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I was wondering if there are any records available for soldiers in the early 1800's. I am interested to find out any information on John Rudd. He was a Quarter Master in the 7th Hussars. He died in 1836 in Nottingham.

I am looking for any info on the “Senta” which arrived in Victoria, Australia in November 1885. My ancestor Heinrich Johannes Christian Bernhard came to Australia on this ship according to his Naturalization record. I can’t seem to find any information about this ship. I was also curious why he was on this ship as it departed from Norway when he was born in Kappeln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany which is about a 12 hours drive. I think he may have been a merchant seaman. I have also heard family stories saying he jumped ship but I haven't come across anything to prove this.
With thanks, Lisa

Thank you for this information. It gives me something to work with. I noticed there was another marriage in 1864 of Martha (nee Deacon) Smith - widowed  to Thomas Faulkner. Same father, Sampson Deacon. Martha had a daughter Sarah Smith b. 1862. Baptism shows only Martha, not William.  It caught my eye, don't know if it is a coincidence but Mary Callagan (1828) came out as a convict as Mary Smith. Was then wondering if William did the same and changed his last name to Smith even though he married as a Callaghan.  I will keep an open mind to see if anything will link. I have always had brickwalls with this line.

Hi, I need help with a brick wall. I am searching the family of William Callagan b. 1796 Westminister and Mary (Smith - widow, do not know her maiden name) married St George in the East, London in 1823 and their 3 children, William b. 1826, Mary b.1828 & Edward b.1831 (all born in Ireland). I am not sure where about in Ireland they moved to but by 1837 Mary was deceased, (place unknown) and William remarried to Charlotte Smith in East Stonehouse, Devon. They went on to have several children. In the 1841 census, they are under the surname of Kelligan in Stoke Damerel, and the 1851 census as Callagan in Stoke Damerel. William Snr died in 1854. I am a descendant of Mary Callagan. In the 1851 census, it is a little confusing re, Mary Callagan whether it is William's daughter or the wife of William Jnr. I am trying to find out about William Jnr and Edward Callagan as the seem to have gone missing after the 1851 census. Any help about these 2 brothers would be most appreciated.