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I have his pension record - he joined the East Yorkshire in Jan 1914, posted to France in Nov 1914 and returned to the UK in Dec 1915, where he remained until discharged on 5 Sept 1917 as no longer physically fit. He transferred to the West Riding Regiment in  June 1916. there are some notes from 1916-17 but they are difficult to read

he gives his age as 21 on discharge - birth noted as Oct 1895 - the relatives fit. On joining up on 14 Jan 1914 his age is 18 yrs and 96 days  (note this form has date stamps of 5 sept 1917 on it, relating to his discharge, which is where the confusion about his joining up date comes from)

Please could you tell me whereabouts online you found this documentation?

Thank you so much for this information. It is hugely appreciated just wish I'd known this last year when my children were doing WW 1 at school and we didn't think we had any close relatives who fought in the war.

I think that is his birth and possibly his death but cannot be sure. From the 1901 and 1911 censuses I know he was born in Lincoln. The facts all match up...his brother Harry was my grandad. We also found a short service attestation for 5th Sept 1917 with same service number so sounds as though he signed on with another regiment on medical discharge. Do you know the dates for his service with the duke of Wellington?

Thank you. I know that my gr gr grandmother was born in 1850 in Coningsby and her birth certificate has Roseanna Holmes written under 'name of child' and no father although James Holmes is listed as her father on her marriage certificate. Her older sister Emma was born Dec 1844 so assume that this was the child she is claiming maintenance for. Her birth record also says Holmes Bellamy on the register. She has another older sister Susan born 1842 but she is just listed as a Bellamy.

I wonder why she is trying to petition a George Smith - the dates would suggest she is linking this to Roseanna - that is if that is her? I think they may have had more children - Matthew Holmes Bellamy and Ann Rebecca Holmes Bellamy.

I will try and see if I can access the newspapers. Not living in Lincolnshire at the moment as we are stationed in Wiltshire so getting to the Archives is a problem! Can I access these online perhaps anywhere?

Hello - its been a while since I was last on here - about 3 years!!!! Whoops.

I've still been trying to find out more information about my Gr Gr Gr grandmother Sarah Bellamy of Coningsby. I've found an entry on GENUKI for a report in the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury on 31 January 1845 of an order made at Police Office, Boston 24 Jan on James Holmes, farmer of Walcot for maintenance of the illegitimate child of said Sarah. This is I believe to be for the sister of my gr gr grandmother whose father was also James.

Just wondering what this actually means and how I would go about finding out whether any other claims were made for the 2 other daughters that they had or any more information on the above? Would there be information as to whether he attended or such like?

Thanks in advance for any help.