2nd Life Grds help 1891 census

[lindylou2_2002]

My Great grandfather was a Corpral in the 2nd life guards based in Spital Barracks Windsor on his marriage certificate in 1888
In 1890 when my great Aunt Gertrude was born the family had moved to Hyde Park Barracks Knightsbridge as this is where her birth was registerd he looks like he has been demoted to a trooper.

I can't find them on the 1891 census but was wondering if anyone had the records for these soldier or any ideas of how to get his records if they survie. He is not in the Army in 1892 when grandfather is born so i guess he got busted out. Apparently he had some sort of drink problem according to my Mother.

His name was Joseph Gayford Turner (gayford was his middle name) he was born in 1861 in Attleborough Norfolk.
His wife was born Maria White 1861 in Windsor
they would have had the one child living with them gertrude Grace Turner 25th nov 1890.
Any help would be greatly apreciated.

[SueK50]

You may have some luck at Kew -

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=60539&CATLN=3&Highlight=,LIFE,GUARDS,LIFE,GUARDS,LIFE,GUARDS,LIFE,GUARDS&FullDetails=True

Cheers
Sue

[lindylou2_2002]

I do need to go to kew but for the forseable that is not going to be possible I was hopping that someone on here might have knowlege of the life guards or possibly the records. I know its a long shot.

But also the census returns for 1891 Hyde park barracks, as i think they might be there. but i need to possibly go line by line, as they dont show up on ancestory.

 or any knowlege of a conflict that would have taken them away from the barracks in 1891 only a  year before he allegadly gets booted out.

[km1971]

They rotated between barracks in the London area and Windsor (and sometimes Aldershot). The 2nd Life Guards moved from Hyde Park to Windsor in April 1891, so you will have to check both.

Findmypast are putting surviving pre-WW1 records online by 2011.

Ken

[SueK50]

The Hyde Park Barracks are certainly on Ancestry - 20 pages worth for the barracks with the enumerators page suggesting  it is "2nd Regiment of Life Guards" 

If you go through the browse option rather than searching - go to London first - then the parish of St Margaret and St John the Evangelist Westminster - then the barracks are listed as a separate "district"

There are also 3 districts of Wellington Barracks too in the same parish

Good Luck
Sue