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Alan

Alan Report 9 Feb 2012 13:19

A good place to look will be Ancestry.co.uk. It's not free but you can get a 14 day free trial................have a go, you'll be surprised at what you find.
Good luck.

K

K Report 9 Feb 2012 12:56

Don't know if this is your Frank but there are two sets of records on Find My Past as below. There is more info on the images with this. His wife is listed as Louisa

First name(s): Frank

Last name: WATTS

Calculated year of birth: 1857

Parish of birth: Pottern

Town of birth: Devizes

County of birth: Wiltshire

Age at attestation: 21 years

Attestation date: 4 April 1878

Attestation corps: Royal Artillery

Attestation soldier number: 2697

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:

Discharge soldier number:

The National Archives reference: WO97 / 4118 / 26




First name(s): Frank

Last name: WATTS

Calculated year of birth: 1857

Parish of birth: Potton

Town of birth: Devizes

County of birth: Wiltshire

Age at attestation: 43 years 11 months

Attestation date: 11 April 1900

Attestation corps: ROYAL REGT OF ARTILLEYR ROYAL HORSE & ROYAL RIELD ARTILLERY

Attestation soldier number: 9084

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:

Discharge soldier number:

The National Archives reference: WO97 / 6187 / 22

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Susan Mary

Susan Mary Report 9 Feb 2012 09:30

Hi, Been helping my daughter in law trtacing her gt grandad Francis/Frank Watts born 1855/1859. ages vary. Will help from genes members have found Frank in the army, royal artillery in 1888 when he married. Can any one tell me are records still available? and where do I look please?
Many thanks
Sue