William Weller, 66th Regiment of Foot, St Helena

[KerryAnne79]

I'm looking for info on my great x 4 grandfather, William Weller. He arrived in St Helena in around 1820 and with the 1822 muster roll served under Captain Sampson. In 1822 he married Mary Burnham Alesworth and they had three children: Elizabeth Hurry Weller, James Robert Weller and Joshua Weller. Mary Burnham Alesworth died in 1844 and William then married Louisa Roberts. William died in 1846 on St Helena.

Before William Weller arrived on St Helena,he went to India in 1815 on board the Beaucephalus \Bucephalus and was with the 66th Regiment of Foot. Before the war he was a labourer. His estimated birth on that record is 1786. This info was given to me by the British and Asian studies.

I'm trying to find when and where William Weller was born, who his parents and siblings are.

If anyone can help, I would be ecstatic and greatly appreciate it.

Thank you.

[ciderdrinker]

Good Afternoon
Let me start by saying I ave no proof this is the family but i think there must be a link.
So Chichester Sussex
Joshua Weller marries 4.5.1784 Elizabeth Dollman .wit Elizabeth Riddell and William Scale.
The couple are Presbyterians and take their children to the local Non-conformist chapel
Nancy 29.7/7.8.1785- 13.1.1786
James 20/27.5.1787
Mary Ann 15/22.3.1789
Elizabeth Dolman 29.9.1790 bapt 25.4.1791

Joshua was buried 1.10.1793 and Elizabeth remarried  11.5.1794 to William Hurry 1766-2.3.1823.
They had a son Robert Henry 12.12.1799 bapt 5.1.1800

Elizabeth then remarried again to William Scale 19.6.1827

I can't see a son William but the other names seem to strike a bell.
James  seems to marry Ann Stephenson 23.11.1807 and then disappears ,no kids ,no burials.

What do you think?
I'll keep digging

Ciderdrinker

[QueenoftheWest]

Was just about to post about the Chichester link, but ciderdrinker got there first! 

I can't see a son William but the other names seem to strike a bell.

William Payne Weller, baptised 27th June 1793 (born 24th March of same year) at Chichester Presbyterian to Joshua and Elizabeth. Bit younger than OP thought, but not such a huge difference as to rule him out.

Queenie 

[KerryAnne79]

Thank you so much, Ciderdrinker and QueenoftheWest, I'll check that family out. The dates seem to correspond. If he joins the 66th Regiment of Foot and ultimately arrives in St Helena, that'll be him. So hoping it is. He's been a huge brick wall.