Benjamin STONE

[newbe_nz]

Hi There,

I have Benjamin Stone's death certificate where he died 3/8/1889 in Auckland, NZ aged 67. It says he was here for 28 years

This makes him born about 1822. It has Essex, England for his birth place.
He married a Rose Ann Murphy in India. But on his son's birth cert it has Brown as the surname

The first child a male was born abt 1853 and the next male child was born abt 1860

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,455608.0.html
This is the link to the thread about his son Joseph who was born in NZ 1872

I would love to know who Benjamin's parents are

It anyone can help that would be great

Regards
Newbe

[louisa maud]

Have you any idea when he left England, he doesn't appear to be on 1841 or 1851 putting in circa 1822 but I stand to be corrected


If you could manage to get his marriage cert you would at least find his father

Louisa Maud

[newbe_nz]

I do not know when they married in India and have never got a marriage cert from there.

I wonder if he added ans "s" to the end of his name making it STONES

Newbe

[louisa maud]

 HO107/336 Book 17;
Civil Parish Abbots Roothing  Essex
 Enumeration District 1; Folio 6 Page 6
1841 Abbotts Roothing
Benjamin Stones 20 ag lab
Lucy 27
William 4
Benjamin 1 all born in county of Essex

Marr of Benjamin Stones to Lucy Sunidge took place in Ongar Dec qtr 1839
REF 12   337

I cannot find this family on 1851, I do not know if this is your man

Louisa Maud

[newbe_nz]

Thank you for that info

I am not sure if it is my family either.

Does any one know how I would find a marriage in India?

Thanks so much for your help

Newbe

[newbe_nz]

Would there be a way to find the birth of this man?

Newbe

[louisa maud]

T o be honest you would need to narrow it down a bit to search his birth, Essex is far to wide an area to do a search to be honest, you won't get a cert prior to 1837, only  a baptism if he was baptised in Essex

There is 1 on IGI,but once again who knows if this one is correct more than the previous one
Benjamin Stones born about 1819 White Roding, spouse Martha about 1844 White Roding

I don't know how you can get a cert from India, if he was a British subject would it be lodged in London somewhere?, someone more knowledgeable than me would have to help you,is there a section on RC

I hope you find your man

LM

[louisa maud]

Yes, there is an Indian section on RC, look at some of the postings and see if there is any info that way

regards

LM

[newbe_nz]

Hi There,

Since my last post I have found out today that Benjamin STONE was in the 70th Regiment.
He enlisted on 02 February 1843 and was discharged in New Zealand on 10 May 1865 for his pension.
                         
He was born in Chesham He was a labourer. He left Calautta on the "Daniel Rankin" 23 February 1861 and arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 13 May 1861

Am still to work out what age Benjamin was when he joined the army.

Newbe