Nivard, thank you for your reply. The Certificate does say 16th quite clearly. I notice you post many answers for listers and they are always informative. I will try the link you have given. Thanks again Reg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Army Service > Hi Reg > > As far as I can see there has never been a 16th Lincoln Regiment, the > Royal > Lincolnshire regiment was previously the 10th Regiment > > It may be worth rechecking the birth cert to make sure thats what it says, > it may save a wild goose chase, (might the 16 be 10?) > > At least some of the Lincolnshire regiment was in South Africa 1899 -1902 > if > your man was there he would not have been enumerated, although its > possible > his family might be with him its unlikely as a private (not impossible > though) > > There are various very good research guides on the National Archives > (under > British Army) > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp?WT.lp=gs-researchguides&j=1 > > Have you found them in 1911? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >>I have a birth certificate for a Percival Taylor covering his birth May >>20, >>1898. His mother was Kate Threadgold, his father James Taylor, Private >>16th >>Lincoln Regiment. >> I am unable to find the family on the 1901 Census and was wondering if >> there is a way to determine if the family could have been posted overseas >> and then where that might be. >> >> Reg > > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >