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Title: Military Prison Forton
Post by: gjervis on Tuesday 10 April 07 14:22 BST (UK)

I have a Charles Husselby who appears in the 1861 census as a prisoner at Forton Military Prison near Alverstoke Hampshire.

Does anyone know where I could get the records of his sentence and service details from? Will the records of Forton be held anywhere for this period?

Many thanks

Graham

Title: Re: Military Prison Forton
Post by: coops741 on Wednesday 11 April 07 20:28 BST (UK)

sadly Forton prison no longer stands, you could try the portsmouth Library http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/learning/1028.html  or the gosport museum http://www.discoverycentres.co.uk/gosport/
ive studied the barrcks in the area and they have been great help.