Genealogy Chat

I have a very poor 1870's photo of a distant cousin in Dress Military Uniform. Does anyone know a site who can help identify his regiment, or is there anyone on here who can help if I describe it, please? (that's what I'd rather do.....as I looked at an ''military help'' site once before, but was baffled as to how to use it!!)......Merry x

Merry I emailed the National-Army-museum will send you their email privately

Ooooooh!! Thank you Val. I can cope with emailing!! Merry

Merry, you can put the photo on this forum, i put one on their 2 weeks ago and within 10 minutes i had the regiment and a date for the uniform. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.*com/forums/ Roy

merry i know its not the great war but the people on here avery helpful and know all about uniforms etcc. they helped me with a pre ww1 and they put the photo on the site for me. http://1914-1918(.)invisionzone(.)com/forums/index(.)php?showforum=23 love linda x x

thanks for that Roy and Linda have put this in my Big Black Book

Merry, if you have any problems with using the site, let me know and i will be willing to help. Roy

Thank you everyone! Roy, Yes I am a complete dumbo as soon as I go from this site (which I've mastered!) to any other!!! As Val was first to reply, I've send a req to her people.....if that doesn't work, I'll try one of the more ''complicated'' ideas! LOL Watch this space, later on! Thanks again everyone.............. Merry

Merry, have you checked the site out? their has been a response It says Scots Guard? circa 1890~1900s I thought Scots guards myself but was not sure, I will check it later this evening as their are a couple of very good people that i no go on the site in the evening, so wait and see what they say Roy

Roy, My computer just crashed!! Results so far (in order of receipt!): Royal Scots (Horatia's people!).....and if not, then...... Scottish Light Infantry (Horatia's people)<<<<<Noooooo, should read Highland Light Infantry! Scots Guards (Roy's people) Just keeping tabs here! Thanks you so much everyone! Does anyone know where Scottish Army Records are held?? (circa 1880's) Merry

Merry, just a note? did he have any son's that served in the same regiment, their are a couple of medal cards for ww1 one is a Charles william scots gaurds and the other is a charles 4th Dragoon Guards, showing on the national archives site, got the school run now, back later. Roy

Thanks for looking Roy......he had a son, Charles Caton, but his middle name was Artis. Charles senr began life in Bedfordshire, but after a spell in Bedford County jail, he moved to Dundee where all his children were born and he lived out his life. Merry

Merry, The second choice was Highland Light Infantry! ;-) I've just realised that the Scots Guards records might be at Wellington Barracks in London. I sent off there for Coldstream Guards records but they each have their own archivist. But is there a difference between Royal Scots and Scots Guards!?? I'll find the address! Cheers, Horatia

Whoops, sorry Horatia! Am amending my old post! Merry

deliberate nudge.....anyone know where Scottish Army Records are held? (1880's) Merry

And does anyone know if the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots are one and the same?? I'm a bit dim about the army! Blame my genes on my pacifist Quaker ancestry! lol Merry

Merry, From what i can find the records should be at the national archives but you could contact the, Guards Museum Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk London SW1E 6HQ Region: London Tel: 020 7414 3428 Fax: 020 7414 3429 Guardsmuseum@aol.*com also found this but not sure what it is? Caton, Charles 1st ER IOR/L/MIL/11/279/42 Caton, Charles 1st ER IOR/L/MIL/11/279/42 Date range: 1762 - 1907. Source: Access to Archives (A2A): not kept at The National Archives Roy

Valerie, Merry is after were the records are kept? their official site say's the records are kept at the national archives for soldiers serving before 1921 but on the national archives site i found this. British Army: Soldiers' Discharge Papers, 1760-1913 are two exceptions: The Guards Regiments (Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots and Welsh Guards) are places of deposit for their own records and these are accessible by writing to the appropriate Guards Regimental Headquarters, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage this is from the regiments.org site regiment formed 1642 Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment 1650 Foote Regiment of His Majestie's Lyffe Guard 1651 disbanded 1660.11.23 six independent companies in Scotland 1661.05.01 Scots Regiment of Foot Guards (also known as The King's Regiment, The King's Foot Guards, or Scotch Guards) 1686 placed on English Establishment, ranking as 3rd Foot Guards 1713 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards 1831.04.29 Scots Fusilier Guards 1877.04.03 Scots Guards so it looks like they were not actually known as the Scots Guards untill 1877 Roy

Thank you so much again everyone! I am going to contact the Wellington Barracks people (will send them the photo as well, for a fourth opinion on the regimental uniform!!) and see if it's going to be possible to trace my rellies record. Will post here again when I've found something. Merry