Buttevant - Jeremiah Jeffrey

[bobcollier]

Jeremiah Jeffrey was my wife's paternal great grandfather. He was born in Hauxton, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1851 and in 1872 he enlisted in the British Army. He was in the 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment, which at that time had its home depot in Buttevant, Co. Cork.

I couldn't find Jeremiah in the 1871 Census of England & Wales and I'm wondering, would he have been in Co. Cork, or somewhere in Ireland, in 1871 in order to be recruited into the 20th Regiment or was the Regiment's recruiting not confined to Ireland?

How do I find out where exactly Jeremiah Jeffrey joined up?

[heywood]

Hello,

Find My Past http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ has some military records. A Jeremiah Jeffrey is in their indexes but it is a subscription site.

regards
heywood

[bobcollier]

Many thanks, I'll take a look at that.

[bobcollier]

Just to let you know that I did find some useful information at Find My Past, though not in the way I expected. It turns out that Jeremiah Jeffrey enlisted not in 1872 but in 1870, which is why I couldn't find him in the 1871 Census of England & Wales - he was already in Ireland.

I don't know as yet where exactly he joined up but that's one mystery solved. Thanks again for the pointer, it's greatly appreciated.

[heywood]

That's a shame but at least you have a bit more info now.
Good luck