Found! I missed it because I was determinedly searching in Cheshire in the main. And 'Fulwood' didn't mean anything to me. Only when you gave me 'Barracks' did a light go on. Even though the name has a different spelling and Thomas is declaring himself as unmarried I am not ruling this man out. There was definitely something going on within the family at the time. It just seems a long time for him to return - but return he did. If he was transferred to the Lancashires then maybe his records are to be found in their archives. Hopefully I'll get a favourable answer on Monday. Many thanks, Christine. Ruth -----Original Message----- From: Christine Benson [mailto:christinebenson313@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 October 2014 23:11 To: Ruth Genda; cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHS] Thomas DAVENPORT 1838-1893 Hi Ruth, I found it on the 1871 census. So you should be able to find it on FMP if you put in DEVONPORT, or perhaps as I did to check if there were more matches to the name, D?V?NPORT.