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SooCatt
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Thomas Athey appears on the 1891 cencus in the Barracks at Tanshelf Pontefract, where he is listed as a Private Yorks & Lancs Regt.
In 1893 on his daughter's birth certificate he is a Private in the 56th Foot Regiment and his address is the Barracks Pontefract.
Are the Yorks & Lancs Regt and the 56th Foot Regt one and the same? Were there two barracks at Pontefract?
Be glad if someone could clear this up.
Thank you
Susan
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Crampton, Cook, Bell, Pinkney, Curry, Duffey, Marshall, Smurthwaite, Urwin - Durham/North Yorks Harrison - Northumberland Rowland, Nicholson, Sneaton - Whitby Athey, Ball, Lamb, Handley, Rymer, Duffey, Pool, Stringer, Wilkinson, Varley - West Yorks Fisher - Essex Cencus information is Crown Copyright, from " http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" |
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jorose
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The York & Lancs was formed in 1881 from the 65th and 84th regiments of foot. The 56th were incorperated into the Essex Regiment.
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/065YL.htm
I wonder if it was meant to say '65th' but somebody got their numbers mixed up?
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SooCatt
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That would make sense wouldn't it. Thanks for that. 
Susan
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Crampton, Cook, Bell, Pinkney, Curry, Duffey, Marshall, Smurthwaite, Urwin - Durham/North Yorks Harrison - Northumberland Rowland, Nicholson, Sneaton - Whitby Athey, Ball, Lamb, Handley, Rymer, Duffey, Pool, Stringer, Wilkinson, Varley - West Yorks Fisher - Essex Cencus information is Crown Copyright, from " http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" |
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manmack
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susan,i think jorose is right,the york+lancs depot was at pontefract,mack
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