Adrian That would be fine but the census returns for Ireland prior to 1901 were destroyed in the early 1900's Regards John Hanson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Bruce Sent: 23 November 2013 16:34 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FHU] Missing Census Facts <<snipped>> I think that is true, certainly for the Navy where ships were included, but my great-grandfather was with the Army in Templemore, Ireland in 1871 and I don't think that was covered. I have another relative (not in the Forces) who was in America in 1851 (and actually recorded in the US 1850 census), <<snipped>> According to http://www.ukcensusonline.com/census/1911.php the 1911 census "is the first census to record full details of British Army personnel stationed overseas." Note that "overseas" must surely(?) mean outside the UK. Someone in the Army in Ireland in 1871 would be covered in the Irish census of that year. As for the Royal navy, that is mentioned in the FMP Blog on http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/2011/07/ask-the-expert-disappeared-in-the-1881- census That mentions "separate census returns for Royal Navy At Sea" in some (but not all) of the earlier censuses. And no, I don't know what "At Sea" meant! Adrian B ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message