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In our family I think we have at least three brothers from Yorkshire who were with the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards from the 1840s.   They were James, George and William Rider, from Holbeck near Leeds.  I've also found a Frederick Rider, a Trooper, whom is a little younger and possibly he is related. 

Army records from 1861 state that James (wife was Maria Dean, married at St Peters in Leeds) and George (married Sarah Oliver in Westminster) had been based at Hyde Park and Windsor.  William (who married Catherine Hussey at Old Church, St Pancras) had died by then.  Based on the marriage, baptism, census and birth records I've found so far that they moved around between Regents Park (St Pancras), Hyde Park (Knightsbridge) and New Windsor/Clewer.

Is there a good resource for baptisms for Berkshire?  If they're on the "A" site that's fine and I can access that but not from home.  For one brother in particular, William, who retired early with TB and died in 1860  I haven't yet found the baptisms for any of the children that I currently am aware of.  There is a Berkshire born William Hussey Rider in the Birth Index that seems very likely to be his son (William's wife was Catherine Hussey).  William Hussey Rider's life was very was short (less than 2 years), and it didn't span a census.

Thank you.

I'd be interested to hear how you get on with this. William Gray Rider (the one who had TB and died in 1860) was my husband's great great grandfather on his mother's side. His daughter Catherine Sarah Rider emigrated to New Zealand in 1872.

My great grandmother was Sarah Ann Louise Irwin, daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Irwin.
Sarah Ann Louise Irwin was born in New Zealand in 1884 and married Thomas Ockold Wheeler.
I remember visiting her sister in Thames, who was Gertrude Irwin (never married as her sweetheart died in WWI) but I knew her as Auntie Tot. Gertrude Isobel Irwin died in 1976 when I was a teenager.

I was just looking up the St Georges East and Bethnal Green history of the Irwin family, and see that Angelo John Irwin's father John Irwin (my 4th gt grandfather) had a beer shop in Spencer St, St George's, in 1843 (or was the keeper of this place).

I would presume that this place no longer exists. It was called the Anchor & Hope beer shop, located in Spencer Street, but I can't find any record of such a place.

There seem to be a number of family connections who were in the workhouse (or one of them) in the area.  Is there any documented history of local workhouses in St George's area?

Hi,
first time here, so hope I post things correctly, and the upload works!
I took a photo of a photo - as the photo is at my second cousin's but we believe it is of my relative not hers (she collected some old photos when my grandparents passed away). No scanner available.

My grandfather was born in Ballylesson, or nearby, which is on the outskirts of modern Belfast in County Down. His family emigrated to NZ when he was only a few months old.

I believe the photo attached would be of his father (DOB 25 April 1874) taken in Belfast, Ireland, before emigration. I understand Abernethy's obtained a Royal Warrant in 1900, which would date the photo after that? Sorry, the image I took of the back of the photo frame is not the full card, and is a bit blurry.

Emigration date (not exact) is around the end of 1908.
I am hoping that someone could give me an indication if our estimate of date (between 1900 and 1908) is correct.

Thanks