advise needed please re 1871 census

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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 599 Send Message	Marcie	Report	29 Oct 2004 22:10
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 599 Send Message	hi gwynneth thanks for that, will try kews site, must go there oneday have others to look for i wonder why they did,nt give any ranks on the census marcie x
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	29 Oct 2004 09:26
	Hi, Yes, it sounds like an army barracks. Kew would be a good place to start try their online catalogue. Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 599 Send Message	Marcie	Report	29 Oct 2004 09:19
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 599 Send Message	hi i have found my gt grandfather (john bunch)on the 1871 census aged 18, living in farnborough, and when it gets down to institution e.t.c it says fusilliers 10 depot 104, when i click on who else lived there, there are a range of people i.e. husbands, wives, children and lots of men, could this be an army barracks? any advise appreciated, also if this is so, would his army records be at kew? marcie x