I can't make sense of this .........

[Kiltaglassan]

Roderick’s military service record tells us that just a year after the 1901 census, on 24th March 1902 he joined the 1st West Yorkshire Royal Engineers (Volunteers) as a Sapper.  He would have been aged 18 years old....

Born 5 August 1884 so 17 yrs old on 24/3/1902.

[Kiltaglassan]

The 1901 Census entry for the three Hulme brothers shows birthplace as Ireland.

Thomas Ross Hume born 5 March 1886.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1886/02617/1965879.pdf

Claud Lionel Hume born 8 December 1888. Edward Hume now a sergeant major in the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1888/02498/1926382.pdf

[GillianF]

Thank you for the correction on his age and baptism records.  I will add the information and documents to my files.

[Kiltaglassan]

Thank you for the correction on his age and baptism records.  I will add the information and documents to my files.

Civil birth records were attached.

[GillianF]

Yes, thank you.  I followed the links and have downloaded the documents.  I don't think these were available (or I didn't find them) when I did my original research - some years ago now.


Gillian

[Kiltaglassan]

Civil birth records in Ireland back to 1864 have been available free since at least 2016 ( and possibly earlier).

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/

[GillianF]

My research into the Irish ancestors was done pre-2016 and although I did get a lot of information it was a struggle.  Perhaps a 're-visit' is required.

Thank you.