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The returns for the 1861 census are in Essex; Colchester St Botolph; District Colchester Infantry Barracks. There are 118 pages so it would take some time to go through them all 
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Often the Enumerators page describing the District mentioned the Regiment / Battalions - in this case not 
Also, the Officers on the first pages of the return usually had their Regiments named - in this case it merely says 'Depot Battalion' .....
Google produces hits of other researchers with the exact same question - but no answers !
One source indicates that the 'Essex Rifles - militia' had barrack huts purpose built on the site 'from 1856' .... but nothing really firm I could find ..
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk PLEDGER – 1678, Gt BardField, Essex EVERETT - 1830, Scoles, Norfolk & Epping, SX OSGATHORPE - 1825, North Kensington LILLEY – 1711, Ickleton, Cambs DAVISON – 1700-1710, Horncastle & Coningsby, Lincs BOWER – 1690-1700, Killinworth, Lincs CHASE – 1735, Kings Lynn, Norfolk LAIRD – 1777, Portsmouth, Hants & Kings Lynn, Norfolk GOWENLOCK – |
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According to http://www.regiments.org/ the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) was a Depot Battalion [1856-1871]
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A battalion was a body of soldiers composed of several companies, and forming part of a regiment. The term depot battalion was applied to a portion of a regiment which remained at home when the rest were on foreign service. Regiments which embarked for India usually left one company at home, for the purpose of recruiting, which was called the depôt company.
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