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Offline galfreeman

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colchester barracks
« on: Sunday 27 May 07 23:45 BST (UK) »
Does anybody have info on which regiments were in Colchester Barracks in 1891 and 1901. My grandfather was there for census - from Norfolk so probably with Norfolk or Suffolk regiments. Although they have no record of him in Norfolk Regiment but would be good to find out. Thanks a lot for any help.
NORFOLK: Bird, Burton, Freeman, Wright, Spendlove, Cheney, Pike, Postle, Dye, Mann, Chaplin(g), Skipper

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Re: colchester barracks
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 June 07 13:40 BST (UK) »
Funnily enough, the Suffolk Regiment were stationed at Colchester both in 1892 and in 1902, but that is just out of your census range.  ???

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m3/
Reid: Nicol: Peterhead and Aberdeen
McDonald: Greig: Milne: Aberdeenshire
Moreland: Lanarkshire, Whitehaven in Cumbria and Ireland
Cunningham: Lanarkshire, Cumbria and Ireland
Halliday: Falkirk, Stirlingshire and Ireland
Redpath: Stirlingshire and Banbridge
McKay:

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Re: colchester barracks
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 June 07 17:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks. Do you have dates of when they were there?
NORFOLK: Bird, Burton, Freeman, Wright, Spendlove, Cheney, Pike, Postle, Dye, Mann, Chaplin(g), Skipper

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Re: colchester barracks
« Reply #3 on: Monday 04 June 07 18:45 BST (UK) »
 :) Hi

No I don't have the dates, the link just mentions the year/s.  Click on the link again and see for yourself:


http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m3/

and the link below gives the history, and tells you the Battalion returned from India in 1892

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m7/

Reid: Nicol: Peterhead and Aberdeen
McDonald: Greig: Milne: Aberdeenshire
Moreland: Lanarkshire, Whitehaven in Cumbria and Ireland
Cunningham: Lanarkshire, Cumbria and Ireland
Halliday: Falkirk, Stirlingshire and Ireland
Redpath: Stirlingshire and Banbridge
McKay:

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Re: colchester barracks
« Reply #4 on: Monday 04 June 07 21:53 BST (UK) »
Thanks. Have been on this site before but for Norfolk, which does not have the very useful list of dates and places.
NORFOLK: Bird, Burton, Freeman, Wright, Spendlove, Cheney, Pike, Postle, Dye, Mann, Chaplin(g), Skipper
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