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Armed Forces / Re: Military marriage help
« on: Sunday 09 September 07 14:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Casalguidi,
Thanks for taking an interest, your info regarding the missing 1861 census pieces for Woolwich may well be significant. I didn't know about that
Edward James Starkey RICHARDSON enlisted at Bristol in 1858 (according to Army records compiled at the time of his discharge), into the Army Service Corps, Transport Division. As far as I can ascertain, he had no previous links with Bristol, so why he enlisted there remains an enigma!
The next info I have is the birth cert for their first child Edward James RICHARDSON, born 1862. This is of a different style to the normal GRO birth certs because it is an army register one. According to the cert, the child was born at "Woolwich" (no more specific) on 27 Apr 1862 and shows Edward as father, "Private, Army Regiment of Service Corps." Interestingly, Army birth certs also give dates (but not locations) of baptism and this child was baptised in July 1862. The next child was born in August 1863, but by this time they were in Aldershot. I know that the Army Service Corps were based both at Woolwich and Aldershot at the time when their marriage should have taken place.
Other than the fact that the army acknowledged their married status as of 04th April 1861, I have no other info. But there MUST be a marriage somewhere lol
Gary
Thanks for taking an interest, your info regarding the missing 1861 census pieces for Woolwich may well be significant. I didn't know about that
Edward James Starkey RICHARDSON enlisted at Bristol in 1858 (according to Army records compiled at the time of his discharge), into the Army Service Corps, Transport Division. As far as I can ascertain, he had no previous links with Bristol, so why he enlisted there remains an enigma!
The next info I have is the birth cert for their first child Edward James RICHARDSON, born 1862. This is of a different style to the normal GRO birth certs because it is an army register one. According to the cert, the child was born at "Woolwich" (no more specific) on 27 Apr 1862 and shows Edward as father, "Private, Army Regiment of Service Corps." Interestingly, Army birth certs also give dates (but not locations) of baptism and this child was baptised in July 1862. The next child was born in August 1863, but by this time they were in Aldershot. I know that the Army Service Corps were based both at Woolwich and Aldershot at the time when their marriage should have taken place.
Other than the fact that the army acknowledged their married status as of 04th April 1861, I have no other info. But there MUST be a marriage somewhere lol
Gary