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That is very useful information - especially as it explains his musical training. The full address in the FindMyPast transcript of the census record says it's Aldershot, but the actual address could well have been Farnham. Both places are mentioned. Great to have chapter and verse on the Queen's Regulations. I'm sure his father would have been very happy for him to join the army, as his younger brother Edward by then was a bit of a tearaway - already in 1871 at Feltham Young Offenders Institution after convictions for petty crimes.
Henley (Brighton 1820+, Bedfordshire pre-1810), Vine, Button, Bradford, Bodle (Sussex), Willey (Sheffield, London), Nattriss (London), Wood, Jones, Blaker, Shrimpton (London), Dalby (London, Cornwall 1800+, E.Yorkshire pre-1810), Hillmann, von Thun (London and Hannover)
