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Armed Forces / Re: re wives in the Army
« on: Monday 25 July 11 11:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ken

That makes sense. I haven't found a record anywhere of a marriage and it is possible they just didn't bother.Unfortunately Susanna died in 1839 so I have no way of knowing where she came from. Sometimes you just come across things by chance though - I only found out that Joseph was a Waterloo veteran from a very small piece in the local paper recording his accidental death whilst under the influence !!

Thanks anyway

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Armed Forces / re wives in the Army
« on: Sunday 24 July 11 19:39 BST (UK)  »
My ancestor Joseph Martin was in the First Dragoons from 1804 to 1826. On discharge he settled in his home town of Glastonbury along with Susanna, the mother of his children. On subsequent census returns their second son, Thomas, said he was born in Belturbet County Cavan, Ireland in 1825.
My question is does this mean that Joseph and Susanna were definitely married then. I've heard that only married women were allowed to go with the men ?
My other question is if they were married where would be the best place to look for a marriage entry ?

Many thanks for any help



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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 16:57 BST (UK)  »
Whoops sorry that should be Rosie

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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 16:57 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Rose -I'll give that a go


Cheers Sue

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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Sunday 23 August 09 13:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Thank you Rosie. I'll do that


Regards
Sue

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: POULTER William (Stepney resident?) c. 1790
« on: Saturday 22 August 09 11:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ran
Thanks for your message. It's all so complicated to explain in one message so I would love you e-mail address so I can give you more details - it really is an intriguing story. I believe that your husband's ancestor was Thomas Poulter who was the older brother of my great grandfather Jospeh (or Joel as he was known). I still live in Basingstoke and I did know that some of the Poulters moved to Leatherhead. Joel's wife Sarah Mann also has family who married into the Wild family so there are multiple connections between the Poulter, Mann and Wild families.
I'm more than happy to share our research with you.
Best regards
Sue



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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Friday 21 August 09 11:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi Fue

I'm wondering if Richard died young as his only son Joseph didn't follow him in the trade and turned out to be an ag lab as well. Although he did do a long spell in the army fighting in both the Peninsula and at the Battle of Waterloo. I have managed to get his discharge papers from the National Archives which gives a little information and I'm hoping to find out more. Thanks for the website address which I will browse through. I'm afraid I don't know any websites myself - most of my information has come off ancestry.co.uk, familysearch (IGI) and backed up by visits to the record office at Taunton (which is a long day out for us curtesy of the A303). 
There's so much to find but it is fun looking - is n't it.

Sue

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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Friday 21 August 09 10:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi Fue

Thanks very much. I was very lucky with my Martins as Richard went to Glastonbury when he got married and the family stayed there until 1904 when my great grandparents left and came to Hampshire. I wonder if there is some connection with Binegar - 20 miles is not far. I feel you are right I think I'm going to have to do a blanket search of outlying parishes - sometimes there's no alternative to hard work! You are quite right people were much more restricted as to the places they could travel. I understand that both settlement and removal orders were designed to prevent parishes having the burden of another parishes poor claiming parish relief from them. As Richard was a cooper by trade I don't think this applies to him. He also applied for a marriage licence, himself, to marry Mary Vowles and I think this meant having money for the bond. However they may well be other documents approved in quarterly sessions, as you suggest, and I certainly will look into it. Thank you - you have given me some useful things to think about.

Good luck with finding more on John Martin

Sue

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Somerset / Re: MARTIN - Mells
« on: Wednesday 19 August 09 09:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I have a Richard Martin marrying Mary Vowles by licence on 16 Feb 1778 in Glastonbury. The licence shows Richard was a cooper from Marston Magna but I can find nothing else about him- no baptism and no Martins in Marston Magna. Any suggestions as to where I can go next would be gratefully received.

Many thanks

Sue

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