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Groom's Name: William Gregory
Groom's Birth Date: 1849
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Bridget Maria Gallagher
Bride's Birth Date: 1862
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 16
Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1878
Marriage Place: Murree, Bengal, India
Groom's Father's Name: N. Gregory
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name: John Gallagher
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75027-4
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 510857
Reference Number: 510-857

"but she would only be 14 when she married"

My gg grandmother was married out in India when she was about 13/14. Her first husband was a 28 year-old soldier who subsequently died of cholera.

I read somewhere that the Government stopped paying allowances to soldiers for any children over 13 years of age, so there was a rush to get the poor little devils married off!

Thank you for that Vera as you say interesting pitty it didn't give more info about his family was hoping to find a bit more out about Bridget his wife,May be she was there with her family she was born in Canada ?? some one has her birth 1864 but she would only be 14 when she married

Yes please I'll Pm you with my E mail address

Just checked the 1851 census and yes it does look like them the other family was Ann not Mary

Hi Sylann,
Would you like his service record (copy)...if so please private message me.

Regards Vera

Yes Vera That looks as though it's him thought he might have been in some sort of forces, Not sure about the 1851 census ?? the info I have is that Samuel was 1 and William 3

First name(s): William

Last name: GREGORY

Calculated year of birth: 1847

Parish of birth: Lenton

Town of birth: Nottingham

County of birth: Nottinghamshire

Age at attestation: 18 years

Attestation date: 11 December 1865

Attestation corps: 17th Foot

Attestation soldier number: 493

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:

Discharge soldier number:

The National Archives reference: WO97 / 2929 / 169


Looks like he might have gone out in 1870



Regards Vera

Possible for Mary now a widow from 1851

1851 England Census
about William Gregory
Name: William Gregory
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary Gregory
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England

Civil parish: Lenton
County/Island: Nottinghamshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View image

Registration district: Radford
Sub-registration district: Lenton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 170
Piece: 2129
Folio: 68
Page Number: 42
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Gregory 44
Mary Gregory 15
Rebecca Gregory 13
Samuel Gregory 11
Charles Gregory 5
William Gregory 1


Andy

I have a William Henry Gregory born 1849 Nottingham married Bridget Gallagher born 1864 Canada in India 1878
They had a daughter Elizabeth born 1880 India
William died in Warrington 1889

Williams father was Samuel Gregory 1805- 1849 Nottingham
mother Mary Hall 1805

Is their anyway of finding out when they went to India I can't find them in 1851 their is another Samuel & Mary Nottingham 1851 but not the right family

Any suggestions !!