Genealogy Chat

Adam's son james was an apprentice upholsterer in 1891, but in 1900 at his time of marriage he was an assylum attendant at Brookewood assylum woking. i beleive adam was in the r.artillary living at the barracks when he married in 1872. i cannot find him on any census' until 81. are people living in army barracks on census records or would i have to search for his army record to find when he joined army and so find when he came to britain from Ireland?

If they are living in barracks then they would appear on the census but not if they were overseas

right ok. well i could'nt find him on any census'. do you know of any websites or such that might give me information about the royal artillary or where they were at that time?

This is not the right given name but I'll bet it is your man since eh did get married in exeter shortly afterwards to jane Underhill.

1871 census RG10-2069 folio 56, Cavalry Barracks, Exeter Devon
Amongst many others
Timothy FAGAN Driver Unm 34 Driver Royal Artillery Newry Co Down Ireland
(in Ancestry the age has been transcribed as 24)

Bryan

he was born in newry, i think. however he would be 10 years older, although it could have been wrongly transcribed. if he was 34 it could tie in. his age on marriage cert is 36. however why would his name be timothy on this????

And just to add to the confusion in 1861 he was called Patrick. (maybe he was nicknamed Paddy and the man writing out the census assumed that was a version of Patrick). Many people in the services were known by nicknames.

1861 census RG9-666 folio 185, No 9 Field Battery 4 Brigade Royal Artillery, Christchurch Barracks
Patrick FAGAN Unmarried 24 Bombardier Royal Artillery Ireland

Bryan

thnks bryan. i guess if he was irish, that would be the most obvious nickname!!!

so i know he was in britain by 1861, is there anyway to find when he joined the army? that way i might be able to find an even earlier date.

I know little about military records. Try doing an internet search or try starting a thread asking for help with Royal Artillery records.

I had a go at finding him in 1851 without any luck. Chances are his family came over at about the time of the famine or he may have joined up over in Ireland.
When did the Crimean war start? May he have been over there in 1851 or maybe in India. It should be possible to find out where his regiment was at variuous times.

Bryan

ok well thank you sooooo much for your help. i can't beleive how much more i know now than i did this morning. he would have only been 14 in 1851 so too young to be on there in the army. will start another thread about r.atiliary. thanks again bryan.

Leanne