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According to this site there is/was a surname Calashaw.

http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Start.htm#C

Hi Pamela ,

Thanks for your comments. Very interesting I hadn,t realised that whole villages of men had died.

Lesely

My grandfather came from Edmonton (Middlesex) and so I fully expected him to have joined the Middlesex Regiment. However, I found his records in the Durham Light Infantry. The reason for this distribution of men out of their local area was after the terrible losses during the first 2 years of WW1 when whole towns and villages lost all of their menfolk as casualties of a particular battle. To avoid this happening again, men from a particular town were sent to join several regiments in other parts of the country. As different regiments fought in different places in France, the losses did not impact quite so badly on any one town/village in England. Having said that, thousands and thousands still lost their lives.

The best tip when doing any kind of family research: keep an open mind and always be prepared for the unexpected!

My grandfather came from Edmonton (Middlesex) and so I fully expected him to have joined the Middlesex Regiment. However, I found his records in the Durham Light Infantry. The reason for this distribution of men out of their local area was after the terrible losses during the first 2 years of WW1 when whole towns and villages lost all of their menfolk as casualties of a particular battle. To avoid this happening again, men from a particular town were sent to join several regiments in other parts of the country. As different regiments fought in different places in France, the losses did not impact quite so badly on any one town/village in England. Having said that, thousands and thousands still lost their lives.

The best tip when doing any kind of family research: keep an open mind and always be prepared for the unexpected!

yes I have tried ancestry .
and no im not sure whether the mothers name is correct.
It definately says calashaw on marriage cert but as i said he may have told lies on the marriage cert.
I got his regiment from the death cert of one of his children.
If a soldier survived the war would he have got a war pension??

I have found a charles Frederick Walton born middlesex about the correct year who's father was George and mother Mary but have no way of knowing whether it is my charles or not.
I have this Charles Fred in 1891 still in middlesex but can't find him in 1901!!

I don't think I will ever solve this one
Iv'e been at it of and on since 20003.

Thanks for your replies

Lesley

Sorry, I meant pension records. But there are so many Charles Waltons my eyes arent up to it :)

Heather - Ancestry's only done A-N of the surviving WW1 service records, so Walton'll not be there yet.

Have you looked for service or pension records on ancestry? Shame its such a common name. Where did you get his regiment from? His marriage cert?

Lesley, are you sure of his mothers maiden name, none at all is coming up with that surname on ancestry?

Hi
Yes WW1 . I am really stuck with this guy all I have is a marriage cert for 1897 where his age is 23. I have been told that he was the black sheep of a well to family and was thrown out by his father (according to the marriage cert father was George Walton mother Mary Calashaw) I have also been told that he may have changed his name when he came to scotland so i wonder if the info given on the marriage cert is true!! I have never been able to find any marriage for a george walton & mary calashaw.
He was married in Hawick Scottish Borders and on 1901 census he was in Edinburgh. In 1916 he was in Dalkeith near Edinburgh I know this from the death Cert of one of his children in the bit where it says rank & profession of father it says he was a coal miner and underneath it says Private 19th battalion middlesex regiment.
Thats really all the info I have.
I wondered if maybe he came from Middlesex and thats why he joined that regiment.

Lesley

Are you talking about WW1? Can you give more details, when was he born/where, who did he marry?

Hi
I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction.
I have just discovered that my grt Grandfather Charles walton was in the 19th battalion of the middlesex regiment.
I find this quite strange as he was living in edinburgh at the time!
Although he was born in England don't know where.
I have looked on A2A to see if i can find a medal card for him to no avail.
How can I find out more about him???

Thanks Lesley