77th Middlesex Regiment of foot

[sticky02]

Thank you for trying, got any idea how I can check if he stayed in Australia

[G-mut]

Sticky I've attached a list of the depot/barracks locations of the 77th between 1843 and 1860. I notice on the list of Crimea medals that there are 2 John Taylors in the 77th at the time of the Crimea, with regimental numbers 1656 and 2937. Which is your John Taylor?

[sticky02]

Hello,
Thank you so much for replying I was begining to think that this was a dead end.  I know he was born in 1826 in 1851 he was at carmarthen (which matches with your lists please forgive my ignorance in military matters) as , according to Ancestry Pte 1656 'was made warrent officer on 10/10/58' my John Taylor must be 2937, I am pretty sure that somewhere I have seen some soldiers went to Australia and settled there but I don;t know how to find out if this is the case.  Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated as I can't trace him after 1858
Thanks

[G-mut]

Hi, the information I provided was for my soldier (Charles Cootes) in the 77th. The information however is only available from the WO records in England. I was lucky enough to have a friend who was travelling to the UK and looked these up for me. I have spent 10 years trying to find information on my Charles' military & private life prior to his 2nd arrival in Australia. Luckily for me I have found his discharge papers (he was in India and decided to take up property in NSW in lieu of a pension). I have not been able to find how he travelled from Calcutta to Sydney with his family but I suspect he caught a ride on a troop transport whcih seem quite numerous between India/Australia/NZ.

Can you give me any more details on John and where you have already searched? Have you searched for children and marriages? My Charles was married twice and had children in Wales, Portsmouth, India and Sydney while he was in the army and more in NSW when he returned.
I'm not sure on the etiquette of this site but let me know if you would prefer to email me direct.

[sticky02]

Hi,
Sorry to have not responded sooner, husband been in hospital and came home Monday so a few things to arrange but all back to normal now, him watching football, me doing the family tree.  I gather then that you are not in England, but NSW I presume?.
Riight my John Taylor born in 1826 to Samuel Taylor and Lucy Childs Baptised on May 21st 1826 at Wymondham, Norfolk. listed on the 1851 census as 25 yrs private in the 77th Reg Fott at Carmarthenshire but with no army number although I understand in those days they changed if the soldier moved regiment.  Please feel free to use *  Oh I can not find any marriages or off spring in the uk. Regards
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http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/c77th.htm

sorry not very good at these link things but have a look at this site