JanGlaschu
26-11-2007, 9:38 AM
An ancestor of mine, Henry Stewart, was born somewhere in England and later worked as a flesher in Edinburgh, where he married in 1846. I have him in Edinburgh with his wife and daughter on the 1851 census. He then seems to have gone into the army as an infantryman in the 1st Regiment Foot (later I think the Royal Scots?)
He disappears from the records between 1851 and 1861, so my instincts are that he may have fought in the Crimea, but someone looked up the casualty lists for me and didn't find him. Unfortunately I have very little to go on as I don't know exactly where he was born or who his parents were. He was born around 1815.
Any help or advice on where to search appreciated, thanks,
Janet
He disappears from the records between 1851 and 1861, so my instincts are that he may have fought in the Crimea, but someone looked up the casualty lists for me and didn't find him. Unfortunately I have very little to go on as I don't know exactly where he was born or who his parents were. He was born around 1815.
Any help or advice on where to search appreciated, thanks,
Janet