Hello List Bev said: I have several ancestors in my India family tree who appear to descend from Irish/RC backgrounds - names (first & surname) and occupations/regiments substantiate this. However, this line of my family are scant in all of the available records - BL, LDS, FIBIS I therefore wonder whether a military expert can advise on the campaigns and movements of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Regiment of Foot)? I have a marriage in 1855, so I know that my 3xG Grandfather was in India by that time as a Sargeant in the above regiment Bev could read the following FIBIS Fibiwiki articles for avenues to explore *"87th Regiment of Foot" http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=87th_Regiment_of_Foot *"British Army" http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=British_Army. Section 4.1.2 "Service and pension records" details WO 97 records which are now available on Findmypast. These are an excellent source if an ancestor was discharged with the necessary criteria for inclusion in these records. They do not contain men who died in the Army *"Chaplains Returns" http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Chaplains_Returns Cheers Maureen (Sydney)