British Armed Forces Marriage, 1825

[Jenny M Benson]

Would the entry in the GRO Chaplains' Returns of Marriages for a
marriage of British soldier in France in 1825 give the name of the
father of the groom?

I wrote to this list some years ago about a relative of mine, Joseph
Pitt of Canterbury, who used the alias Dineage (various spellings) for
some time during his life, several of his children being baptised with
that surname. Joseph's older brother was named Samuel Pitt and there is
a PR entry for his public Baptism at St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury in
1799, following private Baptism in Birmingham in 1795. I have found no
further records for Samuel Pitt, but I have found a lot of records
relating to Samuel Dinenage, born 1895, apparently in Canterbury.

Another connection to the Dinenage surname is that Joseph's daughter,
Sophia, was a witness to the marriage of a Mary Ann Pitt Dinenage to
Sophia's husband's brother. Mary Ann was possibly the daughter of a
brother of Joseph Pitt. Some Australian records say her father was
William Pitt who was a gunmaker, as was Joseph's father.

I am trying to prove or disprove that Samuel Pitt and Samuel Dinenage
were one and the same, but I have not yet found any information
concerning Samuel Dinenage's parentage. Hence my query about his
marriage record.

[Charles Ellson]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:42:29 +0100, Jenny M Benson

Post by Jenny M Benson
Would the entry in the GRO Chaplains' Returns of Marriages for a
marriage of British soldier in France in 1825 give the name of the
father of the groom?

It would not normally have done so in the civil equivalent unless IME
the person recording it seemed to think it necessary as part of the
description (e.g. to differentiate between two neighbouring Fred
Smiths). In the Army the "obvious"[TM] identifier would have been a
soldier's regimental number.

Post by Jenny M Benson
I wrote to this list some years ago about a relative of mine, Joseph
Pitt of Canterbury, who used the alias Dineage (various spellings) for
some time during his life, several of his children being baptised with
that surname. Joseph's older brother was named Samuel Pitt and there is
a PR entry for his public Baptism at St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury in
1799, following private Baptism in Birmingham in 1795. I have found no
further records for Samuel Pitt, but I have found a lot of records
relating to Samuel Dinenage, born 1895, apparently in Canterbury.
Another connection to the Dinenage surname is that Joseph's daughter,
Sophia, was a witness to the marriage of a Mary Ann Pitt Dinenage to
Sophia's husband's brother. Mary Ann was possibly the daughter of a
brother of Joseph Pitt. Some Australian records say her father was
William Pitt who was a gunmaker, as was Joseph's father.
I am trying to prove or disprove that Samuel Pitt and Samuel Dinenage
were one and the same, but I have not yet found any information
concerning Samuel Dinenage's parentage. Hence my query about his
marriage record.

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Jenny wrote:
J> From: Jenny M Benson <***@hotmail.co.uk>
J>
J> Would the entry in the GRO Chaplains' Returns of Marriages for a
J> marriage of British soldier in France in 1825 give the name of the
J> father of the groom?
J>
J> I wrote to this list some years ago about a relative of mine, Joseph
J> Pitt of Canterbury, who used the alias Dineage (various spellings) for
J> some time during his life, several of his children being baptised with
J> that surname. Joseph's older brother was named Samuel Pitt and there is
J> a PR entry for his public Baptism at St Mary Magdalene, Canterbury in
J> 1799, following private Baptism in Birmingham in 1795. I have found no
J> further records for Samuel Pitt, but I have found a lot of records
J> relating to Samuel Dinenage, born 1895, apparently in Canterbury.
J>
J> Another connection to the Dinenage surname is that Joseph's daughter,
J> Sophia, was a witness to the marriage of a Mary Ann Pitt Dinenage to
J> Sophia's husband's brother. Mary Ann was possibly the daughter of a
J> brother of Joseph Pitt. Some Australian records say her father was
J> William Pitt who was a gunmaker, as was Joseph's father.
J>
J> I am trying to prove or disprove that Samuel Pitt and Samuel Dinenage
J> were one and the same, but I have not yet found any information
J> concerning Samuel Dinenage's parentage. Hence my query about his
J> marriage record.

This is all very interesting but it's not exactly clear which marriage
you're trying to track down. Marriage between whom?
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