British Army 1850 ish

[Pauline42]

Can anyone give me a clue as to how I go about finding out about someone who was a soldier in 1851. (on the 1851 census Edward HOLLINGDALE b abt 1826 Sussex is listed as a private in a Barracks St George Hanover Sq. ) I know that in 1871 his children are at the Royal Partriotic Asylum for Boys Wandsworth Common and the  District Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum for Girls, Wandsworth- which I believe were set up as a shcool for the children of soldiers. He died in 1866.

Any ideas?
Pauline

[Valda]

The 1861 census gives you a place of birth
RG9 69 folio 35
11 Clipstone Street St Marylebone  Middlesex   
Edward Hollingdale 34  Worthing, Sussex, Head Married bricklayer's labourer
Elizabeth Hollingdale 23  Chelsea, Middlesex,  Wife Married
Elizabeth Hollingdale 3  Chelsea, Middlesex,  Daughter 
Sarah Hollingdale 2  Chelsea, Middlesex, Daughter 

From FreeBMD his marriage will give you father's name and occupation

Marriages Dec 1856 
Hollingdale  Edward     Chelsea  1a 225   
Seaite  Elizabeth     Chelsea  1a 225

Worthing parish registers for the period you are interested in, are not I believe covered by the IGI.

Regards

Valda