Author Topic: Martha and William Bastard when to Canada c 1830 (Read 1519 times)

jeanharris · « **on:** Wednesday 21 June 06 03:50 BST (UK) »

Looking for any info on a William and Martha Bastard nee Rolfe who came to Canada c 1830.Martha was born in Kent and William Devon.They had a son Henry born in Halifax Nova Scotia c 1836
I have found they returned to England c 1843.
Hope someone can help.
Thankyou Jean.

casalguidi · « **Reply #1 on:** Wednesday 21 June 06 07:21 BST (UK) »

Hi Jean

I have answered on your other post .................. William was in the army so that's possibly why they were in Canada then ..............

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,164377.0.html

Casalguidi

J.J. · « **Reply #2 on:** Monday 14 August 06 02:19 BST (UK) »

http://www.bytown.net/cdnnews.htm You can see from this article...
Royal Sappers & Miners were sent to Canada as early as 1827

http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/canada/can_cavalry.htm

1832 uniform
http://data2.archives.ca/ap/c/c018837k.jpg

As early as 1813!... Annual Returns of British Regiments
Stationed in Nova Scotia, 1807 - 1865

Hi Casalguidi!

J.J.

jeanharris · « **Reply #3 on:** Monday 14 August 06 04:38 BST (UK) »

Thanks JJ,will take a look at the sites.
Jean.

J.J. · « **Reply #4 on:** Monday 14 August 06 14:45 BST (UK) »

Hi, J.k...
Make sure that your spell check is turned on as it will find your word sappers as it doesn't recognise it...

J.J.
Also found this as I wondered what sappers were...:
Sappers and Miners - these are soldiers of the Royal Engineers - men experienced in excavations (saps are trenches) and construction.
sapper - a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
sapper - a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)

jeanharris · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 15 August 06 01:17 BST (UK) »

Thanks again JJ.
William and Martha Bastard are the brother-in-law and sister of my main Illman line,so its going alittle sideways for me.But I was filling in gaps and could not find them in the English 1841 census.
Martha came from the Medway towns and William Devon,he must have met her while based in Gillingham.
I think he was in the Sappers and Miners.
When they returned to England William,William came out of the Amy and went back to his farm in Devon.
When Martha died he married her sister Jane!
Regards Jean.

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