I should also mention his reason for being in Maidstone, Kent. He was the officer in charge of the barracks there. It was a calvary depot, I am told. --- Sharon <ssusmol@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Thank you, Alex. That is very kind of you. > > I am not sure what Charles Middleton's family were, > but on one of my other lists, it was suggested he > must > have come from a prominent line, as he left a > significant amount of money to his four children > when > he died, and it could not have been what he earned > as > wages in his military career. He was a major-general > at the end of his life, and spent much of his career > in India. Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton was his > son. > Charles is only briefly mentioned in Frederick's > bios. > > http://library.usask.ca/northwest/background/middletn.htm > > http://www.famousamericans.net/sirfrederickdobsonmiddleton/ ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

> I should also mention his reason for being in > Maidstone, Kent. He was the officer in charge of the > barracks there. It was a calvary depot, I am told. If he was a military officer, there should be a record of his Army service in the Public Record Office (PRO). I assume that you have investigated this avenue? Anne