Hi
I'm trying to trace the parents and ancestors of my great great grandparents William Brown, also known as William Henry Brown, and Elizabeth Lockett or Luckett.
The information I have is that he was born in Manchester in c. May 1814 calculated from his miltary service records which state that William was recruited into the 33rd Regiment of Foot in March 1832 at the stated age of 17 years and 10 months.
William's birthplace is confirmed by census records, and is his year of birth is shown as around 1815.
William married Elizabeth Lockett or Luckett (born Stoke on Trent c 1816) - I have found a marriage record, at Keele in February 1835, that appears to fit - and they had so far as my research has found four surviving children - Eliza Jane (born 1846 in Canada), John (my great grandfather, 1848 in Berwick on Tweed), William Henry (1850, Carlisle) and Sarah Ann Victoria (1854, Fermoy Co. Cork) - the disparate birthplaces clearly reflect William's 22 years of military service.
The family eventually settled in the West Midlands after William was discharged from the army in 1854.
William died in 1886, Elizabeth in the early 1880's.
Does anyone have any information on William and Elizabeth they could share, or (my holy grail...) any photos of the family?
Thanks!!!
Jonny