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Rodr

Thank you, this is the information I have from his Navy record.
He was 5' 6" with brown hair and grey eyes. He was made a corporal when he was 23, and he had five good conduct medals.
His last ship was the Orion, which was sent to Singapore when James Sansom served on it.. it records that he was killed by persons unknown on 17th April 1888. he was 30 years old.
So that explains why his wife and children ended up in the workhouse.

Thanks for all the help, its much appreciated.

I noticed that he puts himself as single, maybe they never married, he would have only been 20 when the first child was born and she would have been nineteen. Some things we will never know for sure, but thank you so much for the help. I had nearly given up hope.

More than likely they never married then Mary

Interesting to find those details though, wish I could find some interesting facts out about my ancestors

jax

Do the records list any next of kin?

Rose

No, they don't record next of kin, but they weren't very well kept, there didnt seem to be a place for that. His 'wife' came from a very respectable home, I am suprised if there was no wedding. But who knows very interesting though. I can't believe the fantastic help I have had from you guys, thanks a million.