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Jamie

Jamie Report 10 Aug 2018 18:53

Benjamin was in the cape mounted rifles in king will:ams town south afruca in 1868 any more info would be awesome.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 10 Aug 2018 21:45


Country Great Britain
Record set British Army, Worldwide Index 1861
First name Benjamin
Last name Gunton
Service number 328
Rank Trooper
Unit or Regiment Cape Mounted Rifles
Regiment stationed at Cape of Good Hope
Year 1861
National Archives reference WO12 / 10580
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Regimental & Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
copyright and All Rights Reserved 2011

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 10 Aug 2018 21:48


First name(s) Benjamin William
Last name Gunton
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1897
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™
Benjamin William Gunton married one of these people
Priscilla Mary Hutson, Minnie Fisher
District Newcastle upon Tyne
District number -
County Northumberland
Country England
Volume 10B
Volume as transcribed 10B
Page number 161
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Great Britain, England

Jamie

Jamie Report 12 Aug 2018 11:39

Just found the marriage of benjamin gunton and mary ann (ellen) williams in south africa. https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/settlerbrowsemarrs.php?name=GUNTON. If anyone can find benjamin on passenger lists to south africa that would be awesome

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 12 Aug 2018 12:34

I had a look at the passenger lists but I think the time scale for Benjamin's travel is too early Jamie.

Great that you found his marriage in South Africa :-)