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« on: Monday 08 March 21 14:20 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for your replies. Yes, Herbert Syred was in the army. That information appears on his daughter, Caroline Hannah Syred's, 1838 christening record . Newry is definitely a possibility. Maiden Stone, thanks for the links.
Another question: Per census records Caroline Hannah was raised by her maternal grandparents. Herbert, his wife Hannah, and the woman I believe is Herbert's mother do not appear in the 1840 or 1850 census. Would Herbert have left his child in England and taken his mother to Ireland on a military deployment?
I know it's not possible to trace military records without knowing the soldier's regiment, but I'm interested in getting a general idea about what his life would have been like
Information and opinions welcomed! Jann