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Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850 COMPLETED
« on: Friday 03 February 17 21:55 GMT (UK) »
We are looking for information concerning Charles Abbot Delmar and his wife Frances Newport.  Their son, Charles Athole Delmar was born at Bridge of Tilt, Blair Atholl, Perthshire 26th January 1853. Other children include Emily b 25 Oct 1850, Deal; William Francis b 11 Feb 1852, Maidstone; and Louisa Alice b 27 Oct 1854, Caernarvon. (Adeline, Welshpool, 1865?)

Date of marriage?  What were the couple doing in Scotland?

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #1 on: Friday 03 February 17 21:59 GMT (UK) »
Maybe his job took him to Scotland - do you know his occupation?
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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #2 on: Friday 03 February 17 22:01 GMT (UK) »
1881 census he is in Montgomeryshire; his father a retired Army Officer.

Class: RG11; Piece: 5493; Folio: 79; Page: 23
The Henfaes, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire

Delmar, Charles A  Head  M  59  Retired Army Officer  b Henfield, East Kent
Delmar, Frances  Wife  F  55  b Canterbury, Kent
Delmar, Emily  Daughter  F  30  No Occupation  b Deal, Kent
Delmar, William Francis  Son  M  29  No Occupation  b Maidstone, Kent
Delmar, Charles A  Son  M  27  No Occupation  b Scotland
Delmar, Louisa A  Daughter  F  26  No Occupation  b Llanbedig, North Wales
Delmar, Adeline  Daughter  F  16  No Occupation  b Welshpool
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 February 17 22:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi Throth

Marriage is on FreeBMD: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Marriages Dec 1849 

Delmar    Charles Abbott        W London    2   268    
Newport    Frances        London W    2   268    


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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #4 on: Friday 03 February 17 22:06 GMT (UK) »
This birth?

Births Dec 1864 

DELMAR    Adeline        Montgomery    11b   234

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #5 on: Friday 03 February 17 22:15 GMT (UK) »
1861 census
Class: RG 9; Piece: 520; Folio: 93; Page: 1
Old Devon Road, Canterbury, Kent

Delmar, William  Head  M  75  County Magistrate  b Canterbury
Delmar, Charles A  Son  Married  M  39  Captain Royal Cameronian Rifles  b Pelham, Kent
Delmar, Charlotte  Daughter  F  44  b Pelham
Delmar, Harriette  Daughter  F  42  b Pelham
+ butler & 2 housemaids


EDIT: Took a bit of squinting, but I finally worked out the regiment's name! ;D
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850
« Reply #6 on: Friday 03 February 17 22:20 GMT (UK) »
1851 Census
Class: HO107; Piece: 1617; Folio: 157; Page: 4
12 Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent

Delmar, Charles  Head  M  29  Lieutenant (Army) Full Pay in Service  b Henfield
Delmar, Fanny  Wife  F  25  b Canterbury
Delmar, Emily  Daughter  F  6 months  b Deal
+ servant
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850 COMPLETED
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 04 February 17 07:34 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks for the all this information.  It seems quite likely that the whole family were heading for Fort George near Inverness and staying at the Bridge of Tilt Inn when his wife went into labour.

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Re: Charles Abbot Delmar ~1850 COMPLETED
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 04 February 17 07:55 GMT (UK) »
Almost certainly because of his Army Commission in the Royal Cameronian Rifles?
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)
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