If you're on ancestry there's a kind of information pathway shown above the image and when you click on the bit that says 'Foot regiment 29 North Camp' or whatever it gives you a menu including the enumeration description. This info was always available in the old ancestry paradigm but was harder to access. Judy On 18 Oct 2009, at 10:29, Sue Miller wrote: > > thank you Judy and Robert > > > > some very useful information from you both. > > > > William died in 1878 therefore I only have the 1861 and 1871 census > to go on. There is a possible Wm occ soldier and single in 1851 > but he says born Ireland not Chatham, Kent....may be worth pursuing. > > > > Judy, where is the enumeration description? I couldn't see it on > the 1861...just got to the 1st page which had the name of Brigadier > General jDavid Russel. > > > > best wishes > > Sue > >> From: copywriter@tesco.net >> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:28:21 +0100 >> To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Band master in 12th Foot? >> >> In fact the enumeration district description on ancestry confirms the >> regt was the 29th Foot. The officers names (earlier pages) could >> easily be cross checked to confirm this. >> >> havent looked at 1871 image but 12th L.a.r. might be 12th Lancers. >> Obviously that was not a foot regiment. >> >> Original poster did not say whether the person was found in other >> censuses. >> >> >> Judy Olsen >> >> >> >> >> >> On 17 Oct 2009, at 19:59, Robert Spargo wrote: >> >>> The 12th Foot was (I think!) the Suffolk Regiment. From 1782 to >>> 1881 it was >>> known as "12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot". From 1860 to 1866 >>> the 1st >>> Battalion was in New Zealand but the 2nd Battalion was in England >>> (don't >>> know where) from 1858 until 1864 when they went to India and stayed >>> there >>> until 1877. The 1st Battalion was back in England from 1867 until >>> 1872 when >>> they went to Ireland. >>> >>> Your best point of contact might be via the Suffolk Regiment's >>> website >>> www.suffolkregiment.org - good luck >>> >>> Robert in Nantwich >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Sue Miller" <suemiller48@hotmail.com> >>>> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 06:09 >>>> Subject: [ENG-LIV] Band master in 12th Foot? >>>> >>>> I am hoping someone with a military background can help me on this >>>> one. >>>> >>>> Wm McEVOY bc1830 was a soldier...on 1861 census he is a private >>>> and the >>>> record page just says Foot regiment 29 North Camp which is >>>> Farnborough >>>> Hants. >>>> >>>> In 1871 he is 42 and in Liverpool with family living at 28 Mason >>>> St, West >>>> Derby occ Band master 12th L.a.r? and some of his nighbours are >>>> military >>>> or pensioners. >>>> >>>> Can explain what regiment he was in 12th Foot or 29 and anything >>>> else that >>> >>>> will help? >>>> >>>> thank you - Sue >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> >>> Admin Message - List guidelines: >>> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/ >>> AdminMessage.htm >>> >>> The list admin can be contacted at >>> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG- >> LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Download Messenger onto your mobile for free > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/174426567/direct/01/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message