Ceylon - children born to an officer

[centrehalf]

Ancestor joined the 51st regt in 1790. Became an officer in 3rd Ceylon regt in 1805. One child born 1805 and another born in 1814. Exact names and dates know.

Ancestor, John White returned to UK in 1819.

His wife Joanna or Johanna Day died in Scotland 1821.

How can I find the childrens birth entries if they exist and even better date for marriage? I cannot find the marriage anywhere in UK.
Maybe their was no marriage?

Thanks

[rosie99]

This may help
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/birth-marriage-death-armed-forces/

FindMyPast has indexes for overseas BMD

[rosie99]

Child born in Scotland 
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQC-5JV

[ShaunJ]

There was a similar query back in March http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=767021.0

[centrehalf]

Sorry didn't realise that my distant relative Bert had posted.

He didn't get anywhere so maybe it is a dead end. never mind.

Thanks for post on familysearch already got that one.

[ShaunJ]

I checked the 1828 army record (you probably already have this) but it only has the place and date of the second marriage:

[centrehalf]

yes got this Shaun j

Funny that first marriage info is missing ... unless there wasnt one??

it was completed after first wife's death

[centrehalf]

rosie - thank you for your post

shaunj - how did you get access to document so quickly?

[ShaunJ]

shaunj - how did you get access to document so quickly?

I downloaded it (free of charge) from the National Archives website ( WO25/277-2). It's a big file but your man's record was just a few pages in from the beginning.