| cal 1847-03 | b. Gillingham, Kent | GRO index; censuses; British Army service record |
| 1851 | of Layfield, Gillingham, living with his maternal grandparents, mother, and uncle | TNA: HO 107/1611 f649 p23 |
| 1851-05-07 | bapt. St Mary's, Chatham, Kent | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: 10 February 2018, William Dictrey Tunbridge, citing yrs 1837–1855 p 106, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, FHL microfilm 1,473,649 |
| 1861 | scholar, with his family, inmates of Medway Union Workhouse, Gillingham | TNA: RG 9/483 f151 p18 |
| 1864-05-14 | labourer, of North Gate, Kent; enlisted at Canterbury, Kent, in the 85th Foot, regimental number 738; had previously served in the East Kent Militia; willing to serve ten years and a possible further two; 5 ft 7¾ in, fresh complexion, black eyes, dark hair, no distinctive marks | British Army service record |
| 1867-05-14 | promoted corporal | |
| 1868-01-30/1881-03-08 | served in the East Indies | |
| 1869-02-06 | promoted sergeant | |
| 1872-02-02 | re-enlisted at Kussowlie to complete 21 years | |
| 1876-01-01 | appointed C sergt | |
| 1876-03-22 | m. Jane Plant (1860 – after 1911, b. Colchester, Essex), in Lucknow, Bengal, India; as "William D.A.D. Tunbridge" | India, Select Marriages; British Army service record; censuses |
| 1877-12-11 | reverted sergeant | British Army service record |
| 1879/1880 | served in Afghan Campaign; awarded the Afghan medal | |
| 1881-03-09/-12-06 | served in Natal | |
| 1881-04-11 | appointed sergeant cook | |
| 1881-12-07/1885-12-19 | served at home | |
| 1882-03-10 | transferred to 3rd battn King's Shropshire Light Infantry | |
| 1882-04-01 | promoted Cr Sergt | |
| 1882-05-20 | testified at the inquest into the sudden death of
Charles Jackson:
William Tunbridge, colour-sergeant, 3rd Battalion of the King's Light Infantry, identified the body as that of Charles Jackson, who was lately a private in the F Company of the Shropshire Militia. In his attestation paper deceased stated that he came from Oswestry. He had never been under military punishment for drunkenness. |
Wellington Journal, 1882-05-27 |
| 1882-11-01 | awarded good conduct medal for service | British Army service record |
| 1885-05-19 | gave notice of his desire to continue in the service | |
| at some point, had gained 3rd class certificate of education; character on being discharged "Very Good" | ||
| 1891 | army pensioner and club manager, employed, of Conservative Club, Widnes, Lancashire, living with wife, niece, and two servants; as "William D.A.D. Tunbridge" | RG 12/3012 f8 p9 |
| pensioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea | WO 97 | |
| 1891 Q2 | d. Prescot RD | GRO index |
| 1851-11-09 | b. Gillingham, Chatham, or Rochester | censuses; GRO index; parish register |
| 1851-12-21 | bapt. Gillingham, Kent; as Selina Emily | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," database, FamilySearch: 11 February 2018, Selina Emily Tunbridge, 21 Dec 1851, citing index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, FHL microfilm 1,042,491 |
| 1861 | scholar, with her family, inmates of Medway Union Workhouse, Gillingham | TNA: RG 9/483 f151 p18 |
| 1871 | visitor with John and Sarah Hatchett, at 23 Crawshay Road, Lambeth, London | RG 10/680 f98 p25 |
| 1871-04-15 | bapt. St Philip's, Lambeth, Surrey; as Emily Selina; entry includes 1851 birth date | parish register |
| 1875-11-24 | of 3 Marquis Terrace; m. Frederick William Ranson (1848–1907, commercial clerk / commercial traveller, of 34 Marquis Road; son of Anthony Cuthbert Ranson, agent), at St Paul's church, St Pancras, Middlesex | GRO index; censuses; parish register |
| Children: | Emily Pamela (1876–1941), Florence Janet (1881–1960) | GRO index; censuses; Australia, death index |
| 1881 | of 3 Manse Terrace, St John's Hackney, London, living with her family and three lodgers | RG 11/289 f81 p25 |
| 1891 | living with her family in 3 rooms at 140 Packington St, Islington, London | RG 12/167 f13 p22 |
| 1892-05-14 | of 65 Colveston Crescent, W. Hackney | parish register |
| 1901 | living with her family and a visitor in 4 rooms at 65 Colvestone Cresc., Hackney, London | RG 13 p64 p19 |
| 1910-02 | departed Liverpool for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, aboard Medic | New South Wales, unassisted immigrant passenger lists |
| 1910-05-07 | arrived Sydney from Liverpool, aboard Medic | |
| 1913 | domestic duties; of Cloghan, Lachlan, Trundle, New South Wales | electoral roll |
| 1930 | home duties; of Corrimal street, Woollongong, Werriwa, New South Wales | electoral roll |
| 1935 | home duties; of 144 Corrimal street, Wollongong, Werriwa | electoral roll |
| 1938 | d. New South Wales; death registered at Woollongong | Australia, death index |
| 1854 Q3 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; TNA: RG 9/483 f? p18 |
| 1854-09-03 | bapt. St Mary, Chatham | "England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975," index, FamilySearch, accessed 10 June 2015, Clara Tunbridge, 03 Sep 1854, citing Chatham, Kent, reference yrs 1837–1855 p 103, FHL microfilm 1,473,649 |
| 1861 | scholar, with her family, inmates of Medway Union Workhouse, Gillingham | TNA: RG 9/483 f151 p18 |
| 1871 | general servant, in the household of John Scott, commercial traveller, of 95 Regina Road, Islington, London | RG 10/233 f78 p39 |
| 1877-07-12 | parlourmaid; assisted emigrant to Canterbury, New Zealand, by the ship Wailangi, at a cost to the government of £13 11s. 6d.; as Clara M. Tunbridge | New Zealand passenger lists |
| 1880 | m. Charles James Elphinstone Adam (1845–1914, b. Boulogne, France, s. of George Ure Adam, merchant in Calcutta), New Zealand; as Clara Madeline Tunbridge | New Zealand, marriage index; Boulogne baptism register; New Zealand, death index |
| Children: | Florence Ure (1881 – after 1963), Annie Elphinstone (1883–1933, b. New Zealand), Charles James Elphinstone (cal 1886 – 1953), Rose Beatrice (1888–1977), George Robert (1890–1890), and Blanche Marion (1891–1937, b. Clive, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) | Adam/Mason; New Zealand cemetery records; New Zealand Army WW1 Nominal Rolls; electoral roll; Moore Family Tree; information from Bruce Petrie |
| 1893 | household duties, of West Clive, Hawkes Bay | electoral rolls |
| 1896 | domestic duties; living with husband (bullock driver) in Hawke's Bay | |
| 1900 | domestic duties; living in Milton road, Napier, Hawke's Bay | |
| 1905 | ||
| 1911 | of 238 Tinakori Road, Wellington North, Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 1914 | widow, of 3 Bolton Terrace, Wellington North, Wellington | |
| 1914/1915 | ladies' nurse, of 3 Bolton Terrace, Wellington | New Zealand Army WW1 Nominal Rolls |
| 1919 | widow, of 3 Bolton Terrace, Wellington North, Wellington | electoral rolls |
| 1925 | widow, of 41 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 1928 | widow, of 41 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland | |
| widow, of 3 Wairiki Road, Auckland | ||
| 1935 | widow, of 34 The Parade, Wellington South, Wellington | |
| 1938 | ||
| 1941 Q4 | d. Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand | New Zealand, death index |
| 1857 Q2 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; TNA: RG 9/483 f? p18 (RG 15/03769 RD41-1 SD41-2 ED23 SN206 gives place as Poplar, London) |
| 1861 | scholar, with his family, inmates of Medway Union Workhouse, Gillingham | RG 9/483 f151 p18 |
| 1871 | not found in census | |
| 1881 | ||
| 1891 | ||
| 1901 | Royal Navy bandsman, crew member of HMS Majestic, stationed at Gibraltar | RG 13/5327 f105 p34 |
| 1901-08-06 | musician, of 65 Colvestone Crescent; m. Ada Maria Lambe (1872–1966, b. St George Hanover Square RD, d. of Edward James Lambe, deceased, tailor), at St Mark's pc, Dalston, London; after banns; one witness was his brother-in-law Frederick Wm Ranson | parish register; RG 14/2132 RD 25 ED33 SN320 |
| Children: | Emily Ada (1902–1977, b. Hove, Brighton), and Cecily Clara (1903–1918, b. Norwood, London) | RG 14/2132 RD 25 ED33 SN320; GRO index |
| 1905-09-24 | musician, of 58 Durban Road, West Dulwich | parish register |
| 1911 | naval pensioner musician, own account, living with his family in a 4-room flat at 62c Durban Rd, West Norwood, London SE | RG 14/2132 RD 25 ED33 SN320 |
| 1921 | messenger, working at the Admiralty, Whitehall[, London]; living with his wife and their surviving daughter in 4 rooms at 98 Church Rd, Barnes, Wandsworth | RG 15/03769 RD41-1 SD41-2 ED23 SN206 |
| 1925 Q3 | d. Wandsworth RD | GRO index |
| 1860 Q1 | b. Chatham, Kent | GRO index; TNA: RG 9/483 f? p18 |
| 1861 | with his family, inmates of Medway Union Workhouse, Gillingham | RG 9/483 f151 p18 |
| 1862 Q2 | d. Poplar RD | GRO index |
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