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Armed Forces / Re: 9th Regiment of Foot - when did they leave India?
« on: Friday 15 April 22 21:02 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your suggestion Jebber, but Bombay seems an unlikely location. The couple were married in the far north of India, where the regiment was active in the north-west until their departure from Calcutta, in the north-east.

Didy

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Armed Forces / Re: 9th Regiment of Foot - when did they leave India?
« on: Sunday 03 April 22 05:05 BST (UK)  »
With the help of your dates, Shaun, my daughter has scoured the newspapers for mentions of the 9th. It seems that about a third of the regiment left Calcutta on 15th March aboard the "Earl of Hardwick", disembarked at Gravesend and marched into Chatham barracks on 10 July 1847.

The remainder left Calcutta aboard the "Manchester" on 17th March 1847, disembarking at Gravesend on 9th August 1847.

A report of the official return of troops in Ireland says the 9th Foot was in Dublin as of 1st August 1848. A later item on 12th July 1849 mentions companies of the 9th being sent from Newry to Ballynahinch, Portadown, Banbridge and Rathfriland ahead of the Orange processions.

Another son, Charles Butler, was supposedly christened at Newry in June 1849, but I have yet to locate the record. As for John, probably born c1847, it looks like he could have been born in India or England, or on either of the relevant ships!

Oh well - back to the search. Thanks again Shaun.

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Armed Forces / Re: 9th Regiment of Foot - when did they leave India?
« on: Saturday 02 April 22 23:55 BST (UK)  »
William Butler, No. 917. Son John Butler. Mother's maiden name Mary Polson, which ALMOST matches the attached christening record from Gortnahoe, Tipperary.

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Armed Forces / 9th Regiment of Foot - when did they leave India?
« on: Saturday 02 April 22 23:13 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to pin down the birthplace of a child christened in Ireland in May 1846. His Irish father's Chelsea Pensioner records state that he was at the Battle of Sabraon, which was 10 Feb 1846. His mother was born and raised in India, so no personal Irish connections, married the father only 7 months prior to the christening and probably travelled there with the regiment. I haven't been able to find a record of the birth in India.

I know the regiment did go to Ireland, but haven't been able to find any specific dates. From those I mention above, it seems a pretty tight window to finish a battle and almost immediately embark for a homeward voyage. I would very much appreciate some help from the experts.

Didy

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Northumberland / Re: Early Unitarian marriage of William & Margaret White
« on: Saturday 29 January 22 09:54 GMT (UK)  »
I'm sure this is the entry you're referring to - does the place name indicate the residence of the family? If so, there appears to be some conflict with dates, as the list provided for the Unitarian church record indicates a birth date after the baptism at Whickham. Otherwise it appears to be the right family and place.

Unfortunately, the list of children is pretty much as I have typed it, with no places or baptism dates shown.

My ancestor was Thomas White, who recorded his date of birth (no place or baptism details) in his Family Bible as Dec 21st 1816 rather than 1815. Since he also misspelt his wife's name Margrey instead of Margery, I wouldn't be surprised at a small error. However, the difficulty in tracing this elusive family with common names and rubbery birth dates makes my head ache.

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Northumberland / Re: Early Unitarian marriage of William & Margaret White
« on: Friday 28 January 22 18:55 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for this reference, but I think it might be a different Joseph as the age seems too far out. My fault for not listing the specific birth dates, but they are as follows:

Joseph WHITE  born 6 Feb 1805
Margaret  "         "   19 April 1808
William     "        "    12 Dec 1811
George     "        "    15 April 1814
Thomas    "        "    21 Dec 1815

Didy

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Northumberland / Early Unitarian marriage of William & Margaret White
« on: Friday 28 January 22 09:46 GMT (UK)  »
My gt-gt-grandparents Thomas & Margery White were the first couple married in the Hanover Square Chapel of the Unitarian Church (or Church of the Divine Unity) in Newcastle in February 1839. I understand that this was because the church was not previously authorised to perform marriages. The official marriage certificate names Thomas's father as William White, and the strong naming pattern of Thomas & Margery's children suggests that William's wife was named Margaret.

I have recently found in the filmed church registers a list of five children, Joseph, Margaret, William, George & Thomas, with their birth dates and a note, "of Wm and Margaret White, of Lemington". The dates of birth range from April 1808 to December 1815, the latter corresponding closely to Thomas's birthdate in a family Bible. The only Northumberland marriage reasonably prior to these births is of a William Stafford White to Margaret Smith in Berwick-upon-Tweed on 25 Nov 1800.

I can't seem to find any other sure reference to this couple. How likely are they to be the couple "of Lemington" - also a family I can't find on any census?

Didy

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Australia / Re: Please help identify Australian WW2 "Special Forces" unit
« on: Friday 20 August 21 05:55 BST (UK)  »
Very interesting JM. I bet there was a bit of grumbling amongst the intrepid Aussies at being handed pink forms.  ;D

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Australia / Re: Please help identify Australian WW2 "Special Forces" unit
« on: Tuesday 17 August 21 05:12 BST (UK)  »
The reply from the AWM regarding the colour:

"Q1. Colour of attestation form

Regrettably, I'n unable to provide a definitive answer. This is not a question I've received before. I've asked one of my Reference Officer colleagues, who is very experienced, and one of our Second World War historians, and neither of them have seen this information anywhere or been asked this question previously. We all agree that we've see the forms to which you refer, many times in our work, but we've never thought about whether the colours of the paper have different significance or uses.

The discussions with my colleagues resulted in two thoughts. One is that there was scarcity of paper during the war, and it could just have been that the attestation forms were printed on the paper that was available at the time. Or it may have been a reason such as whether those who were enlisted with the Citizens Military Force (CMF) were printed on a different colour of paper than those who joined the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). To find the truth in this, one would need to look through a lot of Second World War records to determine the colour of the paper, and whether the person enlisted in the CMF or AIF. This research is beyond the resources of the reference service we offer."

Regarding the initials of the unit, Matthew at Reply #2 was pretty much on the mark.

E.C.A.A.S.C.T.D. = Eastern Command Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot.

Thanks again to all who contributed their time and knowledge.

Didy

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