William ELMS

[debmill22]

hi there i have William elms1837  married to a Mary A ? 1845. on the 1881 census. Elizabeth elms 1871 born in India their daughter is my GGmother.
their first child James thomas 1862 was born in Ireland according to the 1881 census.
I would like anything on them please. i have yet not been able to find a marriage or why they had two of their children in India.
I hope iv posted in the right place and given enough info
many thanks debs

[Mort29]

sounds like a Military family?

I see that Wm is a 'Pensioner' in the 1881 census. Could well be military then ....

Post a query in the 'ARmed Forces' Forum and see if you can get a pointer to which records to research.   

[rosie99]

Hi

Welcome to rootschat 

It might be worth getting one of the childrens birth certificates to get the mothers maiden name.
There is a possible birth in December qtr 1879 for Job Henry Elms, Brentford reg district which covers Twickenham reference 3a 62.

It is quite likely that he was in the army and married in Ireland

Rosie

[debmill22]

thanks all.

I have just posted a query on armed forces.

debs

[gezn 7714]

thanks all.

I have just posted a query on armed forces.

debs

[gezn 7714]

HI  debmill22

MY G G Grandfather was william elms ,and it seem's at last i have found a member of my family. My G Grandfather was john elms. william elms had five children james born 1862,ireland; william born1869 ireland; elizabeth ;john born bellguin east indies;job born twickenham.  John  was married to emily fizwater they had 3 children william j g born 1900  Job Henry Aloysius Patrick Elms born 1904 and brother jonh elms. My granfather job had 3 children Eileen ,Vera my mother, and dennis.  WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. To tell you more about ARE family.

[Elly Jumes]

I would be very interested if our "Elms" family are related and to exchange any info you may have. I am currently looking for William Charles Elms Jr. birth info and wounder if you may be able to help. He too seems to have some connection to Twickenham. He was born at Sea. I have him on the 1901 census and he too ran a dairy farm in the area of Tottenham.

[toni*]

records of the army in India are held at the British library

[toni*]

in fact the first 2 children were born in Ireland and then the next two in India as Mary A was AlSO born in ireland it would seem likely that he was posted to Ireland and they married over there.
their children's ages 19, 12, 10, 6 and 1 would suggest that either William was posted away from his family or possibly there were children born in between these years who did not survive (other than that they may just have had the children as shown in 1881)