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Norman/Robertson

Eleanor, her daughter and grandaughter were widowed early in their marriages and remarried. Eleanor only remarried once, her daughter, Mary Ann, was widowed and remarried three times before the age of 35 and her Grandaughter Ann Matilda was widowed and remarried at least four times before the age of 23!

Descendants of Eleonor

Generation No. 1

1.  ELEONOR1 was born Bet. 1783 - 1785, and died 12 October 1818 in Meerut.  She married (1) JOSEPH NORMAN.  She married (2) SAMUEL BROWN 15 January 1810 in Meerut, India.

More About ELEONOR:

Burial: 13 October 1818, Meerut

Notes for JOSEPH NORMAN:

The Ships Logs for the Indiaman "Royal George" (L/MAR/B/17L) show that Private Joseph Norman of the 14th Regt. of Foot boarded the ship at Portsmouth on 19th June 1807 with his wife Eleonor bound for Madras. The ships log gives Eleonors age as 22. Captain of the ship was Charles B. Gribble. Also aboard the ship was Private Samuel Brown 14th Regt. of Foot who would later become Eleonors second husband after Josephs death.

For some reason Joseph & Eleonor were transferred the the Indiaman "Windham" on 22nd August 1807 in exchange for Private Willm Gillian and his wife.

The "Windham" arrived in Madras and the troops disembarked November 1807. The troops were quartered at Fort St. George.

At the beginning of 1808 the First Battalion 14th formed part of a small expedition sent to Tranquebar, situated at the mouth of the Cauvery river, in the Carnatic. Tranquebar surrendered to the British 8th February 1808 and the battalion returned and then proceeded to Bengal and was stationed at Fort William for the next eighteen months. During this time at Fort William,  Joseph died.

More About JOSEPH NORMAN:

Occupation: 1808, Private HM 14th Regt (1st Batt)

Notes for SAMUEL BROWN:

Samuel boarded the "Royal George" at Portsmouth on 19th June 1807 with the 14th Regt. Foot and landed at Madras 6 November 1807.

More About SAMUEL BROWN:

Occupation 1: 1810, Private HM 14th Regt of Foot

Occupation 2: 1818, Pte HM 14th Foot

Child of ELEONOR and JOSEPH NORMAN is:

2.                i.       MARY ANN2 NORMAN, b. Abt. 1808; d. 14 May 1835, Dinapore, India.

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY ANN2 NORMAN (ELEONOR1) was born Abt. 1808, and died 14 May 1835 in Dinapore, India.  She married (1) CHARLES DUNCAN ROBERTSON 8 April 1822 in Meerut, India.  She married (2) CHARLES CUNNINGHAM 29 March 1830 in Allahabad, West Bengal, India.  She married (3) JEREMIAH SHEA 24 June 1833 in Dinapore, Bengal, India.

More About MARY ANN NORMAN:

Baptism: 6 May 1808, Fort William, Bengal, India

Burial: 14 May 1835, Dinapore, India

More About CHARLES DUNCAN ROBERTSON:

Occupation 1: 1822, Hospital steward HM 11th Light Dragoons

Occupation 2: 1823, Hospital steward HM 11th Light Dragoons

Occupation 3: 1825, Hospital Steward Horse Artillery

More About CHARLES CUNNINGHAM:

Occupation: 1830, Sergeant Department Public Works at Allahabad

More About JEREMIAH SHEA:

Military service: 1846, Sergeant 4th Dragoons

Occupation 1: 1833, H. Co. European Regt.

Occupation 2: 1835, Bombardier H.C. Artillery

Children of MARY NORMAN and CHARLES ROBERTSON are:

                   i.       AGNES3 ROBERTSON, b. 19 September 1823.

More About AGNES ROBERTSON:

Baptism: 12 October 1823, Meerut

                  ii.       ANN MATILDA ROBERTSON, b. 15 August 1827, Cawnpore, India; d. 18 July 1891, Calcutta, India; m. (1) HENRY POLLOCK, Bef. 1845; m. (2) JOHN PIERCE KENNEDY, 14 June 1847, Dinapore, Bengal, India; m. (3) JAMES MORRIS, 30 October 1848, Meerut, India; m. (4) HENRY HOLDWAY, 8 October 1850, Meerut, India.

More About ANN MATILDA ROBERTSON:

Baptism: 30 September 1827, Cawnpore, India

Burial: 19 July 1891, The General Episcopal Cemetery ,Lower Circular Road, Calcutta, India

Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhoea

Grave Number: 27 May 2002, Plot No. 47-3E-9N

More About HENRY POLLOCK:

Occupation: 1845, Sgt. Maj. 62nd Regt. N.I.

More About JOHN PIERCE KENNEDY:

Burial: 22 July 1847, Dinapore, India

Occupation: 1847, Quarter Master Serjeant 5th N.I.

More About JAMES MORRIS:

Burial: 10 March 1850, Meerut, India

Occupation: 1850, Corporal, 3 Troop, 3rd Brigade, Horse Artillery

Notes for HENRY HOLDWAY:

9 May 1840 - Embarked for Bengal on the Ship 'Malcolm'.

1860 - Discharged from the Army.                                                                      

Buried at either Christ Church or the Station by W. B. Hesketh Biggs.

More About HENRY HOLDWAY:

Burial: 18 July 1891, Tundla, India

Cause of Death: Failure of the hearts action.

Military service: 19 March 1840, Enlisted at  Westminster, London, England

Occupation 1: 1850, Drill Sergeant Bengal Horse Artillery

Occupation 2: 1854, Rough Riding Sergeant Horse Artillery

Occupation 3: 1855, Sergeant Holdway, 14th Light Field Battery

Occupation 4: 1859, Overseer of the Stud

Occupation 5: 1862, Guard of the East India Railway

Occupation 6: 1869, Guard E.I.R.

Occupation 7: 1891, Late Guard East India Railway

Child of MARY NORMAN and CHARLES CUNNINGHAM is:

                 iii.       CHARLES WALTER ROSS3 CUNNINGHAM, b. 31 August 1831; d. 19 September 1832, Allahabad, India.

More About CHARLES WALTER ROSS CUNNINGHAM:

Burial: 19 August 1832, Allahabad, India

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