do this in order to discover his age and place of birth. But it could take you a whole day of research.

Ken