Thanks John. I shall bear those all in mind. I haven't got the birth cert of James HARVEY due to cost and it not being my direct line. But if I score big on the premium Bonds... And thanks for the links as well. Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "JFHH" <johnfhhgen@uwclub.net> To: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk>; <london@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [LON] Charles Westley HARVEY bc 1853 London Middlesex > Hello Andy, > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" > <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> >> Charles Westley HARVEY is one of life's great mysteries. My only certain >> sighting of him is on the >> 9th Jun 1878 when he marries Mary Ann HEDGCOCK in Dover. He's a private >> of the 10th Regiment >> currently stationed at the Western Heights in Dover, aged 28. Father is >> Robert HARVEY a Carpenter. > -----I assume he also appears on James W. HARVEY's birth cert? Looks as if > you may need a trip to > TNA at Kew. Are you familar with > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/army-muster-1730-1898.htm > ? > Some info with lins on the 10th here > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_%28North_Lincoln%29_Regiment_of_Foot > >> > I cannot find him on any census except for the 1861 in Suffolk which >> > could possibly be him. He's >> > described as born 1853, a nephew to Henry HARVEY (b abt 1793 Thorp >> > Essex), and born Middlesex >> > London. The males of this HARVEY line are all carpenters or joiners, so >> > it's a strong likelyhood >> > that this is my Charles. > >> >> I think I have tracked his father on the 41c, 51c, and 71c, but at no >> time is Charles with him. >> > I cannot track his birth/baptism details, nor what happened to him >> > after his marriage. All I >> > know is that he possibly died by 1884 when Mary remarried to a William >> > GAMMON. Although she >> > described herself as a spinster this is her as the 1891c has as her son >> > by Charles, James W >> > HARVEY. > -------Would any of these be worth following up? > Name: Charles Wesley Harvey Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: abt > 1902 Baptism Date: 23 Feb > 1902 Father's Name: George John Harvey Mother's Name: Annie Elizabeth > Harvey Parish or Poor Law > Union: Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene Borough: Southwark > > [Deaths] > Record Charles Wellesley C Harvey abt 1843 Jan-Feb-Mar 1872 Ecclesall > Bierlow Yorkshire West Riding > View Record Charles Wellesley C Harvey abt 1872 Jan-Feb-Mar 1872 Ecclesall > Bierlow Yorkshire West > Riding > Record Charles Wesley Harvey 1902 Jan-Feb-Mar 1981 Birmingham West > Midlands > Record Howard Westley Harvey abt 1878 Jul-Aug-Sep 1904 Aston Warwickshire > > [Births] > Record Charles Wesley Harvey Jan-Feb-Mar 1902 St London > View Record Charles Wellesley C Harvey Apr-May-Jun 1915 Ecclesall Bierlow > Derbyshire, Yorkshire - > West Riding > > There are a number of We*ley HARVEYs about. > Regards > John Henley > >> > What I'm hoping for is because of his birth in London Middlesex that >> > another researcher could be >> > lurking. I have tried every conceivable search mechanism I know of and >> > getting no-where. I will >> > be posting to the Essex and Suffolk lists in the hope of catching some >> > info there. >> > Cheers> Andy > >