Hi Nivard, Once again, many thanks. But, oh dear! I don't like to think of Geo Hry as being a consummate liar! He's in my husband's tree, though, so that's not quite so bad! I think I'll give up on hoping for a military connection. I would like to understand something else, though, and would be grateful if you (and others?) could help with this. The 'JOJ' reports on Geo Hry's convictions sometimes said 7, 14 or 21 days' imprisonment with hard labour and, at other times, 'imprisonment' was missed out. What were the 'facilities' for hard labour in Oxfordshire between 1860 and 1890? Reading 'JOJ' extracts is quite an education! It appears that Geo Hry wasn't one of a kind and that Marston might not have been such a nice place to live in - particularly on Saturday nights. Policemen were frequently assaulted, too - I was surprised to learn that. And it also seems that hard labour and/or imprisonment wasn't much of a deterrent - another surprise. Best regards, Carole