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« on: Friday 13 April 18 11:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Justin.
My grandmother's grandfather was Petrus Hermann Julsing. She always claimed that he was Prussian/German, a cause of some shame and embarrassment to the family during WW1. He became a professional musician, and was a member of the Court Opera Orchestra in Berlin, according to my grandmother and her sister.
My research showed that Petrus was born in Maastricht in April 1832. His father, Harmannus, registered the birth, and was from Groningen.
Petrus emigrated to England in 1856. The 1861 census states that he was born in Holland, but the 1871 census states "Germany: Naturalised British". On Petrus' Marriage Certificate, his father, Harmannus is a Sergeant Major. You're almost certainly correct in saying that this was in the Dutch Infantry, but you can understand my confusion! Do you happen to know if there are any Dutch military records available?