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Offline ZKT

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Help finding anestors please
« on: Wednesday 03 February 10 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Need help sorting out my ancestors history.
I have been to Kew and found the following info.
Bernard Irons 1 - joined 66th Foot aged13 in1809 he was from Aweston,Offlay  County of Kings Ireland.
Discharged May 1814 aged 19 following injury at Battle in Spain on 21 June 1813. Then loose track of him

Bernard Irons 2 In 41st Foot Recruiting Sergt. Found him in Muster Rolls from Dec 1816 to July 1822. Could this be the same Bernard Irons?
This Bernard was stationed in England recruiting in1816, then Dublin. In 1817 he was stationed in Wicklow, in 1818-1820 he was in Londonderry. In 1820 we was in Glasgow and 1821 at Fort George In Scotland.  He had twins born on 13th April 1821. (Bernard and Katherine junior) His wife's named as Katherine Doorley (Dawley) The 1861 census has her born is 1795 at Balawak, Kow Ireland> I am sure tha tthis place is spelt wrongly. It is probably Bally...something

Bernard 2 is definitely my ancestor but could Bernard 1 and 2 be the same person?
How can I find out where Bernard 2 was born/married. When he was discharged and what happened to him? I think he was still alive when his daughter married in Cheshire in 1845, but I can find no records for him before 1816 0r after 1821.

Any info about Katherine Doorley (Dawley) ancestory before 1821 also gratefully received.
Wadkins (Middlesex), Hankin (Midldlesex) Clews (Cheshire), Walters (Cumberland) Irons (Ireland) Doorley(Dawley) Ireland,
Fletcher (Cheshire/Lancashire) King (Newark Notts) Pickering (Cheshire)

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Re: Help finding anestors please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 03 February 10 18:21 GMT (UK) »
Lots of previous topics about Bernard Irons military service, wife's birthplace, etc. Please see this thread to post any replies to avoid any more duplication.
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=435092.new#new
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!