Genealogy Chat

Thank you all for your suggestions. I've tried the census records but haven't found anything that seems to fit and I don't know the regiment he was in - a very elderly aunt thinks it may have been 'the Lancers' or 'the Royal Horse Artillery' or 'a cavalry regiment' which would tie in with the story that he was invalided out of the Army because of an injury caused by a horse. I think he must have been a civilian at the time of his marriage because he gave his occupation as Clerk. One day when other things don't get in the way, I'll take a trip to Kew and trawl through the records.

Ancestry have some military records, including discharge papers. If you have Ancestry subs,it's worth a look. Liz

Hello, you don't mention if you know what regiment he was in - the website of the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire regiment might be a good place to start. There is a timeline on the website which will give you an idea of where the regiments were stationed. www(.)thewardrobe(.)org(.)uk - is the website - remove brackets. They will look in the archives for you for a small donation. Soldier's records are also held at Kew. Best of luck with your search Maria

Hi Have you tried looking for him on the census's, his marriage cert will give you his fathers name and occupation which will help you cross reference any results. Also do you know when he was pensioned out from the army? if it was before 1921 then his chelsea pension record should be at the national archives in Kew. However, if it was after 1921 then his service record will still be with the MOD and the next of kin will need to apply for it..but if you dont have his service number and his name is quite common then im not sure how well you will get on.

Looking for a needle in a haystack? My grandfather died in 1933 aged 54. At the time of his death he was working for the MoD in a civilian capacity. He married my grandmother in 1908. His occupation is given as Clerk. That is all we know about him. Family legend has it that he joined the Army, possibly a cavalry regiment and was posted to Wiltshire where he met my Nan. According to family legend (and we all know about family legends!) he was disowned by his family who lived in Kent, having come from Ireland, so we don't know if he was born in this country or in Ireland. We've also been given to understand that he was invalided out of the Army because he was injured by a horse. I haven't given any details regarding his name, which is quite common, because the circumstances of his death are tragic, and there are living family members who I don't want to upset and distress. Can anyone give me any pointers as to where to start looking for him? I have the newspaper reports of his death but they don't give me any new information. I have to go out now for a couple of hours so if anyone replies to this, I'll acknowledge later on. Many thanks. I