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Overseas Military 1911 Census

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Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 24 Aug 2011 15:00

contrary to popular belief Royal Navy personnel whether in port or at sea any where in the world where included in the census's 1841? to 1911, but i am not sure when they included Army personnel serving abroad, but i have found my Army rellies on the 1911

Roy

Edit, royal navy started in 1861 from the search criteria on ancestry
their is also a category misc ships at sea and abroad

Patricia

Patricia Report 24 Aug 2011 01:15

http://www.1911census.co.uk/content/default.aspx?r=33&161

Searching military establishments and royal navy ships overseas

The records for the military establishments overseas cover around 135,000 soldiers based at 288 bases, while the naval records include around 36,000 naval personnel on 147 Royal Navy Ships overseas.

Researching:
Our Main Lines: - SEYMOUR - Lancashire,Yorkshire, BAKER - Essex, Kent & Sussex, HANCOCK - Devon, Somerset, Surrey, Middlesex, PATERSON - Glasgow, Middlesex - they did like to move about!!!

Nannylicious

Nannylicious Report 24 Aug 2011 00:20

Excuse my ignorance but how do you find out if someone was overseas in 1911? I thought the census was only for England or UK Is it because someone at the English address told the enumerator?

Linda

Linda Report 22 Aug 2011 21:46

Thanks Roy. Trust me to ask the blindingly obvious!!

Linda

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 22 Aug 2011 21:34

simple answer is yes

i have one who was in north china on the 1911

Roy

Linda

Linda Report 22 Aug 2011 21:24

I'm sure someone out there will be able to help.
I have just found a relative who was in the East Surrey Regiment on 1911 Census. Under the Enumerator information it states address as ' Meiktila A E Fishchl Captain'. I have no idea what this means other than I understand Meiktila is in Burma , does this mean that was where he was stationed at the time.
Thanks