11th Regiment events at Chatham, Kent

Gillian, a fellow descendant of the 11th Regt, contacted me as she'd been using the Medway Ancestor's digitized parish records in Kent(http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/). Elements of the 11th were stationed in barracks at Gillingham near Chatham (Kent) from 1844-1846. From here they embarked for Australia either as convict guards or on dedicated troop ships.

While most events (baptisms and marriages) were probably at the more local Gillingham parish church, a number were performed at Chatham, and these are transcribed below. Presumably many of these children proceeded to the Australian colonies. Fifteen baptisms were recorded, from Nov 1844 to Feb 1846. Two marriages were recorded - in neither case did the regimental member marry the daughter of a fellow regimental member. The burial records (if any exist for members of the 11th at Chatham) did not list occupation and so cannot be identified.

I will not attempt to generate biographies of any of these regimental members here, but would be happy to enter such information if others find something of interest on this page.

11^th Regiment registrations at Chatham

BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Chatham in the County of Kent

When baptised	Child’s Christian name	Parent’s Christian name	Parent’s surname	Abode	Quality, Trade, Profession	By whom Ceremony performed
1844 Nov 3, No. 463	Mary Ann	Joseph & Mary Ann	Dawes	Gillingham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Jany 5, No. 567	James John	James & Catherine	Haslett	Gillingham	Corporal 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Jany 15, No. 585	Mary Ann	James & Hannah	Adams	Gillingham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 Feby 19, No. 652	William	Joyce & Mary Ann	Irwun	Gillingham	Serjeant 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 Feby 21, No. 656	Robert	Howe & Sarah	McCoppin	Gillingham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 March 2, No. 673	Sarah Ann	Robert & Jane	Dillon	Gillingham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 April 2, No. 711	Mary Ann	John & Mary	Collins	Chatham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 April 6, No. 723	Penelope	William & Mary	Smith	Chatham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 May 16, No. 791	George	George & Eliza	Collins	Chatham	Private 11th	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 May 18, No. 798	William	Thomas & Ann	Watson	Chatham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1845 July 6, No. 891	William James	James & Mary	Asgood	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 July 6, No. 893	James Richard	James & Catherine	Marshall	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1845 July 6, No. 894	Jane Jenkins	John & Mary	McNeill	Gillingham	Private 11th Regt	H I Dawes, Ass Curate
1846 Jany 9, No. 1164	Eliza	William & Elizabeth	Calloway	Chatham	Private 11th	G I Mark, Curate
1846 Feby 22, No. 1235	Edward Maurice	Maurice & Sarah	Fitzgerald	Chatham	Serjeant 11th	G I Mark, Curate

 

MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Chatham in the County of Kent

No. 19

Married June 25^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
John Harris Rogers Hamilton	Of full age	Bachelor	Serjeant 11th	Wood Street	Daniel Charles Rogers Hamilton	Gent
Eliza Wood	Of full age	Spinster	-	Hollingbourne	Robert Wood	Farmer

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church by me G I Mark, Curate

Solemnized between John H R Harrison and Eliza Wood (both signed)

Witnessed by Richard Greaves and Martha Greaves (both signed)

No. 25

Married July 7^th 1845

Name and surname	Age	Condition	Rank or profession	Residence at time of marriage	Father’s name and surname	Rank or profession of father
Isaac Bennett	Of full age	Bachelor	Serjeant 11th	Barracks	David Bennett	Gardner
Margaret Donohoe	Minor	Spinster	-	Middle Street	Hugh Donohoe	Linen draper

Married in the Church according to the rites of the Established Church by me G I Mark, Curate

Solemnized between J Bennett and Margt Donohoe (both signed)

Witnessed by Wm H Scott and ??? (both signed)