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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers

http://www.qrlnymuseum.co.uk/16l.htm

where was the regiment first formed?

as John was in the army he may not have been born in Dorset and they may have moved around with his regiment making them hard to track.

Victorian era
Charge of the 16th Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal, January 1846

The regiment was dispatched to Ireland in March 1816 where it was re-designated as a lancer regiment in September 1816, becoming the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers).[1] It returned from Ireland in June 1819.[33] The regiment was sent to India in 1822[34] and saw action, using lances, against the Marathas at the Siege of Bharatpur in January 1826.[35] It saw action again at the capture of Ghuznee in July 1839 during the First Anglo-Afghan War[36] and at the Battle of Maharajpore in December 1843 during the Gwalior Campaign. It also took part in the Battle of Aliwal in January 1846, when the regiment charged and dispersed a body of Sikhs ten times its size, and also fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War.[37] The regiment’s title was simplified to the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers in 1861.[1] It served in India between 1865 and 1876 and again between 1890 and 1899.[37]

Mary Newman born 1791 Portland Dorset, parents Edward Newman and Susanna Park

John
Last name Halford
Age 34
Birth year 1821
Birth date ? ? 1821
Birth place Weymouth
Birth county/country Dorsetshire
Archive The National Archives
Series BT116
Piece number 41
Date range 1853-1857
Record set Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1835-1857
Category Education & work
Subcategory Merchant navy & maritime
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John
Last name Halford
Marriage year 1820
Marriage date 06 Feb 1820
Place Wyke Regis
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Newman
Groom's first name(s) John
Groom's last name Halford
Groom's parish Melcombe Regis
Groom's county Dorset
Groom's status Soldier in 16th Dragoons, bachelor
Bride's first names(s) Mary
Bride's last name Newman
Bride's parish of this parish
Bride's county Dorset
Bride's status spinster
Witnesses John Bussell, Mary Stevens X Patey.
County Dorset
Country England
Notes Banns.
Record set Dorset Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces

Susanna
Last name Holford
Birth year 1823
Baptism year 1823
Baptism date 11 May 1823
Baptism place Portland
Parents' name(s) Daughter of John & Mary
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) -
Notes --------
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms

John Edward
Last name Holford
Birth year -
Baptism year 1821
Baptism date 03 Jan 1821
Baptism place Melcombe Regis
Church St Mary
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Notes Trumpeter 16th Lancers
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
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a tree on ancestry has no further info on john senior

Welcome to the boards, Jennipher.


You say you have Mary's birth - when and where was that, please?

Married 1820 in Wyke Regis Dorset to Mary Newman. On marriage banns listed as in 16th Foot dragoons and from Melcombe Regis parish. Name down as Holford and Helford. Has 2 children John Henry in 1821 and Susanna in 1823. Have got birth of Mary Newman but cannot find an other records of John snr , Mary or Susanna.
Any help most welcome