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Apparently the military paid an allowance until a girl reached 14 - I think it is possible that she married a David McCoy in 1825 sometime and he died in June of that year.  He was also in the 46th.  She then must have married Charles who was probably a friend of David's.  There is no record of this marriage though which is odd.  Also the second marriage says with banns but can't find any banns in India section of Ancestry or FYP or FS.

Thanks - he is my ggg grandfather and I am trying to write a book about my relatives but can't go back beyond Charles Bennett as I have no birth or parents.  I have all his life information up until his death in India in 1845.  He was in the 46th of foot, then 62nd.

I wonder why the births aren't anywhere?  It isn't just him, several births never appear.  Even my parents marriage in Ireland is nowhere but I have the original so don't care!

Any help much appreciated.

I am looking for Charles Bennett born in Chard, Somerset in 1791.

Thank you so much for going to so much trouble, I knew most of this but what I really needed to know is her maiden name which is impossible to find as we don't know the Christian name of the Private McCloy who died.  I did check and there was a Stephen and William McCoy with Charles in the 46th of foot but none of them fit the bill.  Is there any way to find out his name or her maiden name?

Thank you again.

Norma-Lynne