Help please to find marriage of Charles Woolford

[slewis]

Wayne thank you so much for that info
Kind regards Sue

[slewis]

hi all I have just been looking at the post from 2019 the Charles R Woolford is not mine but the Charles who was in the 3rd regiment of foot is my charles but now I am confused the very last post says

so while I was there today researching my crazy (no, literally crazy) NSW relatives I had a look at the WOOLFORD’s.  So the Charles who died at Tarban Creek Asylum in 1846 WAS the husband of Bridget.  He was Fisherman who came free.  He had 9 children and was committed by a James WOOLFORD!  I wonder if he was an older son?!?!  He fell of a ladder and had a had injury and ‘nek minut’...

was he in the army then a Fisherman ? now not sure if I have the right Charles when it says he came Free dose that mean Free passage 
Kind regards Sue

[maddys52]

I noticed yesterday there were at least 2 Charles WOOLFORD's in NSW, but as I said thought yours was more likely to be the military man.

"came free" usually means he was not a convict.

It is interesting that presumably bitzar means his occupation when admitted to the Tarban Creek Asylum (Gladesville Mental Hospital) was fisherman. What occupation does it have on his children's birth certificates?

It might be an idea to pm bitzar to see if he took a copy of the file he viewed at the NSW Archives.

[judb]

It might be worth asking about the Charles/Bridget marriage on the Ireland section of Rootschat  and with a link to this thread.

I've had wonderful help from people there regarding my Irish ancestors.

Judith

[judb]

You may already have this attestation record, from
Public Record Office UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900 for Charles Woolford.
1st Foot Soldiers, 4th Battalion
Charles Woolford,
5ft 4 1/2 inches at enlistment, 5ft 5 at age 24,
Age at enlistment 18, sallow complexion, grey eyes, brown hair
Born Berkshire, Yattendon,
Attestation at Newbury, 6 August 1813 for unlimited service
Transferred: 25 October 1827, 39th Regiment
Deceased 13 July 1827, Bengal

This obviously raises questions, as well as being in itself nonsensical as the record gives the transfer date as after his death!

There is a private tree on Ancestry which apparently has some private photos relating to Charles Woodford.

Judith

[slewis]

Maddys52 and Judith thank you for this information you have been a great help I will see if I can make contact with the person on ancestry and bitzar .
Thanks again for your help
Kind regards Sue

[maddys52]

You may already have this attestation record, from
Public Record Office UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900 for Charles Woolford.
1st Foot Soldiers, 4th Battalion
Charles Woolford,
5ft 4 1/2 inches at enlistment, 5ft 5 at age 24,
Age at enlistment 18, sallow complexion, grey eyes, brown hair
Born Berkshire, Yattendon,
Attestation at Newbury, 6 August 1813 for unlimited service
Transferred: 25 October 1827, 39th Regiment
Deceased 13 July 1827, Bengal

This obviously raises questions, as well as being in itself nonsensical as the record gives the transfer date as after his death!

There is a private tree on Ancestry which apparently has some private photos relating to Charles Woodford.

Judith

On the original image, the column for "Deceased" simply has dittos from the entry above. Others that have also transferred regiments also simply have a ditto in "Deceased". There are also dittos for the columns regarding promotions, desertion and discharge. My reading of the record doesn't necessarily mean that the person in deceased, but simply transferred. Hope that makes sense. 

[slewis]

Thanks Judith you have been a great help
Kind regards Sue

[bitzar]

I noticed yesterday there were at least 2 Charles WOOLFORD's in NSW, but as I said thought yours was more likely to be the military man.

"came free" usually means he was not a convict.

It is interesting that presumably bitzar means his occupation when admitted to the Tarban Creek Asylum (Gladesville Mental Hospital) was fisherman. What occupation does it have on his children's birth certificates?

It might be an idea to pm bitzar to see if he took a copy of the file he viewed at the NSW Archives.

I did take a few sneaky pics of the records.  Nowhere does it say he was a military man, only a fisherman of George St, Sydney.  He was the husband of Bridget (no MS), father of nine (I have found 6), and admitted by a James Woolford and a Joshua/Joseph Valentine.  He came 'free' but the ship is not known!

bitzar.