Genealogy Chat

HI,
There are Eleven pages that were sent to me for James Lee's army records.and yes it says 10 years 7 months on my copy as well..His number was 126 and he was a sergeant.
I live in Australia so cant check the muster rolls unfortunately.

I am interested in the Portugese wife that Colin Taylor mentions....it does seem as though it is the same records we are talking about though..

I have since found his death in Salford as well in 1876 but have never found his birth/baptism.

Sorry it has taken me 3 years to get back to everyone..

Unfortunately Muster Rolls this early do not usually mention wives and children.

I assume he got a pension? There are records of local pension payments at Kew, so if you know where he lived when he left the Army, they might be worth looking at. They normally only have an entry when a man first started receiving pension payments in that area, or when he moved out of the area or when he died. UK pension records only go up to 1862.

You could also try the Regimental births and marraige records on FMP

Hi
I have looked at the images on FMP and it states he was posted in the Mediterranean for 10 yrs 7 months and discharged as unfit. It lists his promotions etc.

How many pages did the NA send you?

To find out where he was and if children were with him etc you can can look throught the muster rolls for the regiment at the NA.

Thank you to everyone who replies I have only just discovered that GR dont notify me if i have areply so just thought i had had none.!!
Appreciate the advice ..

The 95th were The Rifle Brigade. Try this site for there deployment :- www*regiments*org/regiments/uk/inf/095RB.htm Replace * with dot If you click on 1st Battalion it will give you there location at any given time, you may be able to match births with place's. Click 2nd Battalion etc to do the same. Keith

I had a set of Army records fron NA covering a similar period.....there were a few pages and it did give some details of service abroad and the reason for discharge...he had served many years and was now unfit to carry out the full duties required...he was discharged in Ireland after serving all his career abroad..... It does not give any details of parents, next of kin or the fact that he seems to have picked up a Portugese wife on his travels..nor is there an Army number. I am not sure how you can be certain that it is the correct person. My second set of army records are from the 1932-45 period and they do give a lot of personal details including next of kin etc

This looks like the family you're looking for: 1851 England Census about James Lee Name: James Lee Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1806 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Margaret Gender: Male Where born: Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, England Civil parish: Hulme Ecclesiastical parish: St George County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Decayed Sub-registration district: Hulme ED, institution, or vessel: 2i Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 35 Household Members: Name Age James Lee 45 Margaret Lee 35 Mary Ann Lee 7 View Original Record View original image View blank form Save This Record Attach this record to a person in your tree as a source record, or save for later evaluation. Save Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2221; Folio: 246; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87230-87231. Hope this helps.

I ordered the army records for James LEE of 95th reg born Sanderton Buckinghamshire from NA but still do not know if i have the right James Lee.He was born c 1806 in Bledlow Buckinghamshire.He married Margaret and had daughter MARY ANN LEE.1844 Dover Kent.I havent been able to confirm other children that i have found on census.The records i recieved tell me when he enlisted and when he was discharged but thats all.How can i find out about where he served , when and where he married and who his family was.I cannot find the 95th online. Can anyone help me as i am not having much luck finding out more about James Any help would be greatly appreciated.