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John Miles b. 1831 Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

John Miles b. 1831 Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 6:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have John Miles as a soldier on the 1861 Census for Medway, Kent.
Does anyone know what war he may have been in at that time?

Thank you.

Re: John Miles b. 1831 Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 8:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
The First Taranaki War against Maori in New Zealand ended a couple of weeks prior to the 1861 Census; the Second Ashanti War in Ghana would begin two years later, so in April 1861 when the Census was taken, Britain was between wars. Regiments and other units were circulated between foreign postings and British barracks. If your ancestor was enumerated in Medway in the Census, then his unit was in Britain (possibly for some years) and he was not in a war.

Re: John Miles b. 1831 Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 8:20PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you very much.

Kind regards,

Janet
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