Horatio Wigley married Nottingham 1896

[cheshiremog]

Can anyone help me find the name of the spouse of Horatio Wigley. Horatio was born 1867 in Macclesfield but by 1881 was living in Radford, Nottingham. When I look on freebmd Horatio appears as married 1896 Jun Nottm 7b 649 but his spouse has been completely missed off the freebmd. I think her first name was Harriett and that she may have been a Winfield or Wingfield ?

Horatio died in 1909 at Basford and it buried at Westwood St Mary's. He is not at home on the night of the 1901 census as I suspect he was a professional soldier and that he may have been serving in the Boer War as he named his son born 1900, Redvers Buller Wigley after the Boer War Commander in Chief.  Is it possible to find Horatio's Boer War Service record ?

[Annette7]

Looks like you are right re. Harriet - a Harriet Winfield - same quarter, year, etc. - has been transcribed on Ancestry/FreeBMD as page no. 619.   However, if you look at the original GRO page her page no. is actually 649.   The '4' is faint and the transcribers have read it as a '1' but if you enlarge the original GRO image you can see that it is indeed a 4.

Annette

[Annette7]

His service record is on FindMyPast - however, whoever transcribed the record has shown his Christian name as Horeates rather than Horatio!

He enlisted in the Derbyshire Regiment 27/6/1887 at Nottingham - his regt.number 1947.   Haven't noted everything shown but he went to South Africa on 17/3/1900 and was there until 21/7/1902.   He is shown as having received the Queens South African Medal.

He was discharged 26/6/1903 by which time he had a wife (Harriet).

His physical details are: height 5'5 1/4", 124 lbs., Fresh Complexion, Grey Eyes and Dark Brown Eyes.

Annette

[cheshiremog]

Hi Annette,  Thanks very much for both pieces of information. I have found him now and read his record thanks to you - very interesting

Thanks

Carol