Early 1800s South African Military Records and Corfu in 1840s

[gortonboy]

have you ordered this birth?


First name(s)   Ann Jane
Last name   Gibson
Birth year   1818-64
Place   CORFU
Country   Greece
Record source   GRO Ionian Islands Military Registration Births (1818-1864)
Volume   2
Page   35
Record set   British Nationals Armed Forces Births 1761-2005
Category   Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory   Civil Births

[gortonboy]

the 42nd were in Corfu from 1834 till.......30 Jan 1843 HQ Coy 1st/42nd Foot embarked at Cephalonia for Malta.  Which might throw a spanner in the works ?  but,,,,see below.

[gortonboy]

16 Feb 13 Officers, 345 men, 32 women and 44 children 1st/42nd Foot arrived from Corfu. They disembarked at Malta on 20 Feb 1843.

17 Mar 248 men, 23 women, and 42 children of 1st/42nd embarked at Zante. They arrived at Malta on 27 March 1843.

[SantaSandy]

I don't think he is my man as there is no mention of South Africa where she spent most of her life. I had seen that record of her birth. There was also a death of a John CAHILL but I could not date it. The other were Charles Robert GIBSON on Santa Maura, Eliza Rachel on Paxa and 1844 Sophia Martha on Corfu.

[SantaSandy]

The last three are births of GIBSONS which may or may not be related.

[SantaSandy]

Was there not another regiment that took over on Corfu? Maybe he was part of that regiment.

[gortonboy]

what is the earliest record you have for her being in South Africa?

[SantaSandy]

Only the wedding. The CAHILL grandfather that you gave me info on yesterday appears to have been in Fort Beaufort. I have a William GIBSON being given residential status in 1817. I did look over the weekend at military record and the number of William GIBSONs were many and no way of isolating them. If I ordered her birth certificate would it have more details on it?

[gortonboy]

regiments in Corfu 1842   

38th, 77th and 97th  Regiments of Foot ( 97th Reserve Battalion)

regarding the birth certificate,,i have never actually seen one. It should at least name the father and give his regiment.