Help needed - Birth of Catherine Sommerville and Robert Hewitt

[osprey]

the army records are on Findmypast.There won't be a record for Robert as they are pension records and he died in service.

  Agnes may not have been older. There have been posts in the past about ages of family witnesses. She could have been younger than Catherine, but she may have been older.

I see from other posts that the Thomas family ended up in New Zealand. What sort of info is on NZ death records? Would an obituary mention place of birth?

[Tiki1962]

Hi Osprey. I am still trying to find out where he died, as I dont know. I have tracked the family to New Zealand and he was pensioned off in Auckland due to developing epilepsy. But I am not sure if he died there as the name is quite common. Can you tell from Army records when the payments stopped? If so I can go back and check his again as I do remember a signature and the date 1878. I am still hoping to crack this one. Finding Catherine, Robert and George was by fellow Rootchatters!
Tiki

[osprey]

don't think there's any mention of payments on the records, just when the man left active service.

 

[Tiki1962]

I have just received an email that states that Robert Hewitt's father was Samuel. I did not see that but older style writing can prove difficult to read! He was a Miller by trade. Catherine's dad was James and he was a weaver. Hope this helps to try to track this family.
Thank you for any help you may give. Tiki

[Tiki1962]

Hi Osprey I have tried to find James Sommerville, weaver from Perth born 1797 on the records. Can you tell me how to find it? I have the credits but can't find the record. If this is my link I have just found a whole new branch of my family tree! Thanks Osprey for your marvelous piece if detective work!
Tiki

[osprey]

where are you looking? I found it under the armed forces records & then British Army Service Records.

Possible baptism for James

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FM95-784

 

[Tiki1962]

 Thank you. I am still learning how to navigate all the different sites. I have downloaded and I believe it is him! Did all members of a regiment go overseas on a posting? Or did some stay behind?

[osprey]

not sure about that. You'd need to ask on the armed forces part of this site.

[Jeff Guyett]

hi,
 I have a Phillip HEWITT (b1824)in my tree , he Married a Mary Farley in India in 1849,, he was in the 70th Foot.. hes Father was also  Samuel,, Brother?

Jeff