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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: johnthepom on Friday 19 December 08 03:55 GMT (UK)
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can anyone please tell me wich regiment was stationed there in 1871
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Hi John
If you get no joy here, you should try a post in a general section. All you need is someone with an Ancestry account, as you can drill down - 1871 Census, Lancashire, (Manchester), Hulme - and you should see the barracks as a named district. If the numerator did not record the name of the regiment, you should post the name of the officers back in this section, and someone can look them up in an Army List. Officers are usually listed at the front of the census schedule.
Also, if you can get to Kew, you can check to see if the man's papers survive. Papers from this period are filed under Cavalry then alphabetical, so you do not need to know his regiment.
Ken
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Hello John,
Should you still be looking for the information re Calvary Barracks, Hulme, I can tell you that my grandfather was stationed at the Calvary Barracks, Hulme in 1871. His regiment was 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards. If you have any info regarding the movement of this regiment I would be pleased to hear from you.
Regards, Brimay
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Re: calvary barracks hulme
Can we start spelling it as cavalry please? ;)
What would you like to know about the movements of the 4th DG?
1872 they embarked for Ireland, stayed there till 1878 then returned to England.
1882 they took part in the Egyptian campaign.
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This should help you out, for the 4th DG
If you look at this old post;
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,309221.0.html
There are maps of the barracks
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Re 4th Dragoon Guards postings ledger
Can you tell me where the original document is held?
I would like to see the period before 1859. Many thanks
Brimay