Show Posts
1
Armed Forces / Military marriage help
« on: Sunday 03 June 07 19:46 BST (UK) »
I wonder if someone could kindly help me with trying to locate a marriage, please? I’ve been looking for months with no joy. I've searched the UK BMD index many times on Ancestry and I've looked at the military/overseas index on microfiche at TNA. I managed to find the all the subsequent births on the military/overseas index (even though they are all UK births) but not the marriage.
When I checked the Military Chaplains returns on fiche, I noticed that they only contained marriages that were definitely overseas, I saw no UK entries at all, which leads me to think that the one I'm searching for must be on the UK BMD index.
Does anyone know what constitutes a military marriage? Would it have been possible for a serviceman to marry in a civilian church and be listed on the UK BMDs in the normal way?
Any advice on where else to look, or another pair of eyes would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Gary
Edward James Starkey Richardson born Tamworth, Staffs c.1842, he joined the army and I’ve found the following regarding him in muster lists and payrolls at TNA
Enlisted at Bristol into Army Service Corps, April 1858
Placed on marriage establishment in Army records, 4th April 1861
Discharged 1874, settled in Plymouth, Devon.
I know he married Maria Aldred born Dokenfield, Frensham, Surrey c.1840 and had the following children (all children have the same mother, Maria):
Charles b Woolwich 1862 (died young)
Edward b Woolwich 1862
Emily b Aldershot 1863
William b Aldershot 1865
Evangeline b Farnham 1867
James b Devonport 1871
Harry b Plymouth 1876
I’ve managed to track him successfully during his army career and afterwards, it’s the earlier years that are a problem! I think the marriage certificate is the key because I’ve not been able to find him on the 1851 census (there is a ‘possible’ living in Bowling, Yorkshire but I can’t be sure until I know his father’s name). I’ve not been able to find his birth registered but recognise that it is early and therefore might not have been done. I believe the 1861 census was taken on 7th April 1861 (3 days after his army marriage establishment) but I cant find them on the 1861 at all.
For info, there is a Maria Aldred listed in the marriage index, Lambeth March 1861, but I’ve managed to eliminate that one.
When I checked the Military Chaplains returns on fiche, I noticed that they only contained marriages that were definitely overseas, I saw no UK entries at all, which leads me to think that the one I'm searching for must be on the UK BMD index.
Does anyone know what constitutes a military marriage? Would it have been possible for a serviceman to marry in a civilian church and be listed on the UK BMDs in the normal way?
Any advice on where else to look, or another pair of eyes would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Gary
Edward James Starkey Richardson born Tamworth, Staffs c.1842, he joined the army and I’ve found the following regarding him in muster lists and payrolls at TNA
Enlisted at Bristol into Army Service Corps, April 1858
Placed on marriage establishment in Army records, 4th April 1861
Discharged 1874, settled in Plymouth, Devon.
I know he married Maria Aldred born Dokenfield, Frensham, Surrey c.1840 and had the following children (all children have the same mother, Maria):
Charles b Woolwich 1862 (died young)
Edward b Woolwich 1862
Emily b Aldershot 1863
William b Aldershot 1865
Evangeline b Farnham 1867
James b Devonport 1871
Harry b Plymouth 1876
I’ve managed to track him successfully during his army career and afterwards, it’s the earlier years that are a problem! I think the marriage certificate is the key because I’ve not been able to find him on the 1851 census (there is a ‘possible’ living in Bowling, Yorkshire but I can’t be sure until I know his father’s name). I’ve not been able to find his birth registered but recognise that it is early and therefore might not have been done. I believe the 1861 census was taken on 7th April 1861 (3 days after his army marriage establishment) but I cant find them on the 1861 at all.
For info, there is a Maria Aldred listed in the marriage index, Lambeth March 1861, but I’ve managed to eliminate that one.