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Could someone please cross check the military info for me please, i just can't seem to find it again anywhere

I have Henry Charles WILLIAMS (senior) DOB 1865
married to
Mary Jane LACEY 1875-c1903
at The Parish Church Portsea Island 20-02-1897
Three children Henry Charles, Albert Lional & William Edward Williams
all three children were brought up by the mothers parents as Henry & Mary both died (not at the same time) very young


1897 Sergeant in the 60th Rifles

1900 Sergeant in the Kings Royal Rifles, South Mimms London
he also died in this year aged 35
i don't know anything about his death

any help with this would be great (i need new pair of eyes)

kind regards

alison

Baptism of Albert Lionel shows address as Barracks, Barnet and Henry as Sergeant in K.R.R

Name: Albert Lionel Williams
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 23 Jul 1899 ...born 25 June 1899
Father's Name: Henry Williams
Mother's name: Mary Jane Williams
Parish or Poor Law Union: Barnet Christ Church
Borough: Barnet
Register Type: Parish Registers

Name: Henry Charles Williams
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 23 Jan 1898 .....................born Dec. 7th 1897
Father's Name: Henry Williams
Mother's name: Mary Jane Williams
Parish or Poor Law Union: Barnet Christ Church
Borough: Barnet
Register Type: Parish Registers


The family lived at14 The Barracks, Barnet, where Henry (snr) was a sergeant in 7 K.R.Rifles

Thank you Gwyn

I found out quite a bit about him as over the years i've subscribed to a few different sites

I'd like to know how & where he died & it seems he's dropped off the planet at the moment, such a shame as over this last weekend i had some fantastic help from the peeps on here helping me find his son's (same name) tragic death in a riding accident in India

kind regards

alison

These are the only two likely deaths for that name I can see. The year of birth on death certificates is sometimes wrong as the information given is only as accurate as the informant's knowledge of the deceased. :-

First Name HENRY CHARLES
Last Name WILLIAMS
Age At Death 36
Year 1899
Event Quarter 1
Year Of Birth 1863
District HIGHWORTH
County Wiltshire
Country England
Volume 5A
Page 10
Line Number 45
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

OR:-

First Name CHARLES HENRY
Last Name WILLIAMS
Age At Death 37
Year 1900
Event Quarter 4
Year Of Birth 1863
District ASTON
County Warwickshire
Country England
Volume 6D
Page 236
Line Number 237
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

Kath. x

Do you know if he was in the Boer War? Did he die in South Africa? My grandfather was in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and he was in South Africa during the Boer War.

Kath. x

Hi Kath

I/We strongly suspect he was in the Boer War & he did die in South Africa but no sound evidence of this YET!!!

He died on 05-09-1900 two months before his youngest son William Edward Williams ( my hubby's grandfather) was born

alison x

He's not in the Anglo-Boer War records 1899-1902 on FMP. There are some records for some Charles Henry Williamses, but they are privates, or in one case an orderly, and not in the KRR.

I can't find a service record for him either.

I did find one for a Frank Williams in the KRR, born c1863 Fareham.

Also a Henry Williams in the KRR but born c1862 St Mary's, London, Middlesex, England, next of kin father, Charles, South America.

I have to admit the new layout on FMP is not helping - I can't be sure I haven't missed something. :-(

Thank you Kucinta

Military is not my thing & i would have no chance without all your help on here, so thank you again everyone who has given their time to try to help me wit this

kind regards

alison