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Thank you all once again.

I also had a look for entries in the registration district of Colchester and thought that Eliza & Sarah could be children of Charles & Harriet.

Charles & Harriet married in Jan 1862 so the birth of Eliza would fit. Unfortunately, there is also the record for the death of an Eliza Kent in the same quarter. I’ve found her listed as one of their children on some family trees in Ancestry saying that she was born & died at The Camp, Colchester on 3rd Sept, although no sources were attached so I would need to verify that.

It looks as if Sarah moved to Warwickshire with the rest of her family but was not living at home at the time of the 1881 census as she was a domestic servant, so that’s why I hadn’t connected her with them previously. In the census returns for 1901 & 1911 her younger brother, Frank, was staying with her & her husband, Samual Heath.

Finally, when I looked at the 1881 census again 1 noticed that another of Charles & Harriet’s children, George James, was actually born in Dover in c1877, which ties back to where Charles was according to his medical records.

Thanks again for all your help.

Ju

Thank you all so much for your replies.

They certainly explain why I haven’t been able to find Charles Kent in the 1871 census & the fact that he only served in the Home Islands does seem to suggest that Harriet would have been able to travel with him.

I’ve got one further question though…
Charles & Harriet married in 1862 and I only know of Charles, their son, who was born c1869 and Emily, their daughter, who was born c1875 (their other children being born in Warwick after Charles left the army) so are there any records relating to the family of army personnel that I could look at to try to trace any other children they might have had?

Thanks again,

Ju

Hi,

Charles Kent was born in c1835 in Faringdon, Berks and I think he served in the 6th Regt.

In the 1881 census he is shown as an army pensioner living in Warwick, but I can’t find him or his family in the 1871 census and am wondering if he might have been serving abroad at that time.

His wife, Harriet, was born in Willenhall in c1842 & they had a son, also called Charles, who was born in Brecon in c1869. They also had a daughter, Emily, who was born in Alderney in c1875, so am I correct in thinking that Charles’ family would have been allowed to travel with him?

I’d be very grateful if someone could look at his service record to possibly find where he was in 1871 together with any additional information about where he might have served.

Thank you,

Ju

Thank you Max & Mirl for the information & guidance you have provided.

I'm looking into this for one of Lancelot's descendants who is planning to visit the cemetery where he is buried, so I will pass it on to him. I'm sure he will find it both interesting & useful.

Thanks again for taking the time to look into this.

Ju

Hi,

I'm hoping that someone can provide some additional information regarding Lancelot Bernard Watkin who served with 1st Battalion Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) during the First World War. He was a private & his service no was 2409.

He died on 30th Jan 1915 & is buried in Strand Military Cemetery.

Thank you,

Ju