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Armed Forces / Re: Army deserter 1885
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 16:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Andy J2022
Thank you so much for both of your replies. That is so incredibly helpful to me and much appreciated.
I can see that collecting your pay at the barracks was a huge incentive and why desertion was taken so seriously. Martin appears to have gone to ground after this and then he left for the USA where the trail goes cold. It's great to fill in a bit more detail on his life.
Kindest regards

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Armed Forces / Army deserter 1885
« on: Tuesday 16 January 24 14:15 GMT (UK)  »
Good afternoon
My ancestor, Martin Henehan, enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Artillery in 1876. In Aug 1885 he was transferred to the Army Reserve (Ist class). In January 1886, his army record notes that he ‘absented himself from AR’, and he was listed in the Police Gazette as a deserter.

I have a couple of questions which I hope someone can help with.
1.   What does ‘1st class’ mean in the Army Reserve?
2.   How were army reservists monitored? There are loads of them listed as deserters in the Police Gazette. My understanding is that they received only part-time training but had to make themselves available if required. Would Martin have been required to make himself known at regular intervals and simply didn’t show up at barracks when recalled?
The Police Gazette states that he deserted at his home town in Ireland (Ballinrobe) and his last posting before transferring to the Reserves was with the N. Irish division of the Artillery.
I can well understand that if an opportunity to make a better living arose, that would be preferable to a part-time army role.

Thank you for any advice.

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Dublin / Re: Thomas Shelton Birth at Dublin Barracks
« on: Tuesday 20 April 21 08:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks very much for this information. I'll certainly look into this one.
Kindest regards

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Galway / Merlin Park burial
« on: Monday 19 April 21 15:55 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to trace the burial place of Sarah Desmond nee Mullan who died at Merlin Park Hospital in 1966. So far there is no evidence that she was buried in her home town in Co. Donegal and I am wondering if there was a cemetery associated with Merlin Park at this time where she might have been laid to rest.
Please can anyone help with this?
Many thanks

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Dublin / Thomas Shelton Birth at Dublin Barracks
« on: Tuesday 02 March 21 11:24 GMT (UK)  »
I originally posted this request on the Military board pages but this might be a more sensible place for it.
 
I am trying to trace a birth/baptism record for Thomas Shelton born at Dublin Barracks around 1843 (according to census records). His parents were William Shelton and Elizabeth Summer from Lincolnshire and Thomas grew up in Lincolnshire. I have no further information on William Shelton’s occupation so I don’t know if he was in the Army but it seems worth exploring to explain why Thomas was born there.

I don’t know which parish (presumably Church of Ireland) the Barracks would come under or whether records exist for this period. Please can anyone point me in the right direction of any parish records relating to the barracks?

Many thanks

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Armed Forces / Thomas Shelton Birth at Dublin Barracks
« on: Tuesday 16 February 21 16:12 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to trace a birth/baptism record for Thomas Shelton born at Dublin Barracks around 1843 (according to census records). His parents were William Shelton and Elizabeth Summer from Lincolnshire and Thomas grew up in Lincolnshire. I have no further information on William Shelton’s occupation so I don’t know if he was in the Army but it seems worth exploring.

I don’t know which parish (presumably Church of Ireland) the Barracks would come under or whether records exist for this period. Please can anyone point me in the right direction?

Many thanks

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pub in Derry
« on: Friday 10 July 20 11:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks again Gaffy. Just brilliant to get confirmation of this.
Very best wishes.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pub in Derry
« on: Friday 10 July 20 09:02 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much Gaffy, that is really interesting information. The story is that Patrick Desmond was 'given' a pub on the occasion of his marriage in Nov 1919. He definitely lived at this address so possibly the pub was purchased from Mrs Barr or he took over the licence from her? 

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Derry (Londonderry) / Pub in Derry
« on: Friday 10 July 20 07:27 BST (UK)  »
Hoping that a local historian might be able to help with this query but it's a long shot.

Patrick Desmond lived at 7 Chamberlain Street, Derry in the 1920s (probably from 1920). He was a publican and I'm wondering if this residence was a pub at the time. Interestingly, a look on Google Streetview indicates that there is a bar on or close to the site now. Not sure if there are any street directories or photos frm the time that would help with this.
Many thanks for any advice.

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