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Title: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: IanM on Sunday 02 October 11 09:48 BST (UK)

Trying to find out a bit more about my G-G-Grandfather.  In his marriage register entry (Nov 1871) he is listed as a bugler with the 90th Regiment with the address of  "Barracks Glasgow".   I am trying to sort out his origins, the 1881 Census has his place of birth as "England/Wales" and that is all I now of him before his marriage.

Does anyone have any information about this Regiment and Barracks around this date?  Can't find him in the 1871 Census, so possibly the Regiment was elsewhere at the time?

Thanks,

Ian

Title: Re: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: km1971 on Sunday 02 October 11 10:02 BST (UK)

Hi Ian

The 90th Regiment were in Edinburgh for the 1871 Census, moving in June to Glasgow.

Ken

Title: Re: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: IanM on Sunday 02 October 11 10:20 BST (UK)

Thanks for that.  Don't suppose they were based at/near Dalmeny?  Have found a possible match in the 1871 Census for him there but not enough credit to look at the full entry at the moment :-(

Title: Re: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: gortonboy on Sunday 02 October 11 22:32 BST (UK)

hi,,what is his name?  when was he born? ;)

Title: Re: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 03 October 11 14:33 BST (UK)

In Glasgow there were two Barracks. The oldest, built around 1780, was in the Gallowgate, Calton. At a later date barracks were built at Maryhill in the NW of the city. Both are now gone, the Gallowgate, long gone!    Skoosh.

Title: Re: 90th Regiment, Glasgow Barracks 1871
Post by: IanM on Monday 03 October 11 20:36 BST (UK)

He was James George, born c1845.