Rosina Whenham nee Douglass of Brighton

[jomcd967]

Oxfordshire 1851, Brighthampton, Witney
Census Transcript Household Oxfordshire 1851
HO107/1731/~F230

Richard Douglas   41, 1810,    Standlake, Oxon   Farm Labourer   
Esther Douglas 38, 1813,   Marcham, Berkshire      
Rose   Douglas 7, 1844, dau,   Brighthampton, Oxon   Scholar   
James Douglas   4, 1847, Son   Brighthampton, Oxon   Scholar   

Also this one in Ipswich, Suffolk

Harriet Douglas   34   1817,   Claydon, Suffolk   Char Woman
Flora   Douglas   9   1842, Daughter   Playford, Suffolk   Scholar   
Rose   Douglas   8   1843   Daughter   Ipswich, Suffolk   Scholar
Ellen   Douglas   6   1845   Daughter   Ipswich, Suffolk   Scholar   
Henderson   Douglas   4   1847   Son   Heston, Middlesex   

Have you ordered the marriage certificate of Rosina and James? This may be the best move at this stage.
Jo 

Jo 

[jomcd967]

Okay, we can rule out the Brighthampton Rose as I just found her as an unmarried servant in 1871 

[Malcolm33]

Thanks again Jo.    I have suggested to our friend Thelma who asked me to help with this, that her next step will be the marriage certificate.    Looks like that will now be the only way to sort out the right Rosina/Rose.
  On her notes to me, Thelma jotted down "I've got James' soldier's number & regiment stationed at Seelapore E.Indies with the 48th foot.  Private 3072 but as my main search is for Rosina's family I'll rather have that, I'm just at a dead end!"
   Well we have gone further since a couple of days ago she didn't know that Rosina's name was Douglas and was concentrating on the June 1858 marriage in Uckfield which I think must have been an earlier marriage or a different James Whenham.    I'll see if I can find out when he was in the army.  Thanks Again, Malcolm

[crisane]

In the 1891 census there is a James Whenham age 21 born Brighton Sussex, a private in the Infantry, stationed at Chatham Kent.
He is too young to be Rosina's husband though it could be their son showing in the 1871 census as born Dorking c1867 but they are living in Brighton so he may think he was born there.

There is a James Whenham on the Worldwide Army Index in 1861 on FindMyPast but I can only do a basic search.

[jomcd967]

Extracted from the service records....
No. 3072 Pvte James Whenham of the 48th Regt of Foot was discharged at Royal Victoria Hospital Netley on 23 Jun 1863, aged 29 9/12 years, 5 foot 6 1/2 inches, sallow complexion, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, a shoemaker by trade, intended place of residence is Dorking Surrey.
He stated he was born in Ditchling, Brighton, Sussex, he served in Gibraltar, East India and Malta, was discharged with a disability of chronic hepatitis/diarrhoea, he attested at Farnham Surrey at age 17 1/2, on 21 Sept 1854.

Jo

[Malcolm33]

  Well that is fantastic Crisane and Jo.    This adds tremendous weight to the marriage of James to Rosina being that one in Dorking.   It just goes to show that one has to shine the light on either side of the main focus to see what is in the shadows.
  Thanks again, Malcolm

[Malcolm33]

  I think this helps us rule out the other James Whenham who married in Uckfield in 1858.

[Malcolm33]

    In the 1871 census James' birthplace is shown as Westminster, Middlesex.  We already knew that was wrong and that it was Westmeston, Sussex.    So Ditchling confirms it because it is right next to Westmeston.

[jomcd967]

Please come back to us and let us know the outcome of Rosina's parents and the marriage certificate, I always love to hear how it ends up