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Family History Beginners Board / Locating Victorian serving soldiers - NRA Shooting team members 1864
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 09:30 GMT (UK)  »
I have a list of the 20 names of the Scottish team from which I'm trying to isolate any from the Aberdeen area. The team comprised the top marksmen drawn from the Scottish regiments.
I can initially do this by using FreeCen but I'm wondering if that in itself offers enough information.

Were serving soldiers recorded in the same way as the civilian population or was there a separate Army list which would, I believe, be based on the current location of the regiment?
 
The Gordon Highlanders recruited mainly in the Aberdeen area. Should I be looking for some sort of regimental record?

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Warwickshire / Re: Gotobed David June 1843 - information request
« on: Thursday 26 November 15 14:45 GMT (UK)  »
This is my proof


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Warwickshire / Re: Gotobed David June 1843 - information request
« on: Thursday 26 November 15 08:32 GMT (UK)  »
Doesn't look like that's the one I'm looking for then.
With what I presume is a fairly rare surname, I'd have thought it might be fairly easy.
My D Gotobed was obviously well trained up in the industry of gun making and must have been highly skilled.
Unless ............
It is possible he was a retailer and as often happened a Gunmaker would put the retailer's name on a piece. Retailers were usually hardware / ironmonger type outlets.

How could I check the business activity of D Gotobed & Co. 330 Lodge Road, Birmingham (1870-90 perhaps).

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Warwickshire / Re: Gotobed David June 1843 - information request
« on: Thursday 26 November 15 07:22 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you
Accountant! I wonder if I'm on the right track?
I only found 1 other D Gotobed borne 1841 Cambridge area I think.

1861
    GOTOBED   David   Head   M   M   52   Commercial Traveller    Cambridgeshire - Stratham    for ale and portr   
    GOTOBED   Margaret   Wife   M   F   49       Worcestershire - Feckenham       
    GOTOBED   Sarah M   Dau   U   F   21   Milliner And Dressmaker    Worcestershire - Feckenham       
    *GOTOBED*    David   Son   U   M   18   Cordwainer    Warwickshire - Stratford On Avon       
    GOTOBED   Margaret   Dau   U   F   16       Worcestershire - Hallow       
    GOTOBED   Caroline   Dau   -   F   14   Scholar    Worcestershire - St John's       
    GOTOBED   Elizabeth F   Dau   -   F   12   Scholar    Worcestershire - St John's       
    GOTOBED   John B   Son   -   M   10   Scholar    Worcestershire - Bromsgrove

1891
   GOTOBED   David   Head   S   M   48   Living On Own Means    Warwickshire - Stratford On Avon       
    GOTOBED   Ada Ann   Sislaw   M   F   41       Derbyshire - Derby    Relationship also says Housekeeper   
    JOHNSON   Olive   Servnt   S   F   30   Domestic    Staffordshire - Audley

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Warwickshire / Gotobed David June 1843 - information request
« on: Thursday 26 November 15 06:50 GMT (UK)  »
Looking for any info on this person.
It appears he was a Gunmaker in Birmingham circa 1880.
Borne in Stratford, household record for 1861 & 1891 but nothing in-between.
There is a trading address of D Gotobed & Co. 330 Lodge Road, Birmingham but unsure what date it would be. Also found 1 reference to 350 Lodge Road.

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: James Milne of Elgin - family members pre 1918
« on: Wednesday 30 September 15 20:55 BST (UK)  »
Yes he was born in 1918.
I was hoping there may already be some information here.
I'm doing this as a favour for a friend and he's looking just for the 1860's Services connection.
I had a quick look at FreeBMD then realised it doesn't cover Scotland.


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Moray (Elginshire) / James Milne of Elgin - family members pre 1918
« on: Wednesday 30 September 15 20:34 BST (UK)  »
Trying to find James's family prior to 1918.
Looking for someone in the Services circa 1864.
DOB - circa 1840

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World War One / Re: Military Medal and Bar to Thomas Scambler II Cpl Royal Engineers Q Company
« on: Wednesday 08 October 14 18:33 BST (UK)  »
General question to anyone who knows the answer.:

I need to forward the documents.
I can't see a way of sending a "private message" here. Is it possible?

Do not include an email address in a reply or those wretched "web crawlers" will find it and start sending junk emails to you.

If necessary I can provide my website address and you can email from there as it's a secure site.

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World War One / Re: Military Medal and Bar to Thomas Scambler II Cpl Royal Engineers Q Company
« on: Wednesday 08 October 14 18:26 BST (UK)  »
Always sad to see medals split up. Worth asking if she still has it. Even if the ribbon were missing you can buy replacements. A complete medal group such as your father's has a considerable value. Not that that's a consideration, but certainly worth checking.
If you don't have the WWII medals these can still be replaced by the appropriate office (Medal records office?). I did this for my ex wife's father's medal. Or, as WWII medals were unnamed you could find second hand ones on Ebay etc. Mind you I'd prefer mint condition ones that hadn't belonged to someone else.

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