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Hello

I have posted before about  my GGF William Ayling and thank you to everyone who tried to help me.

I am attaching a link to the latest detailed document detailing all the researches carried out to try and identify William's parents etc. 

If anyone has any suggestions for other avenues of research I would be very pleased to hear from you.  Thanks again   Hilary


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqTRlPIqq1pDPId9PjivX3rG2fJSfDea/view

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Hi thanks for your reply

Yes what you say is absolutely correct.   The grandson William is not my William unfortunately.  He is the son of Jane Ayling.  He married an Emma Chaffer so we know he is not my relative.   My William married Jessie Sercombe.

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Hello I am still trying to identify my GGF William Ayling and have had a lot of help from Chris Ayling, the Ayling Family Historian.   

We know from researches including the post below that William was in the AHC discharged 26 November 1881. 

On the 1871 census a William Ayling and a Robert Ayling are stationed at Aldershot and are both from South Bersted, Sussex.  It is possible that they are related.   Robert was the child of James Robert Ayling and Elizabeth Ayling who had a large family and William could be the son of one of their elder daughters Ann or Marian.    Does anyone have any knowledge of this family?   

So far no other military records have been found for William.  Does anybody had any experience of researching military records for the AHC? 

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Thank you to everyone who has replied, all very helpful. 
I have Rowland in all the census records thank you
Family stories were that Rowland's Dad William was in the Army and I have found some records for a William Ayling AHC, Army Hospital Corp, including some discharge papers but I was not convinced it was him.  Unfortunately no birth certificate or baptism can be found for William.  There is a civil service evidence of age document that is possibly his but not conclusive.
Thank you I had not seen the newspapers articles, I have now upgraded my FindMyPast and got them.  That is another step forward.
My Dad said at one time that there was a bit of a mystery and a taboo subject as to why William and his wife were in Cairo.  Dad said that he was either in the army or possibly the prison service.  I have been fixated on him being in the army because of previous records and had not read the word Warder on the baptism.    I could never understand why being in the army would be taboo.   Perhaps it was the prison service right enough.     
They were not wealthy and already had 4 children before grandad Rowland was born in Cairo.  I wouldn't think they had money for trips.      Thanks again I have a few things to follow up on now

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Hello   Can anyone help please.  I am trying to locate the birth certificate of my grandfather born in 1886 in Cairo where I believe his Dad was serving at the time.  I have found nothing on FindMyPast/Ancestry and the GRO have no trace.  I contacted the Embassy in Cairo as suggested by GRO and they suggested a hire a Solicitor to help.    Through another forum I have seen a document for a members father born in Egypt but 40 years after my grandfather.  It is states it is a Form to be used for notifying a Birth for UK armed service personnel serving overseas.  Has anyone any ideas where I could find such a register?  Many thanks. 

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thanks for this again.  I am no expert either but to me they do indeed look quite different.   So confusing!   

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Hello again, thank you I am on FindMyPast.   I had the marriage paper but not the discharge so thanks for that.  Yes the DOB was on the civil service document

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Hello thank you for your messages.     Where did the information about the army discharge come from?    I have not seen this before.   Thanks for the marriage notice, I have not seen this either although I was aware of the marriage.   Part of it is cut off, could you send it again if there is something about his father being Henry?    My father told  me that William didnt know who his father was but I would assume he knew his mother.   After much research the options are that he is the son of Jane Ayling and unknown father.   Jane is the daughter of James Robert Ayling 1809 - 1894 and Elizabeth Hammond 1811 - 1891   Alternatively he could be the son of James and Elizabeth and Jane's much younger brother.   

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Hello I am looking for information on my great grandfather William Ayling   He was born on 21st August, 1950 in South Bersted and married Jessy Louisa Sercombe on 25th December 1877    At the time of the marriage his place of residence was Monaghan, Ireland.   He was a corporal AHC with the 2nd District Battalion 17th Regiment in Aldershot as of the 1871 census.  William had 9 children, Emily, William, Henry, Rowland Gordon (my grandfather) Charles, Edward, Jessie, May & Emily.   My Dad is William Gordon Ayling son of Rowland.     It has not been possible to find a birth or baptism record for William or confirm who his parents were.   It is thought he may be the son of James Robert Ayling 1809 - 1894 and Elizabeth Hammond 1811 - 1891.  My grandfather Rowland was born in Cairo and it is not known what his parents were doing there.  Family members think William was either serving with General Gordon or in the prison service.  Can anybody help please  Thanks Hilary

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