Information Needed! Hargan

[gortonboy]

yes,,,he was in South Africa,,,and was awarded a medal,,,cant decipher for what war it was.

RE William Hargan b 1855,,,i can see a discharge document for the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) - 2nd Foot in 1876.....he served 3 years,,,no date of birth is given,,,but there is a note stating he was to be reattested as an army schoolmaster...chasing that up I have found a death for a William Hargan in Muttra,Bengal on the 8th July 1880,,,he was a schoolmaster for the Hussars,,,died age 24 of enteric fever,,,,so b c1855/56.

[gortonboy]

Corporal Hargan John 2nd Foot (The Queen's Royal) 3rd Kaffir War 1850 - 1853

[gortonboy]

I think theres another son,,,and I might have him with Amelia in the 1881 census,,,just trying to link a few things together to be sure.

[gortonboy]

ok,,,There is a Marriage in 1869 in registered Rochford .Essex. Amelia Hargon....on the same page is a Herbert Hickman Glasscock.

in the 1881 census

Amelia Glasscock widow b 1833 army schoolmistress b Somerset

Walter Hargan b 1863 grocer b Maidstone,Kent.

in September Walter Alfred Hargan joined the Queens royal west surrey,,2nd foot. he served 1881-1889 he was a colour sergeant. his next of kin on the record are Amelia mother,,,and brothers Francis G..Arthur,,and John.

[lauraathawes]

I think theres another son,,,and I might have him with Amelia in the 1881 census,,,just trying to link a few things together to be sure.

Yes that must Francis George Hargan. married Henrietta Wilby having several children!! Also in the 2nd Foot and having a very long army career right though to WW1 as Major

[lauraathawes]

Amelia Pittman was married previously to Edward Armstrong Hanna. Edward was in the 2nd Foot also but looking at some trees on Ancestry it appears that he died in action in 1851. No hard evidence as yet. But they did have a son John Charles Hanna.

[lauraathawes]

Ok I have just found Edward Armstong Hanna on a Army Deserters List on FMP. Deserted 25th November 1840, doesn't mention if he was caught or where he was when he deserted the Army.

[gortonboy]

Yes that must Francis George Hargan. married Henrietta Wilby having several children!! Also in the 2nd Foot and having a very long army career right though to WW1 as Major

As I said,,,the son is Walter Alfred,,,not Francis ?

[gortonboy]

just posting in case anyone else feels like joining in


First name(s) AMELIA

Last name PITTMAN

Marriage quarter 1

Marriage year 1847

Edward Armstrong Hanna

District
WINCHESTER

District number
-

County
Hampshire

Country
England

Volume
7

Page
300

[gortonboy]

so if Walter was born in 1862 in Maidstone ,Kent is this the burial of the father John ?


First name(s)
JOHN

Last name
HARGAN

Birth year
-

Death year
1864

Burial year
1864

Burial day
27

Burial month
7

Place
MAIDSTONE

Church description
CEMETERY

Church denomination
CEMETERY

County
Kent

Country
England