I wonder if Barbara or John could possibly have a look at the Kingsclere registers to see if there is a burial record for David TIDBURY. I now have a copy of his death certificate. He died in North Sidmonton aged 84 years on 19th December 1867 so presumably would have been buried shortly afterwards. I would also be interested to know if there is a burial record for David's wife Phoebe Tidbury who died some time after 1851 and probably before 1861. According to the death certificate David was a Chelsea pensioner but so far I have not managed to find any evidence of his army service. When his children Devine, Solomon, and David were baptised in Greenham David Tidbury senior was a labourer. The other children were all baptised at St Mary's, Kingsclere, but I don't seem to have any record of David's occupation at the time of their baptism. Could you possibly have a look at the registers and let me know what it says about David's occupation? The four children born in Kingsclere are: Mary Ann Tidbury, baptised 26 April 1832 Joshua Tidbury, baptised 7th December 1834 Joseph Tidbury, baptised 23 April 1838 Hannah Maria Tidbury, baptised 30 January 1842 I already have the full details of the births and baptisms for the above children so it is just the occupation I need. David was living in Sidmonton in the 1851 census but I only have the details from the indexes not the full census entry so I do not know if he had joined the army by 1851. The other possibility is that David had already completed his army service before the birth of his first child as he would have been 37 when Devine was born in 1822. It seems that David Tidbury was an out-pensioner (as opposed to an in-pensioner who lived at Chelsea Hospital). The army records are all at the PRO but it appears that it is very difficult to find the relevant records unless you know the name of the regiment. Does anyone have any experience researching Army records who might know how I can proceed? Best wishes Debbie Kennett