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I am researching the DOWLING family who entered the South Dublin Workhouse on 19-APR-1847 - the attached is an excerpt from "Form 6":
- 2134 - father RICHARD 50 widower,
- 2135 - daughter MARY 13,
- 2136 - son MICHAEL 10

Column 8 is headed "If disabled, the description of disability" and down the list are various entries for others stating "No 1", "No 5", "No 6", "No 7", etc.
The Dowlings are all 3 shown as "No 7".

The list of columns is as follows:
1   Number
2   Names and Surnames of Paupers
3   Sex
4   Age
5   If Adult, whether Single, Married, Widower, Widow; if Child, whether Orphan, Deserted or Bastard
6   Employment or Calling
7   Religious Denominations
8   If disabled, the description of disability
9   Name of Wife or Husband
10   Number of Children
11   Observations on Condition of Pauper when admitted
12   Electoral Division and Townland in which resident
13   Date when admitted or when Born in the Workhouse
14   Date when died, or left the Workhouse

Does anyone have any explanation for these "DISABILITY CODES", please?
Bearing in mind this is for SOUTH DUBLIN, the Workhouse.org site does not assist in this case!!!

I've just discovered that it is possible that one of my ancestors:
 1. Could have been in the British Army and
 2. Could have been stationed in Huntingdonshire in/around Yaxley during the period 1800-1810

Is there any way to determine which Regiments were located in that area during that period of time?

Living in Australia, it is a bit hard to pop into Kew to browse the WOs!!!!

Thanks!

Hi, Everyone!

One of my 2GGrandfathers died as Edward COMBER in Armidale, NSW on 31 July 1900.

Anecdotal evidence shows him born 1820 in Spitalfields, and alternatively, 1816 in either Ireland or Dorset!

Other anecdotal evidence reports him as being enlisted in the British Army, and thought to have been in the 50th Regiment of Foot (then the "Queen's Own" and subsequently the "Royal West Kent" Regiment).

My main question for this forum is - "how young would the British Army accept as enlistees?".

In order to fit Army enlistment into the data I currently have, Edward would have had to have been, at the youngest, 10 years old. It would be more appropriate for him to have been 18 years old or so. The 50th was in Australia in 1837 to 1841 (so if he was born 1820, he would have been 17) and no doubt he would have been one of those soldiers shipped to NSW as Convict Guards.

However, if Edward enlisted in Britain or Ireland, how young would he have been allowed to be in order to enlist?

Of course, if anyone in this forum has an Edward Comber (or Coomber) in their tree who married in Sydney in 1851 an Elizabeth Mackey b1831, I'd love to connect!!!

Thanks, in advance!!!

Megan in Sydney

My particular ancestry is in Leicestershire, and I am tracing one family - William Tilly (also Tilley, Tillie, etc.) who married in 1790 Elisabeth (also Elizabeth, etc.) Bates in Burton Overy.

I have already found 2 children baptised in Burton Overy

When I search William in the FamilySearch.org database, with wife Elisabeth, the search pulls up a number of children for Burton Overy, Leicestershire, and some for the Langtons (Church Langton, Tur Langton, etc. - referred to as East and West,​ Lan​gton).

My question is - is there any reason that a family located in one town (Burton Overy) would get their children baptised in two (or more) Parishes (Church Langton)?

Thank you!


Megan in Sydney

Hi to all,

I am now trying to track my Barratt/Barrett members prior to 1750.

I have the following that I have found who I think are direct line relations:


1 Jacobus (James) Barratt b: Abt. 1585 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England, d: 08 Apr 1646 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England
..... + Katherina Marston b: Bef. 06 Oct 1591 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England, m: 28 Sep 1612 in Tur Langton, Leicestershire, England, d: 29 Oct 1651 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England
..........2 Michael Barratt b: Bef. 18 Nov 1634 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England, d: Bef. 08 Jun 1707 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England
..........  + Unknown Matthew b: Abt. 1638 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England, m: Abt. 1660 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, England
...............3 James Barratt b: 15 Jan 1661 in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England, d: 10 Apr 1720 in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England
............... + Joane Cooper b: Bet. 07 Apr 1661–1665 in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England, m: 23 Apr 1688 in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, England, d: 30 Oct 1717 in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England
....................4 James Barrat b: Bef. 29 Aug 1699 in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, England, d: Bef. 08 Jun 1766 in Tur Langton, Leicestershire, England
....................  + Jane Berridge b: Bef. 13 Dec 1702 in Tur Langton, Leicestershire, England, m: 17 Jun 1722 in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, England, d: Bef. 17 Apr 1773 in Tur Langton, Leicestershire, England


I would appreciate hearing from any members who may have these in their research!!!


Megan in Sydney