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Your William Dunbobbin WAS in the army (Private 7341, 4th Battalion, The Kings Liverpool Regiment), and appears in the 1901 census at the New Military Barracks in Fermoy, Co. Cork.

I have yet to locate him in 1911, but guess he was still with the regiment. He was awarded the 1914 Star, so was either still with the colours at the start of the Great War, or was recalled from the Reserve.

Andy Alston
http://one-name.org/name_profile/dunbabin/

HI,GAIL,
ALL THE INFO I HAVE IS WHAT I HAVE POSTED. I MAY BE ON A "WILD GOOSE CHASE" , JUST GOING ON FAMILY MEMORIES ( WHICH CAN BE " IFFY " . MAY I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY REQUEST - REGARDS TOM

Can you give me some info I am also on ancestry and maybe able to dig around for a medal card for the first world war if that will help?
The other way would be to look at the nation archive site but it costs £2.00 for the information.
If you have any medals on the rim would be
rank,initials,surname,regiment and then his number.
Once you then get this information you can get his medal card and then go to the national archive you can get his service records. It's very interesting.
For our wedding anniversary march we are planning on going to Kew to research. My hubby's great grandfather and also this great uncle which is SLINGSBY. I have managed to get his family tree to 1841.
hope this helps.
yours
gail

Hi Tom;

Lets see where this leads us;


Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

Births Dec 1897
Hunt Marion Lincoln Warrington 8c 209


1901 England Census
about Marion L Hunt
Name: Marion L Hunt
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Louisa
Gender: Female
Where born: Warrington, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Warrington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
Town: Warrington
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Warrington
Sub registration district: Warrington
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 164
Household Members: Name Age
James Hunt 45
Louisa Hunt 45
Letitia Hunt 20
Harriet Louisa Hunt 17
William Hunt 15
Florence Hunt 11
Victor Hunt 5
Marion L Hunt 4

Nothing obvious there, presumably she could have been a friend of Esther's.

John Spencer maybe difficult to spot, I'll have a dig about though.

Dee xx

Hi Ann,
YES - New enquiry! - renaming my Family Tree to Collander Tree (it's got that many holes in it!!) regards & H.N.Y. Tom

we've done Dunbobbins before - was this you Thomas?

Hi Dee, Witnesses on Marr. Cert.
JOHN SPENCER
MARION LINCOLN HUNT
SAMUEL DUNBOBBIN (WILLIAM'S FATHER)
NO SPENCERS OR HUNTS IN MY FAMILY TREE.
NOT WITH HIS FATHER'S & GRANDFATHER'S FAMILIES IN 1901 CENSUS
regards Tom

Tom,

Who are the witnesses on the marriage certificate?? Sometimes these can help in a search.

Dee x

Hi Dee, i have the Marriage Cert. it states that he is a General Labourer at time of Marriage(1915) What happened to him between 1891 and 1915 is becoming a mystery! Maybe a chink of light into this mystery is that on my Father & Mothers Marriage Cert(1940) it states that his Father(Wlliam) was a C.S.M. in the India Army(deceased) - he(William) died in 1936. Also whilst talking to my Aunt she mentioned that her Father(William) was in the Army. I wouldn't hold much store on My Father's info as he states that he is 21 on Marr. Cert. but in fact was only 18 yrs 5 months!! (bit of a Porky!). Sorry I have not got access to the 1901 Census at the moment - regards Tom

Hi Tom,

I had another good look for you last night, I basically looked at every Will* ( I left out the surname) born in Warrington around your Williams birth and I found Zilch.

Do you have his marriage certificate, does that hold any clues???

To access information on the censuses regarding soldiers, patients etc.. if you just normally add the details then go to the 1901 census you can revise details at the top of the page and add what they would be stated as in the census, like for example, son, head, visitor, prisoner etc... I tried this and stil zero returns for your William. (this is on ancestry)

Now could he have been hiding with my GG Grandfather??? Roll on the 1911 census!!!!! Then you can put your trowel away and get out your sledge hammer!!!!!

Dee xxx

MIX SOME MORE MORTAR-PASS THE TROWEL!- LOOKS LIKE I'M BUILDING ANOTHER BRICK WALL!! - TOM

Hi Denise - thanks for your info. I have had considerable problems with Surname variations in my research! I am led to believe that people in the Armed Forces and other Institutions(Hospitals- Prisons etc) are included in the Census but i do not know how to access this info? - any help anyone?- regards Tom

Sorry Tom couldn't see anything.

Hi Tom,

For ref;

1891 England Census
about William Dunbobbin
Name: William Dunbobbin
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Samuel
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Warrington, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Warrington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Elphin
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Warrington
Sub registration district: Warrington
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Dunbobbin 30
Sarah Dunbobbin 39
Sarah Dunbobbin 13
William Dunbobbin 8
Elizabeth Dunbobbin 7

TRYING TO FIND WILLIAM DUNBOBBIN B. 1882 TO SAMUEL & SARAH DUNBOBBIN (WARRINGTON ). I HAVE HIM WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE 1891 CENSUS AGED 8. NOT WITH FAMILY 1N 1901 CENSUS. NOT SURE IF HE JOINED THE ARMY? MARRIED ESTHER SUDWORTH IN 1915.THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION, TOM