77th Middlesex Regiment of foot

[langtry]

Hi,

Advice needed please?Trying to find out more about this Regiment being based at the Royal Marines Barracks,Eastney,
Portsmouth,Hants.
I have a marriage cert showing a John Boyland married to Maria Mason in 1849,both resident at the barracks at this time.Since 1849 have been unable to find anything about this couple,Any help at all appreciated.

Regards,

langtry

[km1971]

Hi Langtry

I am having problems finding out where they were for the period immediately after they married. They were involved in both the Crimea and were then sent out as reinforcements during the Indian Mutiny. So he probably will be on the medal rolls for both wars.

Do you know where her family lived? I do not believe wives would have travelled to either the Crimea or to India, so she may have gone back to her family while he was away.

I will keep looking.

Ken

[langtry]

Hi Ken,

Thanks for your reply,

Having trouble posting my reply,tried about five times so far,Maria was from Romsey,Hants,unaware of where John came from.

regards,


langtry

[sticky02]

I don't know if this helps but I too am looking for a soldier of the 77th Reg of Foot.  In 1851 mine was in Carmarthen, have you tried there ?
Good luck

[km1971]

The main body of the 77th Regiment were in Newport (Mons) for the 1851 census. The men in Carmarthan would have been a company strength detachment.

Langtry...I cannot find anything on a John Boyland. Another detachment were in Pembroke. This included a John Boyling, aged 24, born Castleblassy(?), Monaghan. He is married but his wife is not with him.

Private Boyling also appears in the Crimea medal rolls.

Ken

[sticky02]

Hi
Thanks for that got any idea how I can find out what happened to John Taylor of 77th Reg of Foot, he was in the crimean then disappeared I wondered if he stayed in Australia but don#t know how to find out, any ideas

[gortonboy]

hi,when and where was your John Taylor born?   

[sticky02]

Hi
John Taylor born 1826 Wymondham Norfolk

[gortonboy]

i asked because i wondered if he had a pension record,,found 2 john taylors of the 77th,,but not yours...