Can anyone tell me if members of the army were enumerated in the 1851, 1861, and 1871 censuses? What if they were serving in India. Roger Timms

They were enumerated if they were serving in the United Kingdom. There are plenty of barracks, dockyards, etc., to be found in the enumerators sheets. I have an idea that they were not enumerated if they were serving abroad, but I'm not sure why I think that. However, there is a tremendous amount of material in the National Archives about soldiers records, just enter the soldier's name and record series WO97 to start with. You may need to pursue other record series. If your man was an officer, you should hit the jackpot, but there's a substantial amount of information about other ranks. I have several documents relating to my ancestor who fought, and was wounded, at Talavera during the Peninsula war. In fact I know more about him during his army service than I do after he was discharged. He had a son who also served in the army, but I have no idea who the wife/mother was except that her name was Mary! There's also a substantial amount of army births, marriages and deaths on Ancestry. David D. Roger Timms wrote: > Can anyone tell me if members of the army were enumerated in the 1851, 1861, > and 1871 censuses? What if they were serving in India. > > Roger Timms > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- DF Consultancy 10 Searle Street Cambridge CB4 3DB