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I am trying to find out more information on my grandfather's uncle, Kenneth John.  I have family records stating that after WW1 he was posted to Queen victoria's Own Poona Horse Guard.  Does anyone know if there is a way to find any records of those who served in this regiment.  I do know that he was a Commanding Officer when he retired.  I am guessing that he was born in the 1890s.  Although his parents were based in Ceylon , his mother seemed to return to Portobello, Scotland to give birth to his sister, Doris, in 1894.  I have no records of his birth through family records so I do not know if he was born in Ceylon or Scotland as well.  I thought that possible a way to find out more about him would be to go the Horse Guard route.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Shannon

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your email.  I would love to know more, but at the moment I am packing up a house to move and working so things are really hectic.
Please feel free to contact me at shanstew@iafrica.com.

Will be in touch
Shannon

HI Kate,

I have done searches till I'm blue in the face with not much outcome.  To be honest, I'm stumped.  Luckily we have someone here in South Africa researching my mother's direct line - father, grandfather etc.  As for the connection to the Wynnes of Sligo - not a thing.  I do believe it is going to be a very slow process....
Any luck your side?

This is all proving very confusing...it seems as though there is much inbreeding if the head of the household has the same surname as his brother-in-law:

{John Stringer, head, 51, Bricklayer Journeyman, Liverpool
Mary, wife, 49, Liverpool
Jane Wrighton, dau, 26, Dress Maker
Mary Theresa, dau, 12, Scholar, Liverpool
William, son, 14, Foundry Boy, Liverpool
Hiram, son, 9, School, Liverpool
William Stringer, brother in law, 48, Bricklayer ( Master ), Liverpool
Jane Cooper, boarder, mar, 48, Plum Server, Liverpool
Sarah Jane Cooper, boarder, dau, 19, Plum server, London Middlesex
Jacob Cooper, son, 10, Scholar, London Battersea}

I do not recognise any of the other names and the William Stringer I have is Ann Stewart's (née Stringer) father.

Where can I find the census listings from pre 1861 as ancestry.co.uk has them only from 1861?

I suppose that the head, John Stringer, could be a cousin of Ann Stewart's (née Stringer).  There are so many missing links.  I cannot understand why the Stringers are so difficult to track - maybe they moved around a lot.

Thanks for all your trouble.
Regards,
Shannon

Hi Darcy, thanks for all your help.
I have a list of the children Joseph and Ann (Nancy) stringer had and there is no daughter called Nancy listed.  The children I have are:
mary
William
Ann
Joseph
Anne
Elizabeth
Robert
Bancroft
Ann - again

Do any of these names co-incide?

Regards,
Shannon