Katy I'm not sure how useful this reply will be to you, although it may help Nick, as you don't actually say whether there is any record of any of the Haselden men being guardsmen. If they were, then it may help you to know that for many years regular soldiers had to obtain permission to marry as wives were regarded as an encumberance; your family would have been affected by that policy. Sergeants were usually luckier than privates in the marriage 'ballot'. When permission was given wives were 'on the strength' but for many years they had no separate married quarters and unless they were the wives of officers would find themselves having to cook for and do the laundry for the troops, perhaps earning a little pin money by doing the laundry for the officers. I understand that the records for the Guards regiments are almost complete and you might find a note in the regimental diaries if permission had been given for any marriage. I found the note below on the Long Long Trail site for you. 'If you are searching for the army service record of a man who served with the Life Guards, you are likely to succeed. They escaped the 1940 fire that destroyed many such records and are stll held separately. They are held in the original form at the National Archives, in document series WO400.' HB --- On Sun, 15/8/10, Nick Furniss <zen56694@zen.co.uk> wrote: > From: Nick Furniss <zen56694@zen.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [BRK] HASELDEN > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, 15 August, 2010, 18:30 > > St Georges, Hanover Square was a popular church with > Guardsmen who were  > stationed in Windsor, but who moved to barracks in London > when on  > ceremonial duty.  SNIP  I have > yet to find out if  > there was any special accommodation for the wives of > Guardsmen in Windsor. > > On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:40:51 +0100, Katy Haselden <yellowleggin@gmail.com>  > > wrote: > > > Because of the early dates I have been unable to make > the connections for > > these Haselden men born in Windsor Berkshire.  > found them all in later > > census but don't know if they are brothers or cousins > or what? > > 2 of great interest say in the later census they were > born Windsor Castle > > Berkshire. > > 1. James Arthur Haselden born abt 1812 married Sidwell > found in    > > 1851,1861, > > ans 1871 census > > 2. William Haselden born abt 1825 married Matilda > Harcourt Phillips  > > found in > > 1861 census > > > > The others: > > George Haselden father John Haselden born abt 1809 > 1851 c says in  > > Berkshire > > Windsor > > Edward Aaron Haselden born abt 1811 married Susan > Tissot found 1841 and  > > 1851 > > census BW > > Adolphus Frederick Haselden born abt 1817 married > Frances found in > > 1851,1861,1871 censusBW > > > > The Susan Tissot who married Edward Aaron Haselden > also said she was  > > born in > > Berkshire Windsor they were married 3/3/1832 St > Georges Hanover Square. > > > > I have hit the proverbial brick wall! > > > > Can anyone help? Thanks much, > > Katy >