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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: Setab on Monday 29 January 18 19:24 GMT (UK)

Title: Devon Artillery Militia
Post by: Setab on Monday 29 January 18 19:24 GMT (UK)

Trying to trace an Albert Brown born1836 Hull, who joined the Devon artillery Militia as a boy 1847-1851.
 Wikipedia states that records were destroyed for this period. Can find no records under the  1851 census for his residence. He later married a Rachel Bailey from Burlescombe.

Title: Re: Devon Artillery Militia
Post by: MaxD on Tuesday 30 January 18 10:20 GMT (UK)

The 1851 census for Burlescombe has Albert Brown age illegible (transcribed as 15) born Hessle Yorkshire, a horse driver. Mother is Ann Horner who may well be the Ann Brown who married Samuel Horner in 1839.  Rachel Bailey is four pages away in the census.  As a militia man, he would have served only part time hence his civilian occupation on the census.

MaxD