Hi Has anyone come across rellies who although living in Ireland were born abroad? Im lookng at a PatrIck Sullivan labourer born Bray crca 1801 who was in the army 1824-1839, serving some time in East Indies and some at home. Is it possble that a private in the army would have wife and kids abroad and then on discharging/returning home bring them with him? Pure speculation on this but looking at IGI and census returns for eg Sullivans there seems to be a lot born in India. Equally I suppose it could account for small familes in Ireland if dad was serving abroad leaving mam and any kds n Ireland. Its making me wonder whether this could be a common occurance. carol

Any of these Sullivans related to the boxer John L. Sullivan?

Carol Griffiths wrote: > Has anyone come across rellies who although living in Ireland were > born abroad? Im lookng at a PatrIck Sullivan labourer born Bray crca > 1801 who was in the army 1824-1839, serving some time in East Indies > and some at home. Is it possble that a private in the army would have > wife and kids abroad and then on discharging/returning home bring them > with him? Pure speculation on this but looking at IGI and census > returns for eg Sullivans there seems to be a lot born in India. > Equally I suppose it could account for small familes in Ireland if dad > was serving abroad leaving mam and any kds n Ireland. Joan Hopkins replied: > I also have a Wicklow Cuffe who joined a Irish Regiment of British Army in > Co. Louth 1809 and was posted all over the place, children were born various > places and unless they have a detailed obituary it gets hard to trace them. My wife's forebear was with the military for many years during the 1830s to 1850s, travelling the world of English conflict, so to speak. He married a Cork lassie, and from the birthplaces of their extensive progeny, I reckon his wife travelled to many of the theatres he served in. They settled after his military retirement to Woodend outside Melbourne Australia. Frank Whillans, Melbourne