Elizabeth Shanahan/Margaret Monaghan - 1837

[rosie99]

You can get the birth certificates from the GRO if you need them.  Did Henry have a middle name

There are these entries for Sandles on the GRO index for Army births listed under place, year, regt
Henrietta - Montreal -1860 - 100th
Henry C - Quebec -1859 -100th
Henry C - Quebec - 1859 - R.C.R (is this the same Henry C as the one above)
Isabella -Newfoundland - 1864 - 100th
Mary A - Kingston -1862 - 100th
William - Newcastle - 1852 - 52nd

Reference numbers are obtainable on the indexes on FindMyPast

[rosie99]

You can download this for Richard Shanahan free of charge from the National Archives, you will need to register for the site if you have not already.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8466953

[Meggiejayne]

You can get the birth certificates from the GRO if you need them.  Did Henry have a middle name

There are these entries for Sandles on the GRO index for Army births listed under place, year, regt
Henrietta - Montreal -1860 - 100th
Henry C - Quebec -1859 -100th
Henry C - Quebec - 1859 - R.C.R (is this the same Henry C as the one above)
Isabella -Newfoundland - 1864 - 100th
Mary A - Kingston -1862 - 100th
William - Newcastle - 1852 - 52nd

Reference numbers are obtainable on the indexes on FindMyPast

Henry's middle name was Charles born 10th May 1859 so would imagine they were the same one.

I have all of those siblings but didn't know their exact places of birth, only knew they were Canada and the remaining children born in Lewes. Thank you

[Meggiejayne]

You can download this for Richard Shanahan free of charge from the National Archives, you will need to register for the site if you have not already.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8466953

That can't be him as his birth date is 1897. Elizabeth was married in 1858

[~MERLIN~]

There is a Richard Shanahan bn c1805 Clanfert, Cork who is a Private in 50th Regt Foot - his discharge records show he was in New South Wales.

Record is on FindMyPast

Thank you I will go and investigate further.

50th Regiment of Foot records are online.
There is a a Richard SHANAGHAN listed as being in Australia.
1/50th West Kent (Queens Own) 1833-1842.

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-728664549/findingaid?digitised=y#nla-obj-728692252

[Meggiejayne]

There is a Richard Shanahan bn c1805 Clanfert, Cork who is a Private in 50th Regt Foot - his discharge records show he was in New South Wales.

Record is on FindMyPast

Thank you I will go and investigate further.

50th Regiment of Foot records are online.
There is a a Richard SHANAGHAN listed as being in Australia.
1/50th West Kent (Queens Own) 1833-1842.

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-728664549/findingaid?digitised=y#nla-obj-728692252

So I have trawled through this information and found Richard. Interestingly also part of the 50th is a Matthew Monaghan - on another forum someone suggested that was Elizabeth/Margaret the daughter of a fellow soldier who was killed. His wife could have then married Richard.....a long shot but you never know.

[Meggiejayne]

I've discounted Matthew as he seems to be of a higher rank.

Further down is a Robert Monaghan who sailed on a convict ship in May 1835 along with Richard Shanahan. So I wonder if Robert is the father of Margaret/Eilzabeth?

[giblet]

Do you have a name for the wife of Richard Shanahan? And was she here in Australia with him?

[Meggiejayne]

Do you have a name for the wife of Richard Shanahan? And was she here in Australia with him?

I'm still trying to search for a marriage for Richard but as yet haven't come across one.