I tried that, but a search failed to bring up the name of my rellie. :-( Sharon --- Pearl Montrose <montrose@wave.co.nz> wrote: > HELLO List, I saw some enquiries about Army records > on this list. > > My Experience, I knew my chappies name, + 1st foot > Regiment, Scots > Royals, and Rough dates, 1840/50. > > I went on the Internet to National Archives, > England, Click on > Military, and went through several pages, Put in my > chappies name, > and up came a brief resume' of his Hist. with a Ref > Number, Applied > for his papers, they wrote back with a quote for > photo copying, was > reasonable, and after what seem like for ever, (I'm > an impatient > researcher) actually about 10 days, -- paid for it > with Credit Card. > Up on the screen it all came, was absolutely > chuffed. I think they > would do research for you but of course it would > cost. He actually > joined in 1831 in Elgin Morayshire, and was retired > in 1843 through a > non-combatant accident. But the records were held in > England. > Finally he was a private not an officer, so didn't > really expect to > find him > > So that was my fantastic experience on Army Records. > Pearl M. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca