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Kent Lookup Requests / Ville Garrison Sheerness Kent
« on: Sunday 15 October 23 18:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I believe that my 2 x Great Grandmother Louisa King was born at the Ville Garrison Sheerness in 1811. George King, her father, worked there as a painter.  I have found records for her brothers George (1813) and William (1815) in the Baptism records at Find My Past which holds the Baptism Records for the garrison for 1813 onwards, but I have not been able to find any records for baptisms prior to 1813?

Does anyone have any information about these records and where I might be able to find them? It's so frustrating being so near, but yet so far.

Regards
Sherry Davis


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Essex / The Throckmorton's of Essex
« on: Monday 14 August 23 15:13 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

My 11 GG John Throckmorton lived in Thaxted Essex. He was married to Francis Creed in Saffron Waldon in 1581 and they had three children Kenelmus (Kenelm) thought to have been named after an Uncle in 1582, Elizabeth in 1586 (my 10 x G Grandmother), and Thomas in 1589. Although John is named as a gentleman in the baptism records of Thaxted I can find no trace of a will after his death in 1610, nor have I been able to trace any baptism records.

There is a Sir Kenelm Throckmorton living in Little Eastor Essex with whom it is thought that John's son Kenelmus might have been named. Sir Kenelm is the son of Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton Warwickshire which is a prominent family with links to the Tudor Royal Family.

Given the rather unusual name of Kenelm, I am hoping that this may be a viable line of inquiry, but I am hitting a lot of brick walls in finding a legitimate link. I was wondering if anyone on this forum might be also trying to trace this family line and if so whether they have had any more luck than I have.
Regards
Sherry Davis

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Armed Forces / Crimea War Medal Role lookup
« on: Sunday 16 October 22 20:04 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I'm really hoping that you might be able to help me. I have found a British Army service record for my  2x Great Grandfather John Norman who appears to have served in the Crimea War. He was born in 1836 in Halstead Essex and joined the Scots Guards (I think they were known as the Scots Fusilier Guards) when he was 18 in 1854. His service number is shown as 5122. He served in Crimea from 13 April 1855 to 4 July 1856 and the record shows that he distinguished himself at the Siege of Sevastopol.

He was awarded a pension according to his service record of 9d in 1909.

I would like to know if he shows on any medal roll for this campaign as I have not been able to find any medal roles for Crimea in my searches.

Any other information about him would also be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Sherry Davis

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / 16th century records
« on: Tuesday 23 November 21 23:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I am trying to trace my 9 x Great Grandmother Clemens Amere. The only record I can find relates to her marriage to my 9 x Great Grandfather John Bridger on 30 Sep 1576 in Mereworth Kent. They had four children: Judith 1577, Joane 1580, John 1582 (my 8 x GG) & Katherine 1583.

There is a record on Ancestry that states that her father was a John Spicer from Lyminge in Kent, but the facts are a bit sparse and I can't make the connection to him from any other sources so I think that this is a red herring. From her name, I was thinking that maybe she was French, Belgian or Swiss, or even Italian, but I have hit a brick wall, so any help in going further would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Sherilla

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Armed Forces / Crimea War
« on: Wednesday 20 October 21 18:30 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

My 2 X Great Grandfather John Norman served in the Crimean War with what I believe to be the Scots Foot Guards from 13 Apr 1855 to 4 Jul1856 and was at the siege of Sevastopol. His Regimental number was 5122, he was discharged from the Army in Nov 1856 when the Army was being reduced.

All I have managed to find regarding him are some documents relating to his length of service for a pension that he received from the Army in 1909.

I have not been able to find any attestation papers or his out pension register information from the Royal Chelsea Hospital.

John was born in 1837 in Halstead Essex.

Any further information about this period of his life would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Sherilla


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The Common Room / Bigamy Trials 1920
« on: Friday 01 October 21 19:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum so thank you for accepting me. My grandfather Arthur Vincent Brown was arrested for bigamy in 1920 after he married my grandmother Adelaide Kate Roberts on 25 Dec 1919. He was a Stoker in the Royal Navy and it was claimed that he was already married to Patricia Evelyn Biddell in May 1914. The case was heard in Chatham Kent on 30 Nov 1920 in front of J Avory and he was found not guilty and the case is shown as discharged.

Does anyone know where I might be able to find details of the court proceedings? I have tried the British Newspaper Archive but have not been able to find anything. Could this be because he was found not guilty? Do courts still hold details of the case 100 yrs after it occurred? If so where or who should I contact.

My problem is that I decided to get a copy of the marriage licence for this supposed first marriage, the licence states that a Arthur Vernon Brown married Patricia Biddell in 1914, but the other details on the certificate such as his occupation, stoker RN, his ship name HMS Europa and his father's name Vincent Brown all correspond with my grandfather Arthur Vincent Brown who was stationed in Portsmouth at that time. I've checked Royal Navy records for Arthur Vernon Brown and come up with nothing, so what are the chances that there were two Arthur Brown's on the same ship, doing the same job and with the same father's first name?

Any help would be very welcome.
Sherilla

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