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I was able to do this for several generations of my father's family. I began by googling the ship's name. There is also some interesting information on Wikipedia. Be aware that some of the ships changed their names over the years - this will be indicated on Wikipedia. From the Google search, you will find a number of extensive websites collated by naval enthusiasts, containing technical information on the ships and, in many cases, at least one photograph. It's quite a job but very rewarding, and you may be surprised at just how far your ancestor travelled.

Hi,

If you look for Maxwellton Road, Paisley on Google Maps, you'll see that it has undergone extensive modernisation and that there is now a school in the area where your ancestors used to live. However, if you move along the road to nos. 50, 52 and 54, you'll see the types of cottages and tenements that used to line the road. At least it gives you some idea of what the area used to look like.
I haven't lived in Paisley for several decades but, as I remember, the Coates factories were behind the Watermill Hotel on the River Cart, not on or near Maxwellton Road.
Hope this helps.

Happy hunting
Angela

Does anybody happen to have a photo of Tuckmill Farm to the north-east of Hawkchurch, on the Dorset/Devon border? It is, or was, within the Beerhall Tithing. I have a map of its location but can't find any photos on the Web.
Same request for Thorn in Wooton Fitzpaine, Dorset which is apparently a Grade II listed building. I can't find any photos on the Web although I found an extensive description of the house.
My great-grandmother, Emma Holt, lived in both these properties when a child.
Many thanks.
Angela

Thank you all for your help. I had the info about his various battles in Spain but not the fact that he joined the Army in Bayonne. Will go and research that.
Also, what is the mention in dispatches? I don't seem to have that in my burgeoning folder!
He is a fascinating man and his family are equally interesting. My 2xgreat-grandfather, James John Lacy, joined the army but seems to have resigned in the 1830s, possibly on health grounds. I have a letter from his brother stating that "poor James suffers terribly with his rheumatism". Finding information about him is proving difficult so I thought I would concentrate on his father for the moment.
Two of RJJ Lacy's sons also became Majors-General (William and Richard Walter); another, Henry Hearne rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Subsequent generations include two more lieutenant-colonels and two recipients of the DSO.
I feel honoured to have such people in my ancestry.

This is probably a really obvious question for anybody who has Army connections so I apologise in advance.
My 3xgreat-grandfather was a Major-General in the Royal Artillery. In the early 1820s, he seems to have been in the No. 7 Company, 8th Battalion; in 1841 he was "Colonel of the 6th Battalion, Adjutant's Detachment".
My question is this: are soldiers moved from one company or battalion to another in the same way that sailors serve on various ships throughout their careers?
Thank you for your help.