8th Kings Regiment c 1864

[calmar]

Hi,

I have today received the birth certificate for my great uncle William Wright Poole February 1864, born in Sheffield.

On it it states that his father was a Private in the Kings Regiment.

Does anyone know if this was a Sheffield/Yorkshire Regiment or indeed, where it was based.

I am trying  to find the father, Charles Poole, my great grandfather, and am not having any luck with census searches or bmd's for Sheffield. I wondered if he hailed from some other part of the country.

Any help to find his birthplace or HQ of Regiment would be appreciated.

Calmar
 

[naylor]

hello
was it the  Kings Liverpool Reg as they  were known as the 8th of foot  ?
Doreen

[Llwyd]

Hi there,

Try the following

www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/0008KingL.htm

Best of luck....  

[calmar]

Thank you for your replies, Doreen and Llwyd.

I had looked on that site but just wondered whether they recruited in Sheffield or were stationed there.

Calmar

[jorose]

http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/008-1.htm - the 1st Bn was stationed in Sheffield in 1863, moving onto Manchester and Liverpool.
 
Have you managed to find this family in 1871?

[calmar]

Hi Jorose,

I can only find Ann Poole and her 2 children in 1871. They are living with her parents, George and Ann Wright, in Sheffield. No sign of Charles. He was still alive in 1869 and was a Brass Castor then when his daughter was born.

Thanks for the info on Regiment, it narrows his time in Sheffield down for me as I am looking for his marriage.

Regards,

Calmar