Postings of the life guards here: https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qvc/
Ive just looked at his death on the GRO and its available as a PDF
CHILDS, JOHN age 56
GRO Reference: 1848 J Quarter in MARYLEBONE Volume 01 Page 135
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Thank you.
The link you supply suggests that the Life Guards were 'at sea' during the required period (1812/13), which is encouraging!
I will send for that PDF, and report back.
Very grateful for all your help so far.
D
Jomot
I sent off for the PDF (Death Cert for John Child/s died 1848 Marylebone, see previous post) and have received it.
Please will you now help me with the 1841 census, to extract information? The indexes are unreliable and incomplete, and the writing can be quite faint, so I'd welcome another pair of eyes.
As you suggested, there was an informant, and this was MARY CHILDS, present at the death.
Address was 17 Boston Street, Dorset Square, Marylebone (Christ Church parish).
John Child/s was a long-term Private in the Life Guards, and it's reasonable to assume that he stayed on in London after retiring and lived close to where he'd been stationed.
Boston Street (now Taunton Place) is next to Regents Park, on the west side.
Can we find any likely MARY CHILD/S in that approximate area, on the 1841 or indeed 1851 since she survived him. Wife? Sister? Daughter?
Thank you