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    1. Re: [BOER-WAR] Old Soldiers Prayer Book
    2. Patricia Frykberg

    3. Do get in touch with the Lincoln Archives. They have so much fascinating stuff and will I am sure be able to help. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:47 AM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Old Soldiers Prayer Book > Dear friends, > > I purchased a Soldiers pocket prayer book from a > flea-market near to where I live. > > > > The Prayer book was published by the Society for promoting knowledge and > dated 1853. > > > > On the inside front cover page is the following inscription: > > > > Gunr & Driver Robt. BOOR > > No. 5 Company > > 12 Battalion Royal Artillery > > British Camp Crimea > > 1855 to 29 June 1856 > > India, from 31 December 1857 > > To 23 May 1863. > > China, from June 63 to 1865 > > India from 1865 to October 1866 > > then home. > > > > His address is given as Cowbit, Near, Spalding Lincolnshire. > > I looked on the IGI and found a Robert BOOR who was christened on 13th Sept. > 1818 at Spalding, Lincoln. He was the nearest match. If this was him, he > would have been 37 years of age in 1855 and 48 years of age when he returned > home from India in 1866. > > > > Does anyone know anyone researching the BOOR family from Lincolnshire? > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

    09/26/2003 11:53:10
    1. RE: [BOER-WAR] Old Soldiers Prayer Book
    2. Martin

    3. Thanks for that information Pat. Regards Martin -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Frykberg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 September 2003 18:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Old Soldiers Prayer Book Do get in touch with the Lincoln Archives. They have so much fascinating stuff and will I am sure be able to help. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 27 September 2003 02:47 AM Subject: [BOER-WAR] Old Soldiers Prayer Book > Dear friends, > > I purchased a Soldiers pocket prayer book from a > flea-market near to where I live. > > > > The Prayer book was published by the Society for promoting knowledge and > dated 1853. > > > > On the inside front cover page is the following inscription: > > > > Gunr & Driver Robt. BOOR > > No. 5 Company > > 12 Battalion Royal Artillery > > British Camp Crimea > > 1855 to 29 June 1856 > > India, from 31 December 1857 > > To 23 May 1863. > > China, from June 63 to 1865 > > India from 1865 to October 1866 > > then home. > > > > His address is given as Cowbit, Near, Spalding Lincolnshire. > > I looked on the IGI and found a Robert BOOR who was christened on 13th Sept. > 1818 at Spalding, Lincoln. He was the nearest match. If this was him, he > would have been 37 years of age in 1855 and 48 years of age when he returned > home from India in 1866. > > > > Does anyone know anyone researching the BOOR family from Lincolnshire? > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== > Boer War List Page > http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== BOER-WAR Mailing List ==== Boer War List Page http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/BoerWar.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

    09/26/2003 04:25:51