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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Topic started by: WideEyedGirl on Saturday 30 July 16 19:03 BST (UK)
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With an unusual name such as Ambrose Dolphin, I thought he'd be easy to trace!
One of my ancestor's sisters was Catherine McWeeny (born about 1829 in Ireland) - she married a man by the surname Dolphin - she is living in Bradford in 1851 and 1861 with this surname, and a son (presumabley fathered by the man she married) called Ambrose Dophin (born about 1847 in Bradford - the 1861 census gives incorrect date and location for his birth if anyone looks for this particular census).
I was told by members on rootschat that Catherine McWeeny had married a Ambrose Dolphin in Bradford in 1846 (although I haven't found the record myself yet). This would mean that the child Ambrose was named after his father.
Despite this, I can't find any trace of the Ambrose Dolphin that Catherine McWeeny apparently married - in the two censuses that I have found Catherine Dolphin (nee McWeeny) on, she has been married but living with her son and parents (Andrew and Ellen McWeeny), with no trace of her husband.
I'm wondering just where Ambrose could be - I have been unable to find anything out about him - and the marriage between him and Catherine is based on what other members have informed me of.
I'm hoping someone will be able to shed some light on this, as it's been a bit of a mystery to me.
Many thanks for any help and advice,
Holly
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Hello Holly,
The marriage is in the indexes on Free BMD https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Regards
Heywood
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Hi Holly
FreeBMD shows a marriage in Bradford Mar Q 1846, 23 216
On same page Ambrose Dolphin and Catherine McWeeny
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Thank you Jool and Heywood, at least that's concrete now :)
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Possible
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5C3-7TJ
Attested age 18, 26 June 1840
Border Regiment - 34th & 55th Foot, Rank Sargeant, discharge ?
Discharge corps 34th Reg Of Foot
Birth parish H? Birth town Long? Galway
Doc in very bad condition
Cas
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Ambrose Dolphin
Service number 3459
Rank Sergeant
Unit or regiment 34th Foot (Cumberland)
Clasp Lucknow
Notes Enlisted 06 December 1853 at Preston aged 31. b. County Galway. Discharged 14 June 1862
Indian Mutiny Medal Roll 1857-1859
Copyright National Archives
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Thank you Cas, I'm just looking at the Army Service record now - it's a bit difficult to read but I can make out what you've transcribed.
Could certainly explain why I couldn't find him on censuses!
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Maybe connection after initial enlistment
Ambrose Dolphin
Service number 1577
Rank Private
Unit or regiment 70th Foot
Date 24/06/1841
Event type From Depot
Location West Indies & La Prairie, Canada
Copyright National Archives
Cas
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Ambrose Dolphin
Service number 3459
Rank Sergeant
Unit or Regiment 34th Foot (Cumberland)
Regiment stationed at Fyzabad East Indies
Year 1861
Copyright National Archives
Cas
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mutiny_Medal
http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=82&s_id=169&sort=0&st=1560&np=301&tn=9029
Bit of history/info
Cas
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Thank you so much Cas, you've been such a great help
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Hi Holly
Glad to help if can. If you obtain marriage cert, hopefully should confirm if your man.
Regards Cas