There is a John A TODD born Shankhill Belfast 1881 in the Imperial Yomenry in the Boer War.
He attested aged 20 yrs, can’t make out the months. 26th February 1901.
He served 1 yr and 94 days.
Mother Maria TODD 6 Glenfern St. Belfast.
He was 6ft weight 161lbs, complexion fresh, eyes grey, hair light brown. 2 distinguishing marks L but it doesn’t say where.
A Cpl when discharged.
Thanks. The problem with this one is the year of birth and perhaps, the Street name.
My searches produced a death certificate, showing death on 3/11/1923 aged 43. This was 100% correct as it showed my grandmothers name and the home address I recognise from many visits there during the 1950's. So that would make his birth year 1880, yes?
So, using that information, I searched for a birth around 1880, checking for exact name and age for each result and found only one with middle name Alexander, born 29/10/1880. This is a copy of a registration book entry and I've ordered up a birth certificate. The mother is shown as Maria Ann but the address is not Glenfern Street, it's 44 Langford Street.
Then again, perhaps he was born in Langford Street but by the time he enlisted (attested?) age 21, his address was Glenfern St. That still doesn't explain the year of birth difference. Curious how the mothers name is the same though. Could the year of birth in your source be recorded wrongly and this is the correct person?
Thanks again.
