Hello All: My grandfather, John Henry Brown, b. 27 Mar 1867, Halvergate, Norfolk, is one of my brick walls. My father was always rather cryptic about his family (mostly because he didn't know much) and it was only after he died that I discovered that JHB had abandoned his family (wife, his son(my father)and two daughters sometime prior to 1909. As a result, the family, sans JHB, came to Philadelphia in 1909. My father made occasional references to JHB being in the military, although I am not sure I should trust the stories. Can someone give me some guidance on how to search for any records that might exist for my grandfatherif he was, indeed, in the military? Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks, Tod Brown Warren, Maine, USA

Do I take it you haven't obtained your father's birth certificate Tod? That (and those of his sisters) will show your grandfather's occupation. You may not need to search military records! What was your grandmother's name? John in NSW On 17/04/2016 5:55 AM, Tod Brown via wrote: > Hello All: > > My grandfather, John Henry Brown, b. 27 Mar 1867, Halvergate, Norfolk, > is one of my brick walls. > My father was always rather cryptic about his family (mostly because he > didn't know much) and > it was only after he died that I discovered that JHB had abandoned his > family (wife, his son(my > father)and two daughters sometime prior to 1909. As a result, the > family, sans JHB, came to > Philadelphia in 1909. My father made occasional references to JHB being > in the military, although > I am not sure I should trust the stories. Can someone give me some > guidance on how to search > for any records that might exist for my grandfatherif he was, indeed, in > the military? Any help > would be appreciated. > > Many thanks, > > Tod Brown > Warren, Maine, USA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >