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From: Kae Lewis <>
Subject: Re: Patrick
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:04:32 -0400
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Dear Jane,

Patrick was quite possibly one of many soldiers in the British army
who found their bride in Ireland. Apparently it was extremely
common. Since you know his regiment you are half way there. Have
you visited the PRO at KEW - you can look at their webpage, with many
names now online from their military records. If you get the chance
to go there you could most likely follow his career quite well, they
have the paybooks there which specify where the regiment was at any
one time. That helps you to know where to look for marriage and
birth records, and death records too for that matter. Then if he is
KIA, the widow will often apply for a pension. The application
requires her to supply a marriage certificate and birth certificate
for any minor children. These certificates are usually still on file
at the PRO so can be very useful. Also goggle"first Royal Dragoons'
as many of the regiments have webpages on which you may find a
timetable for their movements through the years that you are
researching. This also helps you to find certificates. Beware of
periods when the regiment splits up and goes in two different
directions as you cannot be sure which half your man was with. But
the paybooks at Kew will fill in the details. Kae Lewis

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