hospital or workhouse late 19th century

[yekepa]

Looking for Lewis Orbell born 1867, Suiffolk  living in hospital or workhouse in channel islands, I have checked 1881 and 1891 census which would be the time scale but can find nothing.
Many thanks
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[ShaunJ]

Was he George Lewis Orbell? There's a George Orball in the 1881 census at Fort Regent Barracks - a boy soldier aged 14. 2nd Batt 12th Foot

[yekepa]

Thank you Shaun J
It probably is him his name was Lewis George, he was in the Suffolk Reg and KIA Boer War.
The btn you mention was that Suffolk Reg ? Do you know where I can find more about Barracks?
Thanks
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[ShaunJ]

Yes 12th Foot was the Suffolk Regiment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_Regiment.

It seems he died of disease in Pretoria  http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/BoerWarCambridge.html

Fort Regent wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Regent

[yekepa]

THank you so much great help
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[yekepa]

Shaun  was he still there in 1891 onwards?
Thanks Y

[ShaunJ]

Both battalions of the Suffolk Regiment were in India at the time of the 1891 census (2 Battalion possibly still en route there via Egypt), with a depot in Bury St Edmunds

[yekepa]

THat is great, I will contact the Sfk Reg Museum in Bury St Edmunds, hopefully they can fill in the gaps
Your help is much appreciated
Y

[ShaunJ]

Presumably you've seen his listing in the probate calendar?