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Family Roots of Henry Wilson 1826 - 1900 Bangor, Tailor

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Hoping you can help.

I have been trying to trace my 2 x great grandfather's family in Bangor without success.

 

Name:            Henry Wilson

Born:              1825-26

Place:             Bangor

Father:            Robert

Occupation:   Tailor in 1846

 

Military:          Royal Artillery

Enlisted:         30 September 1846

Place:             Glasgow

Age:                20yrs

Servered:        Madras, India

 

Married:          9 August 1849    Madras, India

Spouse:          Nancy Skipp

 

Children:         Frederick Henry;  Agnes Maria;  Robert;  Ellen Sophia;  James Alfred;  Henry Oliver;

                       John;  Albert George;  Walter Edward;  Charles Edwin Morton

 

Retired:          1871   Chelsee Out Persioner

 

Died:              14 July    Madras India

 

 

 

 

rkb2au

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Hi - Thank you for your message.

Some sites which may be helpful to your research are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093

Also Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

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