William Deadman B Chawton Hampshire C 1806
I have traced one line of my wife's family back to this man. Having served for 20 years in the British Army in India, William and his wife Harriet (nee Woodman) emigrated to Western Australia in 1851 as a Pensioner Guard aboard a ship called Mermaid. I have his ancestors all logged correctly. However, I can find no trace of William's birth, parents or death. He appears to have just appeared and then later disappeared off the face of the Earth!
Related Surnames:
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: William Dedman (Deadman ?)
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 19 May 1807
Christening Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
Father's Name: William Dedman
Mother's Name: Sarah Dedman
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05734-8 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1596076 , Reference ID: item 5
This gives both fathers names *
England Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: William Deadman
Spouse's Name: Harriett Woodman
Spouse's Birth Date: 1828 **
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 10 Apr 1847
Event Place: Bishops Sutton,Hampshire,England
Father's Name: William Deadman *
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Woodman *
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M13932-2 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 1041297
England Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: William Deadman
Spouse's Name: Sarah Dovey
Event Date: 19 May 1806
Event Place: Chawton, Hampshire, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05734-8 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1596076 , Reference ID: item 5
All above found on FamilySearch.org. If you go to this site you will find the baptisms for thier children.
I found this birth in Western Australia. It might give an idea of where they settled first ?
DEADMAN WILLIAM HENRY, WILLIAM father, WOODMAN HARRIET mother BUNBURY place of birth 3778 reg number 1857 year of birth
Link - http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx
Noggin....fantastic! Thanks so much. Wow! My first day on here and I have made more progress in one day than in the last year.