Hi Terry What appears to be your John KELHAM was a soldier in the 44th Regt of Foot He appears in Colchester in 1861 as follows on Ancestry 1861 England Census about John William (KELHAM on page and correction added) Name: John William Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Gender: Male Where born: Stanton On Bardue, Leicestershire, England Civil parish: Colchester St Botolph County/Island: Essex Country: England Registration district: Colchester Sub-registration district: Colchester First Ward ED, institution, or vessel: Colchester Infantry Barracks Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 1 Piece: 1097 Folio: 157 Page Number: 11 Household Members: Name Age <snip> John William 19 <snip> RG9; Piece: 1097; Folio: 157; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542753. His service record of six pages can be found on Findmypast He appears in their index as John KELHAM b1842 Loughborough "Manton on Burton" (it does say Manton on Burdin on the page which suggests the scribe did not recognise the place name) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) I went to school with a KELHAM , not the commonest of names is it > Dear List > > I was wondering if anyone could suggest any solutions to my problem below. > > On the 1851 census for Stanton Under Bardon Leicestershire I have a John Kelham aged 62 (born 24 > Jul 1788) there is also a John Kelham grandson aged 8. On the FreeBMD web site the only one that > comes up is a John Kelm born about 1843 in the Mkt Bosworth district. I am unable to locate this > mysterious grandson again and have no idea where he comes from or who he belongs to. Any help or > suggestions most welcome. > > > > Regards Terry Kelham