I am currently trying to track a family which includes:
Catherine Smith, who married a soldier from the 36th Regiment of Foot from Curragh Camp, Christopher George Garlick, on 5 August 1861. Their marriage record indicates Catherine's father as Martin Smith. Catherine and George embarked with the regiment for India in August 1863. George served in West Bengal and Catherine produced two living children: Mary Zipporah and Christopher George Jr. George Snr was medically discharged from the regiment in 1874 and the family returned to England where both parents died. Zipporah went to live with an aunt and eventually married and settled in England. George Jr went to boarding school and then emigrated to Canada.
Catherine appears to have had a sister, Bridget Smith, born February 1842 in Co Limerick or Co Kildare. She married a private in the Commissariat, John William Bowen, on 24 December 1862 in Ballysax, Co Kildare. Bridget cites her father as Martin Smith and his occuaption as "servant". John and Bridget moved to Warrington in Manchester where John eventually became Chief Inspector of Police.
I think Martin's wife may have been Ann Duggan but the only marriage record I can find gives their marriage date too late for them to be the parents of Catherine.
It looks as though Martin may have been a servant working for someone who was in the military. It does not appear that he was a soldier himself. It is also likely he may have been Church of Ireland and not Catholic.
I have looked everywhere I can think of. Has anyone got any suggestions about where to go from here?
Cheers
