Ivan I am guessing that the "Artillery" in this case is not the HM Army Royal Artillery, but one of the East India Company's Armies' Artillery. As the marriage occurred in Baroda, my guess would be that Richard Herbert would have been in the Bombay Artillery. I would recommend that you trawl through the Bombay Army Muster and Casualty Rolls for the early 1800s to try and identify both Richard Herbert, and a possible father or former husband of Judith. You can access these records by ordering up the LDS microfilms for viewing at your nearest Family History Centre or LDS Agency: 1794-1799 FHL BRITISH Film 1966515 1800-1805 FHL BRITISH Film 1966516 1806-1812 FHL BRITISH Film 1966553 1812-1819 FHL BRITISH Film 1966554 Good hunting! Sylvia (Sydney) > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Gregory [mailto:ivang@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 11:40 AM > To: india@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INDIA] Judith Macavoy > > I recently sighted a burial entry in 1816 for Judith Herbert > nee Macavoy who is described as a European woman from the > artillery. I have not been able to find her birth, probably > between 1790 and 1795. I had thought she could be the > daughter of a soldier and an Indian woman. I am wondering > whether the burial record description of her as a European > woman can be relied upon. > I have a copy of her marriage registration to Richard > Herbert, a gunner of artillery, in 1812 in Baroda. > Does anyone have comments on the reliability of burial records? > Ivan Gregory, Melbourne.