Dear Deborah, Thank you for your reply. My great grandmothers family came from Hull in England. I do not know how many generations back !! I am trying to work backwards with the TURNER family to find a connection with the ealier Turner names in the CAPE before I take my search back to the HULL area here in the U.K. I am just curious about the 86th regiment in general. I know the 83rd regiment was stationed at the Cape of Good Hope. As his wife was with him I assume he was ex army or did wives accompany army men in those days? Regards sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hubbard, Deborah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 8:51 AM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Sharon and the 86th > This message (and attachments) is subject to restrictions and a > disclaimer. Please refer to http://www.unisa.ac.za/disclaimer for full > details. > ________________________________ > > Sharon, it's possible that little George Henry's father the serjeant was > on his way to India in 1819: Simonstown was a routine stopover, and of > course a useful spot in which to baptise anyone born at sea. So perhaps > you might get somewhere if you look for some Turners further East? > > Good luck, and keep us informed if you find something good. > > Deborah Hubbard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message