1824 May: on the renumbering of the Bengal Regiments the 2/20th Regt Thomas Haslam became the 40th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry and continued to serve in the same regiment under its new title.
1824 May 1: Thomas Haslam promoted to Captain while still with the 40th Regt, BNI.
1827: Thomas Haslam transferred to the 25th Regt BNI (formerly the 1st Bn, 20th Regt, BNI).
1829: the 25th Regt BNI was based at Titalyah.
1830: Regiment moved to Jamalpur, West Bengal, India where it remained for the next few years.
1832 September 21: Thomas Haslam dies at Barrackpore while still serving with that Regiment at Jamalpur. It may be that he had family connections at Barrackpore as Jamalpur is some 220 miles away from where he died. William Haslam is aged 14.
1841: William Haslam completes Bachelor of Arts degree at University College, Durham.
1842: makes the journey to the north of England to visit his dying fiancée.
1843 March 23: is at the marriage of Mary Anne Kent, at Richmond Parish Church. William Haslam, John Gorham and Caroline Gorham present as witnesses.
1843 March: becomes Perpetual Curate at Perranzabuloe Church, Cornwall.
1843 Easter: (according to a quoted letter) commences excavation of Oratory at Perranzabuloe.
1843 December 1: gives a lecture at the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, about the Oratory at Perranzabuloe.
1844 December: publishes his book Perran-Zabuloe.
1845: reads a paper on The Crosses of Cornwall at the Royal Institution, Truro.
1846 November 10: marries Frances Ann Taunton, of Totnes, Devon. Frances Taunton’s father, William Doidge Taunton, was a man of considerable influence in the area, related to the Earl of Falmouth. Married by Rev Thomas Phillpotts, Vicar of St Feock and nephew of Bishop Henry Phillpotts. Rev CM Carlyon was one of the witnesses, also present at the laying of the foundation stone at Baldhu in 1847. Carlyon is believed be have been one of William’s close friends.
In the same year appointed Perpetual Curate of Baldhu church, Cornwall, although the church has not yet been built.
1847 January 1: Baldhu formed as an ecclesiastical parish out of the parishes of Kea and Kenwyn in the western division of Cornwall, west division of Powder, Truro Union and County Court District, Rural Deanery of Powder, archdeaconry of Cornwall. The church of St Michael was built by the 2nd Earl of Falmouth, George Henry at a cost of over £3,000.00 (including the adjoining school). The church is of the Decorated Style and consists of chancel, nave, south aisle and a tower on the north side, with a spire, and a peal of six bells, a gift of Anne Countess of Falmouth. Sitting for 550 persons. The local population is mainly engaged in mining. Local miner’s hamlets, Bissoe and Hicks Mill.
1847 July 20: Foundation stone laid at Baldhu Church. “Royal Standard flag waving above the corner stone. The weather remarkably fine, clear, open and exhilarating.” At 2:30 the Earl of Falmouth arrives. A procession is formed in front of the reception marquee, and from there they walk to the site of the new church with the singers of the Baldhu choir assisted by members of the Truro choir, chanting Psalm 132. WH then deposits in a cavity beneath the corner stone, one each of the current gold, silver and copper coins of the present reign.
