In 1876 Richard Rhodes married Georgina McKerron in Aberlour Banffshire. Richard was a senior NCO of the 62nd Regiment of Foot, stationed in Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland (now Portlaoise, Co. Laois) which he gave as his home parish and where the couple lived immediately after the marriage. Aberlour was Georgina's birthplace and hometown (although in 1871 she was living with an aunt in Elgin). Leaving aside speculation as to how they might have met, my questions are - How long might it have taken to travel from Maryborough to Aberlour and back? Did regular soldiers have an entitlement to statutory or discretionary leave at this time? David

On 25/11/2015 11:13, David Marshall wrote: > In 1876 Richard Rhodes married Georgina McKerron in Aberlour Banffshire. > Richard was a senior NCO of the 62nd Regiment of Foot, stationed in > Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland (now Portlaoise, Co. Laois) which he > gave as his home parish and where the couple lived immediately after the > marriage. Aberlour was Georgina's birthplace and hometown (although in > 1871 she was living with an aunt in Elgin). > Leaving aside speculation as to how they might have met, my questions are - > How long might it have taken to travel from Maryborough to Aberlour and > back? > Did regular soldiers have an entitlement to statutory or discretionary > leave at this time? > > David Could he have spent some time as a Drill Instructor in Aberlour or wherever she was working?