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Was he in the war or not??????
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Margaret | Report | 4 Apr 2006 23:35 |
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I'm trying to find out if my G Grandad was serving in the forces when the 1881 census was done. He doesn't show on either the 1871 or 1881 census reports and I wondered if it was possibly because he was maybe abroad at the time, that would explain the 1881 disappearance, but I don't know were to look for the 1871 census. His name must have been mistranscribed but god only knows to what - I've tried putting in just the surname but there aren't any other names that come up for his year of birth or area. Is there any way other than from a census sheet to find out where he was?? Amy ideas or info most gratefully received. Thankyou |
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Kate | Report | 4 Apr 2006 23:39 |
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What was his name, and year and place of birth? I'll have a look tomorrow - although if ancestry haven't fixed the 1881 I may not get very far! By the way, what war? Kate. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 4 Apr 2006 23:45 |
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Do you no what regiment he was in? you can search regiments.org it will tell you every where the regiment was in those years if he was in the uk then he may have been in barracks Roy |
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Lynn | Report | 5 Apr 2006 07:11 |
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Hi, My great great grandfather doesn't appear on any of the censuses after 1841 and it turned out that he was in the army, I discovered it by total accident. At one point, he was in scotland, so you could always try there. Lynn |
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Heather | Report | 5 Apr 2006 08:32 |
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Try putting in his first name (not surname) plus all the other details you have about him. |
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Unknown | Report | 5 Apr 2006 08:34 |
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What concrete information about him do you have? Any idea which county he was born in? Occupation from certificates? Does he have a very common name - if not,you could try a search on The National Archives website. |
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