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Offline Maiden Stone

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Re: What was the age cut off for joining up?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 16 October 18 21:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Krazykat87 on Monday 15 October 18 18:14 BST (UK)
I only have a ‘possible’ 1901 census which Iv just been looking in to. That shows him as being 23 which is the same age as his marriage age and his occupation of barber is there so I think it is quite possible it is them and that the probable wrong age would be his enlistment

Is it census for England or Ireland? Was he born in Ireland?
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Re: What was the age cut off for joining up?
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 16 October 18 23:01 BST (UK) »
In the First World War, at the age of 64, Frederick Courtney Selous rejoined the British Army. My grandfather was a Private in his unit, the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Was my Grandfather with him when Selous was killed? When my grandfather was alive I never knew of the association.

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Re: What was the age cut off for joining up?
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 17 October 18 12:27 BST (UK) »

Is it census for England or Ireland? Was he born in Ireland?
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Ireland. Yes we presume he was born in Ireland.
Holmfirth, Austonley, Hoylandswaine etc: WIBBERLEY and FIELD
Marriages from above names to....CROOKS, WHITELEY, KAYE, DEARNALLY
Waterford, Ireland: POWER and SULLIVAN (Osullivan also)
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