Thanks Dave for your reply. Unfortunately those KING names do not connect at present. The earliest I have is George KING born about 1808 Billington Bedfordshire. I do not have any females as recorded for his children. Joseph KING had a sister Martha KING born about 1867 We have been searching for years for Joseph King wondering where he disapeared. Regards Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Valentine" <dvale-thebench@tiscali.co.uk> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:35 PM Subject: RE: [BDF] Military Records - Joseph KING > HI Mary, > > Regret I cannot help with military searches. > Boer War was in South Africa and Britain Had a lot of Army presence in > India. > > I have 3 Kings in my list of names if you ever make any connections. > > Frances King married George Favell in Pertenhall N Beds 1732 > > Lucy King b Hemmingford Grey, Huntingdon in 1804, daughter of a John King > and she married a John Favell. > > Good luck with your research. > > Regards > > Dave Valentine > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Linning [mailto:linningm@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: 16 July 2006 11:12 > To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BDF] Military Records - Joseph KING > > Hi List > I am trying to find my husband's great grandfather Joseph KING born 1869 > Billington, Bedfordshire. > > He is recorded on 1881 Census 12 years.Cottages Swan Street, Ivinghoe, > Buckinghamshire, England PRO ref RG1/1644 Folio 34 Page 3 FHL film but > not > on the 1891 and 1901 Census. > > I presume he was still alive by then as he had a daughter Hilda Sybil KING > born 18th January 1903.. > Two sons prior to this - Albert F. KING born abt 1898 and Ernest abt. > 1900. > (both sons killed on the WW2 - unable to locate Albert F. KING death > details) > > Wife: Suzanna(h) BIERTON married 31st May 1897in the Parish Church of > Pitstone, Co. Bucks, England > > His parents are Charles KING born abt 1845 Billington, Bedfordshire, > England > and Mary Ann...... > > Would somebody be able to check Military Records to see if JOSEPH KING is > recorded between 1891 and 1904. I am not too familiar with what Wars may > have been active at that time. Maybe BOER WAR records. There was some talk > that he went to India with the Boer War. We have checked Census records > with > out success. > He is recorded deceased 18-May-1918 on his daughters marriage certificate. > > Thanks > Mary Linning > Australia > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving > the > messages > individually or want them individually) > > or > > Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a > digest of multiple > messages or want this mode) > > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe > or > unsubscribe. > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To do a search of the Bedford Archives go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Enter Bedford in the box >