Hello Bart, Good work, but it is important always to provide the source of the information you provide, the names and dates of the newspapers, for instance: http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/search-newspapers?searchword=broster&searchphrase=all Cheers, Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk Sunday, May 3, 2015, 2:54:16 PM, you wrote: BSv> Hello: There are two [George Broster]: [George Broster (1807-1845); Hospital BSv> Sergeant 75th Reg], and his son: [George Broster (1837-1918); Serjeant, BSv> Field Cornet]: BSv> === BSv> [George Broster (1837-1918)]: 1860: Since the visit of Prince Alfred to King BSv> William's Town, the volunteer movement has taken a start. Two companies have BSv> recently been formed, one by the English and the other by the German BSv> population. They are to be named respectively "Prince Alfred's Volunteer BSv> Corp" and "Prince Albert's German Rifle Corps". The following appointments BSv> have been made in the "Volunteer Corps": BSv> Colonel-in-Chief. - John MACLEAN BSv> Colonel Commandant - Richard TAYLOR BSv> Cavalry Captain - Mathew Ben SHAW BSv> Lieutenant - Wallace HEWETSON BSv> Adjt. - James Faunce LONSDALE BSv> Cornet and Quartermaster - Edward JONES BSv> Surgeon - James PETERS BSv> Serjt. Major - R. HOOD BSv> Serjeants - John SWEENEY, John SHORT, George BROSTER, BSv> Corporals - P. SOLOMON, E.A. ROBINSON, T. MANLEY, D. NUNAN BSv> Also: [1910-11: FIELD CORNET GEORGE BROSTER OF KINGWILLIAMSTOWN]. m. Annie BSv> Manley. BSv> === BSv> [George Broster (1807-1845)]: BSv> 1840: MEMORIALS RECEIVED. ORDINARY. G BROSTER. REQUESTING TO BE ALLOWED TO BSv> PRACTICE AS A CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST IN THE COLONY. BSv> 1845 April: Died at Fort Beaufort on Saturday 12th instant, George BROSTER, BSv> late of 75th Regt, aged 38 years, after a long illness, leaving a wife and BSv> three children to deplore his loss. BSv> [1848: His wife, now Ann Barry]: Tuesday 8 August 1848: Public Sale of BSv> Valuable Landed Property. At Fort Beaufort. The undersigned being duly BSv> authorised, will sell by Public Auction. On Saturday the 19th August next. BSv> The House and Premises at present occupied by Mr. John VICE, situated BSv> between the residence of Mr. SANDS and the Commandant's quarters, containing BSv> six rooms, Kitchen, Stabling, store room &c with a large enclosed yard. The BSv> above property is well situated for business, and offers a good opportunity BSv> for investing capital. Title free – terms liberal. B.D. BELL, Auctioneer. BSv> Fort Beaufort, 26 July 1848. Notice to Creditors and Debtors: All claims BSv> against Mrs. Ann BARRY, formerly BROSTER, are requested to be filed at the BSv> office of the second undersigned, within one month from this date; and those BSv> indebted to her, to pay their respective amounts within the same period. Ann BSv> BARRY. B.D. BELL (Auctioneer). Fort Beaufort, 26 July 1848. BSv> === BSv> Bart. BSv> -----Original Message----- BSv> Familysearch (via Ancestry) suggests they married in Scotland BSv> Name: George Broster BSv> Marriage Date: 12 May 1834 BSv> Marriage Place: 75th Regiment, Stirling, Scotland BSv> Spouse: Ann Vice BSv> NB: The 75th were an Infantry regiment, a Cornet was a cavalry rank. The BSv> 75th does not figure in Fort Beaufort of the period, it does appear they BSv> were in South Africa though but returned to Britain 1843 to 1849 then off to BSv> India. BSv> === BSv> My g g g guncle George BROSTER b in Wrexham, Wales on 31 Oct 1807 joined the BSv> army circa 1825 and first went to India and then to South Africa. He married BSv> Ann VICE in Fort Beaufort on 19 June 1834. I have a note indicating he was BSv> made a Field Cornet in 1841 and died in 1845. He also acted as a doctor in BSv> Fort Beaufort. Would anyone which units were stationed in Fort Beaufort at BSv> that time? Regards Rod g. BSv> === BSv> BSv> ------------------------------- BSv> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BSv> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' BSv> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message