Great great Grandfather uniform identification please

[ShaunJ]

A bit about the Northampton Rifle Volunteers here:  http://tinyurl.com/nvjtrfk

William Griffiths Hollis (mentioned in the 4th Corps piece) was one of my wife's ancestors.

[seahall]

Hi.

Welcome to Rootschat Mum2randa  .

Have you seen this tree with the info you needed  about the family.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wn5/

It may fill in a few gaps.

Sandy

[Mum2randa]

Hi Sandy,
Many thanks for the welcome....I`ve known about Rootschat for some years, don`t know why I didn`t join earlier! 
Thanks for that link, very interesting to see and confirms most of what I already had - didn't have one of the children on this list though, but I had wondered why there was such a large gap between two of them - usually means a missing child. So that has filled that slot for me. I also have some other info that the owner of that tree may like to have.

Coming to this site has been really useful, all the hints and tips, plus I now know that Thomas junior was also in the Army - none of the family knew that as he died before my parents generation were born.
Many thanks to everyone who has responded to my request for help.   

[seahall]

Hi Again Jenny.

In case you do not have this and may help any other rellie that joins Roots.

Billing Road Cemetery

Nellie Gertrude Barby, of 7, Henry Street, age 1 year, daughter of
Thomas and Emma of same address died Novr 8th 1885, buried
Novr 11th 1885, grave no. 15046

Sandy

[seahall]

Oh bless there is a younger one.

Billing Road Cemetery

Ada Mary Barby, of 106, Earl Street, age 10 mths, daughter of
Thomas and Emma of same address died Sept 13th 18 1890, buried
September 17th 1890, in same grave no. 15046

Sandy

[seahall]

Thomas's wife Emma Maria details

Billing Road Cemetery

Emma Maria Barby, of 72, Hunter Street, age 52 years,
died May 28th 1900, buried May 30th 1900, in grave no. A2 1707

Sandy

[seahall]

One of the daughter's is buried with her Mother.

Billing Road Cemetery

Emma Jane Barby, of 15, Purser Road, age 38 years,
died October 30th 1907, buried November 2nd 1907, in grave no. A2 1707

Sandy

[seahall]

Morning Jenny.

Thank you for your P.M.

Glad the above information was of help to you. 

Maybe you have a photo of your relatives from WW1 and could share
with me as they come from Northampton/shire. 

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wnr/

Sandy

[Mum2randa]

Good morning Sandy, first of all, apologies - I think I called you Sarah in my pm! (Senior moment).

The only photo`s I have at this time are direct line ones - i.e. Gggrandfather, Ggrandfather and Grandfather. I will happily attach one to this for you.
The one I started the thread with is Thomas Senior in Uniform, next we have Thomas William, his son - born Northampton 1871 died Birmingham 1940. Thomas appeared to have joined the Yorkshire Regiment in Jan 1886 and served in a number of places, but was invalided out with Epilepsy in 1893.
My Grandfather was Ernest William Barby, born Northampton 1898. We cannot find a service record for him, but do know he joined the Royal Field Artillery. From my Aunts memory, he was serving on the Russian front around 1915`ish. He also served in France in WW1 and was subsequently posted to India where he met and married my Grandmother Frances Elizabeth Phillips (nee Young) - an attractive young widow with a family of 5 children already. They married in 1923 and my Father and his siblings were all born in India, finally coming home to England on the 15th July 1938.
I find it a fascinating story as my Grandmother was left to fend for herself and her 5 children when her former husband died at the Somme in 1918. She made a living in India playing the Piano I am told.
So, my branch of the Barby family migrated to Birmingham.