Help looking for Ellen and Jane Sullivan

[katherinem]

Sorry about my ramblings with regard Daniel above, I realise now I was looking at the wrong date with the wrong child!  Did have fun tracking him, before I realised he wasn't yours!

There is a death registration for a Mary Ellen Sullivan in Malta 1868/1869, but I note from Heywood's post re Thomas Sullivan death in Malta 1870-72 that this doesn't fit in with the regimental record 

Kath

[heywood]

Hi Kath,

we have John born Malta and Mary Ellen/Ellen Mary born Barbados also in the workhouse.

What I think is unusual is that Ellen must have been all over the place with Thomas which I would have thought was a lot of travelling for a private soldier's wife.
I had read that the wives often did various work but it looks as though she travelled on each posting 
Not that I know much about the armed forces, though.
heywood

[REEDY]

I was thinking the same thing. I did read an article about wives following there husbands and how hard it was for them.
I think i may have to send for the other certificates to clarify that it is there children.
I have been checking the birth certificate for Jane born 1870 in York and the fathers name is down as Soloman Sullivan. Maybe Thomas has died and Jane was not his daughter. Or someone made a mistake.

[heywood]

I wonder if that is just an error in transcription - 'Thomas' written in a flowery way may look like 'Solomon'   
What is the address on the certificate. I am sure you have mentioned it but I can't remember, sorry.

[REEDY]

Union workhouse Clifton York.

[heywood]

Union workhouse Clifton York.

Oh of course! I was thinking of Hope Street  I think that was 1861?
I would say it was likely that it was a mistranscription.

[REEDY]

Maybe wishful thinking on my part. I will find them EVENTUALLY

[REEDY]

Just received the birth certificate for John Sullivan he was born in Malta 8 June 1862,father Thomas mother Ellen. Father was a Private in the 3rd buffs. So this must be the John that was in the workhouse in 1871.
However what happened to him. I cannot find him anywhere after 1871.

[heywood]

Hello again,

it is good though that you are piecing the family together.

There is this chap in 1881  4321/ 109/25 , Langthorpe Yorkshire

John Sulivan 17 yrs an apprentice blacksmith born Malton, Yorks.

I wonder if it is an error re birthplace. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing but I can't see him in 1871.