Author Topic: 42nd Highland Regiment and Greenlaw's Military Prison 1870ish  (Read 6680 times)

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Re: 42nd Highland Regiment and Greenlaw's Military Prison 1870ish
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 22 June 11 21:33 BST (UK) »
hi I have just seen this. My 3 times great grand parents were there in 1858 as it is written on their daughters birth certificate. Would he have been a prisoner - bc gives occupation as private. Any info much appreciated M x
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Re: 42nd Highland Regiment and Greenlaw's Military Prison 1870ish
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 23 October 11 17:35 BST (UK) »
. My 3 times great grand parents were there in 1858 ... Would he have been a prisoner - bc gives occupation as private...
Maybe! Maybe he was a guard?

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Re: 42nd Highland Regiment and Greenlaw's Military Prison 1870ish
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 23 October 11 17:40 BST (UK) »
Thank yu I would much rather him be a guard than a prisoner but how can I find out this for sure ?
Lounds/Loundes/Lowns/Lownds/Lowndes
Kendrick/Goodhead
Martin/Mocroft/Moorcroft
Finch/Boden/Brazenhall
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Beddard/Goodman
Innocent/Lagoe
Taylor/Walker/Baker/Starkey/Buckley
Dudley, Willenhall, Mancetter, Atherstone, Measham, Church Broughton