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Martha Gunn
« on: Monday 30 April 18 19:45 BST (UK) »
I am looking for more information for a Thomas Nathaniel who married a Martha Gunn, 31/5/1851, Bombay. Thomas was in the forces born about 1818, Martha was born about 1834, East Indies.

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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 April 18 19:51 BST (UK) »
The marriage was actually on 20th May 1851. Thomas  Nathaniel was 33, a Colour Sergeant in the British Army, 78th Regiment, a widower. His bride Martha Collis was an 18 year old widow. Her father John Gunn was a witness.
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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #2 on: Monday 30 April 18 19:53 BST (UK) »
You can view Thomas's army papers on FindMyPast - he was born in Lanark circa 1816.
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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #3 on: Monday 30 April 18 20:44 BST (UK) »
I don't suppose you have information on their 1st marriages, looked on S/P website for Thomas's, opr's, nothing.

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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #4 on: Monday 30 April 18 23:42 BST (UK) »
Eliza Nathaniel burial recorded amongst a group of 78th Highlanders burials at Hyderabad, hers on 8 February 1845, aged 24.

More on Martha tomorrow.
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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 01:31 BST (UK) »
Possible marriage for Thomas?

NATHANIEL THOMAS & ELIZA DUGAN FR7358
02/12/1838
644/1420 205 Glasgow (Lanark)

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Add...From what you have already it would seem more likely Martha's 1st marriage was probably Bombay or at least East Indies?
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 01:54 BST (UK) »
If the marriage is correct also a birth;

NATHANIEL JOHN 08/01/1840
   
THOMAS NATHANIEL/ELIZA
   
648/60 258 Lanark

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South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 02:07 BST (UK) »
Possible parents, only a thought being as John is what seems to have been Thomas' 1st child's name?

Piece SCT1841/648 Place: Lanark -Lanarkshire ED: 8
Civil Parish: Lanark (Burgh)
Folio 9 Pg 5
Address St Leonard Street

John 65 'Scaffenger'
Ann 60                        
Janet   20               
STEWART   Mary N 9   

All above born Lanarks except Ann

Annie           
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Martha Gunn
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 01 May 18 03:45 BST (UK) »
From fibis:

Martha A GUNN married John COLLIS in Bombay 1849

Modified to add:
And on familysearch:
Martha Ann GUNN age 16, (father John GUNN) and John COLLIS age 22, (father William COLLIS) married 31 Dec 1849 in Bombay.

Probable death for John COLLIS - age 23, buried 7 July 1850 at Colaba, Bombay.

They had a child - Charlotte Ann, born 28 Oct 1850, bap 29 Oct 1850 in Bombay (parents Martha Ann and John COLLIS)