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WILLIAM ELSEY B1799 ?

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Bravo

Bravo Report 18 Feb 2013 22:26

Hi Alviegal Thank you for the info you sent, you have been so kind and helpful, i would not have been able to find all this info my self. going to bed now after a long day with the grand kids . kind regards eve

alviegal

alviegal Report 18 Feb 2013 14:46

Death of Eliza's first husband?



Name:
John Wetherall
Event type:
Death
Date:
28 - Sep
Year:
1842
Location:
Age:
Status:
Will administration:
Notes:
At Kurrachee, Capt. John Wetherall, H.M., 41st regt.
Transcribed by:
FIBIS
India Office Records Reference:


Source name:
East India Register
Source year:
1843
Source edition:
2
Presidency:
Bombay

Perhaps a child for the couple? If so, his father died about a month after this birth. Truly tragic.



Name:
(unrecorded) Wetherall
Event type:
Birth
Date:
31 - Aug
Year:
1842
Location:
Parents:
Notes:
On the Esplanade, the lady of Capt. Wetherall, H.M.'s 41st regt., of a daughter.
Transcribed by:
FIBIS
India Office Records Reference:


Source name:
East India Register
Source year:
1843
Source edition:
1
Presidency:
Bombay

alviegal

alviegal Report 18 Feb 2013 14:36

Found on http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/


Name:
William ELSEY
Event type:
Biography
Start date:
21 Aug
Start year:
1799
End date:
End year:
Biographical notes:
Madras Army, b 21 Aug 1799; Retired Nov 1836; m 10 Aug 1847; wife b 1811; Sarah Elizabeth b 28 Jan 1849
Transcribed by:
British Library

alviegal

alviegal Report 18 Feb 2013 00:21

???


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Eliza Henrietta Broad
Name: Eliza Henrietta Broad
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Mar 1815
Father's Name: Richard Broad, major in the army
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Anne Broad
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Register Type: Parish Registers




London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Eliza Henrietta Broad
Name: Eliza Henrietta Broad
Spouse Name: John Wetherall
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Aug 1840
Parish: Perivale
Borough: Ealing
Register Type: Parish Register

alviegal

alviegal Report 18 Feb 2013 00:13

East India Register & Army List 1855
Name Regiment
ELSEY, William MADRAS RETIRED OFFICERS
His appointment was in 1823. He was a Major when retired 15 nov 1834.

Harts Army List 1840
Name Regiment Folio
ELSEY, William CAPTAINS was a recruiting captain based at Chatham for the East India Co. Army, 2nd Dec 1836.

ELSEY, William STAFF & C. OF GREAT BRITAIN He was the Paymaster at the Honourable East India Co in Chatham. He was a Captain.

Bravo

Bravo Report 18 Feb 2013 00:02

THANK YOU SO MJUCH FOR THE INFO YOU HAVE FOUND , I WILL TRY TOMMOW TO FIND A DEATH FOR THEM/HIM . I AM GOING TO BED NOW AS I HAVE TO BE UP EARLY FOR THE GRAND KIDS . ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU , KINDEST REGARDS EVE

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:55

Sorry not finding any more children for them.

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 23:46

wow , thank you , you have been so helpful

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 23:44

thats them , thank you so much , i just need to try and find out where he was born ? where would i look for that ,, and if he had any more children , kind regards eve

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:43


London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about Sarah Elizabeth Henrietta Elley
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Henrietta Elley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Age: 21
Spouse Name: Alexander Ramsey Cruikshank, capt artillery
Spouse Age: 31
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Feb 1870
Parish: Ealing Christ Church
Borough: Ealing
Father Name: William Elsey, lieut col
Spouse Father Name: Patrick Cruikshank, gentleman
Register Type: Parish Register

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:36

??

Departures from Madras Almanac 1831 - 1834
Departure Departure
Month & Day May 15
Year 1832
Name of Ship Orontes
Type of Ship Ship
Captain W.F. Baker
Title or Rank Lieut.
Passenger Surname Elsey
Regiment or Occupation 43rd Regt. N.I.
Origin Madras
Destination London
Port 1 St Helena
Source Madras Almanac
Edition 1833

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 23:34

hi, did he have any more children ?

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:32

Home Marriages 1847
Groom Surname Elsey
Bride Surname Wetherall
Bride First Names Eliza Henrietta
Place Piccadilly
Year 1847
Month August
Day 10
Exact Entry Major Elsey, East-India Co's depot, at Warley, to Eliza Henrietta, widow of the late Captain Wetherall, at St. James's, Piccadilly.
Edition Year 1847
Edition Date August 24



Gentlemans Magazine
Marriage Announcements 1731-1850
Husband surname Elsey
Husbands rank/occupation Major
Husbands unit EIC's Depot
Wife surname Wetherall
Wife first names Eliza Henrietta
Marriage date 10 Aug 1847
Place of marriage St James's Piccadilly
Edition Date Nov 1847
Page number 534
Detail At St. James's, Piccadilly, Major Elsey, of the E.I. Co.'s Depot, at Worley, to Eliza-Henrietta, widow of Capt. Wetherall, 41st Foot.

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:30

??

Civil Registration event: Birth
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Name: ELSEY, Sarah Elizabeth Henrietta
Registration district: Billericay
County: Essex
Year of registration: 1849
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume no: 12
Page no: 3


Living with William and Eliza.

1851 census transcription details for: East India Company's Depot Warley Barracks,
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 1774
Folio: 42
Page: 2
Reg. District: Billericay
Sub District: Brentwood
Parish: Little Warley
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District: Rochester
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Little Warley
County: Essex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
ELSEY, Sarah E H Daughter F 1 1850
Little Warley, Essex


1861 census transcription details for: 6, Eversfield Place, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings
Print Close

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 561
Folio: 17
Page: 27
Reg. District: Hastings
Sub District: 3 St Mary in the Castle
Parish: St Mary Magdalen
Enum. District: 6
Ecclesiastical District: Chichester
City/Municipal Borough: Hastings
Address: 6, Eversfield Place, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings
County: Sussex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
ELSEY, William Head Married M 58 1803 Lt Col EIs Retired
Wanstead, Essex
ELSEY, Eliza Henriett Wife Married F 50 1811
..., Middlesex
ELSEY, Sarah Eh Daughter F 12 1849
Warley, Essex
MILLEN, Sarah Servant Unmarried F 26 1835 Lady Maid
Harlesden Green, Middlesex

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 23:29

hi , so would that mean that he and sarah came back to englad for the birth of elizabeth. as i have found him in 1855 indian retired officers on genes records but could not go into it.

alviegal

alviegal Report 17 Feb 2013 23:23

From fibis.

Home Births 1849
Surname Elsey
Son/daughter daughter
Place Essex
Year 1849
Month Jan
Day 28
Exact Entry Elsey, the wife of Maj. W. East - India Co.'s depot, d. at Warley, Essex, Jan, 28.
Edition Year 1849
Edition Date February 2

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 22:29

hi he married sarah in 10 aug 1847 so elizabeth born 1849 would be a good guide i think / he retired from the madras army in 1836 -- which would make him about 37 years old ? . he is in the ianian office records so i think he may have stayed out there for a while, maybe? . kind regards eve

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 22:15

wife --sarah born 1811 -- daughter ( i think) not another wife 1849

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 17 Feb 2013 22:07

Are you certain of your dates ?

Sarah to 1847 but a daughter born 1849

Or do you think he married again

Bravo

Bravo Report 17 Feb 2013 21:39

HI IAM TRYING TO SEARCH ELSEY'S IN INDIA, I HAVE FOUND A WILLIAM ELSEY B - 21 AUG 1799 , MADRAS ARMY , - RETIRED NOV 1836 --- WHO MARRIED SARAH B- 1811 ?--- 10 AUG 1847 ? HAD A DAUGHTER ELIZABETH 28 JAN 1849, FOUND THIS IN THE INDIAN OFFICE RECORDS, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE HE WAS BORN AND WHERE DID THEY GET MARRIED , DONT KNOW IF HE IS CONNECTED TO ME??. COULD ANY ONE HELP, KIND REGARDS EVE