Hi, Please help me sort out all this information on my g-g-grandfather Henry C.Howard b. 3 July 1859 Balsham, Cambridge, England. His parents were listed as Charles and Emma (Richardson) Howard on his death record. Henry was in the Boer War . Possibly in the King`s Royal Rifle Corps. There is a Major that retired from that unit in 1902, but his birthday is 31 July 1862. How accurate are the Army lists? This same Henry C. Howard is in the Offical Army List for 1895 to 1908. His history follows: in S. Lan. R.(lieut. from militia) 12 Nov. 1884, then Leic. R 26 Nov. 1884, then King`s R. Rifle C. 11 Mar 1885, then K.R.R.C. 9 Sep 1893, then Adjt., Volunteers 1 May 1895 - 29 July 1899, then 13 Jan 1901 Capt.(local major) K.R.R.C. 4th battalion Railway Pioneer Regiment. While doing all this he also went to Nova Scotia met, married and had a child with Kristjana Margaret Gudmundsdottir. But his child was b. 1884 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He never became a U.S. citizen, he wanted to stay loyal to the Queen. He is listed as living in Newark, Essex County, New York in 1900 working as a gasfitter. Then get this, about 1940 he recieved a letter from England about settling an estate that had a castle on it. Because of his age 80 and lack of funds he declined the offer to inherit the castle. Of course no one remembers which castle or thought to hold onto the letter. Reliable people did read the letter, so we know this really did happen. Thank you for any information, Pat Brown [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail