I am looking for information relating to the following people- James Barr (c1800), Matilda Barr (c1820), Edward Shortt (c1820), William Shortt (1848). Both James and Edward were soldiers in the 9th Regiment of Foot.
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Hi
I am looking for information relating to a Matilda Barr (born c1826), James Barr, her father (born c1800) who was a sergeant bandmaster in the 9th Regiment of Foot in 1848. Her husband Edward Shortt (born c1825) who was a private in the 9th Regiment of Foot in 1848 at the time of their marriage. They had a son William who was born in Newry, Co. Down (c1849). Whether or not this was because his parents were natives of Newry or if it was because their regiment was garrisoned there, I do not know. Matilda died in Wigan in 1891 at the home of her son William Shortt who was my maternal great grandfather.
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Genaelogy Support
Hi
www.rootsireland.ie has some records that you might be interested in , also as James Barr was in the English army you might check the KEW archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Newry has a lot of genealogy resources online like http://countydown.x10.mx/html/newry.htm
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Annemarie
Hi,
Some of the descendants of Short/Shortts from Ireland have formed a facebook group in the hope sharing our knowledge. Here is the link if you are interested in joining:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/413094348713915/
Hello,
Edward Short(t) was my G G Grandfather and you may like to know that he has 7 G G Grandchildren, 20 G G G Grandchildren and 16 G G G G Grandchildren living in Australia. I have been searching all my life to find out about my relatives' and discovered this site today. It would be lovely if you would like to reply. I would love to know more about our family history. Bye for now. Jenny.
Hi Jenny,
If you have hit a brick wall it might also be good to consider DNA testing. Some of the male Shortt family from Tipperary have recently had a test and have had a match. We have also had a autosomal match on the same line.
http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/short/pats
Kind regards,
Sue
Hi Jenny
It took me some time to get to this message. It was impossible from the email connection. I have sent a 'Friend request' on Facebook but it might not be yours. However, I've managed it now. First of all we need to establish that we share the same Edward Shortt. Mine was born about 1824 and married Matilda Barr in 1848 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and he was a private in the 9th Regiment of Foot.
If this is similar to your research, I will be dellighted to continue contacting you.
Kind regards.
Judith
Hi Jenny
It took me some time to get to this message. It was impossible from the email connection. I have sent a 'Friend request' on Facebook but it might not be yours. However, I've managed it now. First of all we need to establish that we share the same Edward Shortt. Mine was born about 1824 and married Matilda Barr in 1848 in Winchester, Hampshire, England and he was a private in the 9th Regiment of Foot.
If this is similar to your research, I will be dellighted to continue contacting you.
Kind regards.
Judith
Hello again
Have you tried any of the Shortt family Facebook pages? There are quite a few.
Judith