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My GG Grandfather was a prison warder at Dartmoor prison around the 1860's/70's and according to the 1871 Census he was living(with his family) in the "barracks". I presume the buildings them selves have long since gone, but I was wondering if someone had any idea where they were. There looks to be  a road nearby called "Barracks Rd" so I presume they were along that road somewhere, however I'd like to pin point the location I bit more accurately, as it looks to be quite a long road.

Can anyone help please?

Regards

Stewart

I am trying to find out the maiden name for Elizabeth Rid and I was wondering if somebody could  please look up her marriage to William Rid. I am not sure of the exact year of their marriage but on the 1881 census the eldest of the three children is 13 years. I guess therefore the marriage may have been around 1866 or so.

I'm sort of hoping it is "Wolfendale", but if not I can at least eliminate a line of enquiry.

Regards

Stewart

During the Crimean war, the Cheshire Militia were sent to Plymouth, along with my GG Grandfather. According to information I have found, even after the war had ended they still don't seem to have returned to their native Cheshire, but moreover were sent to various other places. I have always assumed that as they were essentially a part time unit, they would have returned to their families and normal jobs as soon as possible, clearly not the case.

The simple question I have is "was it normal for Militia units to be away for so long?"

In my GG grandfathers case, it was long enough for him to abandon his wife in Cheshire, and re-marry another

Regards

Stewart 

   

I have managed to find several records on Probate registers for various ancestors, but I'm not entirely sure what this means. In the records it basically names the deceased party, a sum of Money and the name of another, presumably close relative or friend.

The question is, is the named person the actual beneficiary, or merely somebody previously asked by the deceased party to distribute the money in accordance with a will.

Regards

Stewart

I managed to find the Greenwich Hospital entry record for my 4 X great Grandfather, dated 1831.

In the column marked "in what ship wounded, and last served" it looks to show the entry "3rd Div. Royal Marines" but no ship. I'm therefore presume he was on some sort of land based operation & not directly connected to a particular ship. If my assumption is correct I was wondering if any one knew of any where I could look to locate a bit more information on this division of the marines or what they may have been doing in 1831

Regards

Stewart