Genealogy Chat

I'll certainly check out the two web-sites suggested. Jane Sandy - I suspected Gibraltar simply because that is where British troops have been stationed for many years, no other reason just a hunch! Where else in Spain would British troops be stationed, with the family, for a child to be born as opposed to a regiment fighting in a war - without family members with them? Elizabeth was born in 1812, 25 years before civil registration started. I have another ancestor who was born in Gibraltar 1822 (no family connection though).

Stu, Have you tried looking for her father's military records on the national archives website? There's a chance the documents survived - especially if he lived to collect his pension! If you're lucky, you get a full list of the places your man served. Why do you suspect Gibraltar? Is that where civilians/family members were housed during the War? What about trying to get a birth cert for the lady in question? The Registrar might have been able to spell!! Regs Jane

Stu, Have you been to regiments*org? Jane

check this out http://www.britishbattles(.)com/peninsula/peninsula-salamanca.htm

Thanks everyone! It might help if I could discover where the '1st Regiment of Foot' were serving in 1812. That might be easier said than done!

Stu, Sure you've come to the same conclusion, but I think your man might have been involved in the Peninsular War. Maybe if you research places in the kind of 1812-14 timeframe, you might relate to one of them .... I'm thinking of Albuera in particular, but I haven't studied it in detail. Good luck! Regs Jane

Hi Lunar.............when were you made a lady then! lol I agree with the Isley being Isle of, but the Blow is just the Ancestry transcribers idea of what they think it says! Personally I would say that the last letter is either an N or a U. The penultimate letter looks like an O but I have seen A's writtten like that. The second letter does look like an L but sometime the enumerators don't cross their T's causing them to look like an L. And as for the first letter..........well it could be just about anything! LOL

1851 Eliza I Robinson abt 1812 Isley Blow British Parents, Spain Wife Stockton on Tees Durham I wouls guess that isley is meant to be Isle of, but blow seemes to be out of place.

I checked out the 'Ancestry Tree' and discovered I had already contacted them via a different surname (Groskop) from the tree and via a different source than Ancestry. If all that makes sense!! Obviousley I didn't ask about the Spain link. Oh, this family history can be complicated!

I got the error message as well but I traced her back to 1851 where it said the same thing. I think I can guarantee that there is no such place in Spain and I have checked my AA Spain book for anything which could be compared phonetically - Nothing. I can't help with Gibraltar. Dea x

Found it!! Interesting, I'll check it out.

Not sure about that Elaine! I subscribed to Worldwide Ancestry just before Christmas . . . . expensive but I have used it a lot. How do I see 'Ancestry One World Tree'?

Have you got access to Ancestry One World Tree - there is someone there researching this name

Am getting error message as well

Hi Elaine, I wanted to check the image myself before I posted the message but all I got was an 'Error' message on Ancestry. Her husband was Robert Robinson born 1807, Crathorn, Yorkshire.

Was going to check the image - but can´t find it on 1881 - who was she with ?

According to the 1881 census an ancestor of mine - Elizabeth Isly Robinson (nee Kelly) - was born in 1812 in 'Isley Blou (or Dlou) Spain, British parents'. Her father had served in '1st Regiment of Foot', when I don't know. I am assuming Elizabeth was born while her father was serving in Spain, but where might 'Isley Blou/Dlou' be? I suspect it might relate to Gibraltar. Any ideas anyone?