Chatham soldier 1841

[susie80]

hello
I have a soldier in 1841 patient at the  North Hospital, Chatham, Medway, Kent . Can anyone help with where he would likely have served at that time. Home or abroad ? Were there any conflicts in France ? His wife states she was born France so just wondering 

With thanks
Sue

[km1971]

Hi Sue

There was a second hospital in the area - the Melville. This contains Royal Marines and Royal Navy, so 'soldier' in the North Hospital probably does mean army. Chatham was the home to a number of army battalions guarding this important port. A large number of regiments serving in India also left a depot in Chatham. Also most convict sailings started in Chatham and detachments of soldiers being sent to their regiment in Australia/NZ were used as guards. Or he may have been a guard on the many hulks in the Medway area. So trying to track down which regiment he served with will be an extended task.

If you post his name, date and place of birth we can look for his service record and any entry in the medals rolls. His record will only have been kept if he served long enough to receive a pension. Have you found him described as a 'pensioner' anywhere?

Was his wife British? There was an army of occupation in France from 1815 to c1819 following Waterloo. So she may have been the daughter of a soldier.

Ken

[susie80]

Hello Ken

Thanks for quick reply.
1841 census in hospital he states born Ireland 1806. Margaret, his wife is in Gillingham with their daughter.
1851 census he gives birth as Sheerness Kent (b.1810) and his wife Margaret as being born in France (1811)
1861 gives b. 1811 Sheerness Kent he is a widow at this time.

Thank you for your time

Sue

[t mo]

hi sue
you still haven,t given his full name yet .
regards
trevor

[susie80]

Oh dear 

Thomas Maloy/Molloy varaint

Thanks
Sue

[t mo]

looks likely this is him thomas molloy parish of birth grage  town limerick  age 18 
att date 16 dec 1823  [ when he joined up ]  discharge rank corporal soldier number 253
reason for discharge chronic rheumatism not much else on the medical page
served 3yrs in bermuda  8 yrs in nova scotia and the rest at home served a total of 21 yrs 152 days .
will post more if you think this is your man.
regards
trevor

[susie80]

Thank you. Its possibly him.   He is not a soldier in 1851 and Discharge would be around 1844 ? Seeing has he was in hospital 1841 would that be mentioned on his medical record ??

Regards
Sue

[t mo]

well i,ve never come across one where the soldier is hospitalised on discharge so can,t rightly answer that question , what i did think of as this thomas was in canada it,s possible he met and married his wife there even though she says born france doesn,t mean he met or married her there or england only bear in mind an nearly half of canadians are french or french extraction .
regards
trevor
ps i was checking all thomas molloys born ireland and the sites gone down

[susie80]

I do appreciate you working on this for me. Internet sites often go down just when they are needed 

Regards
Sue