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I think John Snr had a sister living nearby in Scotland, Ann McAloon wife of a Michael
Trower.

This is Ann and her family in 1851 www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a15008ef4040b9d6e0a6cc1/anne-trower-1851-lanarkshire-old-monkland-1816-?locale=en

Michael and Ann also had an 1855 baby which will let you confirm details the same way as John and Isabella:

John Trower born on 5 April 1855 Old Monkland,Lanark,Scotland

In later years, enquiries relating to their daughter Unity Trower in respect of confirmation of abode in Ireland years earlier included the details below:

Thank you Monica, I did not know about a possible sister, so this will also be a check up for me.  It's funny that Ann and Michael had a daughter called Unity, because my Nana was Unity McAloon, daughter of James McAloon and Catherine McMorrow - so a connect could be found. 
Thank you I will keep trying.

Hi Karen,

I had a quick look at this with maybe partial success, I might have found the family but not the county in Ireland. My thinking was if the family was in Old Monkland in 1851 and 1871 then there was a good chance of a difference in surname transcribing or indexing in 1861.

So searching on SP for surnames beginning with M you could maybe have a look for this census entry and see what you think? Looks like somebody was having an off day.

652/2 4/ 20
RD Old Monkland (Middle District)
Bank Street Ingles Land
John MONDAY 41 Furnace Filler
Bell 40
John 18
James 14
Ann 11
Marget 8
Patrick 5
Thomas 3

There are also few viewable trees on Ancestry for the family if you have a sub to that? All seem to give Donegal as John's county of birth but I don't know what record that info has come from.

Hope this helps a bit
Duncan

Duncan Thank you, This looks very similar to my family.  And I am aware of mis-spelling and transcriptions of names,  I would love to see the original record, to see if the name was indeed misspelled.
As for the Donegal, the McAloon name appears in Donegal as McLoone and in the records that were available in 1856-1866 or there abouts there were only about 54 families with the name of McLoone.  There are also McAloon names in Fermanagh, just across the border, but as of yet not touched on them, as I was hoping to find at least a county in Ireland, to start with.
Thank you I will keep looking. 
Regards Karen

Wife Isabella Martin b.1816 Ireland and John McAloon b.1816 Ireland.  They Married aout 1842 in Ireland.  First two children John and Bernard, born in Ireland.  My GGrandfather John born Coatbridge 1846, followed by Ann, Margaret, Patrick and Thomas.
Isabella died 1865, Old Monkland (found on Scotlands People)
John died approx 1883, also in Coatbridge area.
What I am trying to confirm is if the 1861 Census, named a place in Ireland.
I am grateful for the information about Isabella
The entry for John, lodging with Partick in 1861, does it say how old Patrick is, so that I can confirm that one.
Thank you so much

Thank you ShaunJ,
This has been something that has been a mystery to me about the 85th for years.  To know that they were depolyed to other areas, says a lot.  Did their families travel with them?
My ancestor, is William Toland, his wife, Catherine, and daughter, Rose Ann.
Did any records pertaining to the soldiers and their family, get recorded in public records or only in the military records.
Thank you for help