I really need some help please

[clare]

Hi,
   Can anyone help  me please, I am  trying to find what happened to
    Richard Suggett,   born  1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, London, UK
  I have him last    joining  the Military, I believe Army  in 1874  at the age of 15
    and I can find nothing of him since then,   I have hit a brick wall
  so any help would be very much appreciated
                                Clare

[km1971]

Hi Clare

His service record appears to be on Findmypast - http://www.findmypast.co.uk/chelsea-pensioners-service-records-collection-search-start.action

When reading his record any service before the age of 18 did not count towards pension.

Army recruitment into the infantry was a bit complicated in the 1870s. He probably joined a Brigade Depot, and was then transferred to a line regiment after training. The number of which (ie "xxth regiment") you should google.

Ken

[gortonboy]

hi..he was discharged on april 14th 1885 {at Netley?}...

[clare]

 Thank you both very much for your help
                       Clare

[tedscout]

There was a large Military hospital at Netley (put Wiki: Netley into Google)

Also did you know he was in a Childrens home in the 1861 and 71 census's


  Ted

[tedscout]

Ive just looked at his very damaged Military record on Ancestry and he was still serving in 1891 and got a certificate for some sort of weapon in 1898.

On his Military History Sheet the last line reads

Home          XX 4/91           31/12 XX (cant read it)   Years 11 Days 350


Which would make his discharge somewhere around March 1903



mmmmm confusing  Ted

[tedscout]

There is a baptism for him in October 1858 dad William and mum Mary Ann



This is him in 1901
Richard Suggett, 41 Boarder born: England

Town: Girvan
County: Ayrshire
Address: 6 Plumb St.
Occupation: Col Serg Instructor 2nd V.b.r.s.fust

[tedscout]

Closest death registration I can find, birth is a little bit out though

Robert Suggitt died aged 39 Hartlepool RD Mar qtr 1903 10a 74

Hope I have the correct Richard Suggett there was only one other his middle name was Samuel and no sign of serving in the Military.

Anyway hope I havent led you up the garden path and given you false info, anyway I had fun looking.

  Ted

[clare]

Ted,
       Thank you so much for the information, yes, I have his records for the boys home, his brothers were also in their with him, & I'm pretty sure he had a sister named Mary Ann also in the same home.
   the last I found of him was at age 12, & I have never been able to find him sisnce, so I really appreciate the help
                                     Clare