Gerald, A Farrier Sergeant would have been attached either to a cavalry regiment or a horse artillery unit, which narrows the search a little. Daughter Isabella was actually born in 1846 according to the records - 26th February 1846 - and baptized on 11th September 1848 at Dum Dum. A second daughter was baptized on the same day - Jean, born 1st August 1848. As far as I can see, William and Elizabeth were married (India Office Family Search) in Allypore 1832, and had other children: Charles (1833), and William(1835) when he was described as a "Rough Rider" with the Horse Artillery. If you have further information it might be possible to narrow down the search further.
Hello List Noel and Gerald, my understanding is that in 1848 only Artillery troops would have been stationed at Dum Dum, so I think he almost certainly would have been Horse Artillery. As there weren't generally Royal Artillery units in India until the Indian Mutiny, I think it very likely that he was part of the Bengal Army, and you should be able to trace him further as a member of the Bengal Army, either at the British Library or using FamilySearch microfilm. For details, see the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Bengal Army, section Records http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Bengal_Army#Records Cheers Maureen On 23/07/2015, at 12:38 PM, Noel Clark via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Gerald, > > A Farrier Sergeant would have been attached either to a cavalry regiment or > a horse artillery unit, which narrows the search a little. > Daughter Isabella was actually born in 1846 according to the records - 26th > February 1846 - and baptized on 11th September 1848 at Dum Dum. A second > daughter was baptized on the same day - Jean, born 1st August 1848. > > As far as I can see, William and Elizabeth were married (India Office Family > Search) in Allypore 1832, and had other children: Charles (1833), and > William(1835) when he was described as a "Rough Rider" with the Horse > Artillery. > > If you have further information it might be possible to narrow down the > search further. > >