Help with early army records

[ShaunJ]

I've been through all eight of the Ministry of Defence's released spreadsheets listing servicemen born before 1901 whose files are still held by the MoD.

There is only one J H Smith with a birth date in 1883:

7657235 SMITH JH 1883-10-08

This is definitely an Army Pay Corps number.

Hopefully this will match the date on the birth certificate you have ordered and give you confidence to apply to the MoD for a copy of the file.

Interesting to note that this birthdate is a month before the marriage of James Henry Smith and Margaret Emma Neal.

[ShaunJ]

Have you noticed the forenames and surnames have be swapped on the 1911 census

I've reported the errors

[Yvonne Donnellon]

So did I ! 

Do you want the next mystery in this story or are you sick of me now? 

[Yvonne Donnellon]

Ok, I'm going to be cheeky and push my luck :-)

This is the 1871 census record for JH Smith's mother Margaret Emma Neal.

So my questions are, has Isabella Tapscott remarried hence the surname change and children with 2 different surnames? I would say very likely but, where does Michael Hanlon fit in?! He is down as the Husband and head of household but he lives next door?

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7619/images/DEVRG10_2124_2127-0268?ssrc=pt&treeid=114805715&personid=332206136186&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=11171471&backurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3Findiv%3D1%26dbid%3D7619%26h%3D11171471%26ssrc%3Dpt%26tid%3D114805715%26pid%3D332206136186%26usePUB%3Dtrue

[josey]

are you sick of me now? 

Haven't you noticed, rootschatters love mysteries 

First off - Michael Hanlon is 'Head' & widowed so a separate household in the same house.

[Yvonne Donnellon]

are you sick of me now? 

Haven't you noticed, rootschatters love mysteries 

Stick around, I have plenty! :-))))

[josey]

Second -
Marriages Jun 1866 
Neal    Isabella        E. Stonehouse    5b   556   
Sanders    Ellen        East Stonehouse    5b   556    
TAPSCOTT    George        E. Stonehouse    5b   556    
Western    John        E.Stonehouse    5b   556

ADDED:
TAPSCOTT, GEORGE  FRANCIS     WYLIE 
GRO Reference: 1867  M Quarter in EAST STONEHOUSE  Volume 05B  Page 329

Marriages Sep 1856
Gullett    Rachel        E. Stonehouse    5b   502    
Neal    William        E Stonehouse    5b   502    
WHITE    Francis        E Stonehouse    5b   502    
Wylie    Isabella        E Stonehouse    5b   502

[Yvonne Donnellon]

Second -
Marriages Jun 1866 
Neal    Isabella        E. Stonehouse    5b   556   
Sanders    Ellen        East Stonehouse    5b   556    
TAPSCOTT    George        E. Stonehouse    5b   556    
Western    John        E.Stonehouse    5b   556

Superb!  Now also know that Isobella's maiden name is Wylie and found her roots in Orkney islands !

Still don't know who ? Neal / Neil is?

[josey]

Have you found Neals on 1861? William must have died 1860 - 1866.

NOT this death
NEAL, WILLIAM  HENRY MAUNDER    2
GRO Reference: 1861  J Quarter in PLYMOUTH  Volume 05B  Page 181