My great grandfather Charles (Charley/Charlie) Brown served 12 years as a soldier with the British Army in India before marrying cook, Lavinia Seaby, in Cambridgeshire in 1893. His residence at the time was Girtford in Sandy, Bedfordshire, where they spent their short married life. It took a while to trace his birth, and the home … Continue reading Charley Brown: A Herts childhood
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Charley Brown (1862-1904): A soldier in India?
My maternal great grandfather Charles Brown was said, in family circles, to have served with the Indian Army. Could I find any evidence? I knew his birth year and place and father's name from other records, and also knew he married as a Labourer, aged 31, comparatively late in life. There was a family photo … Continue reading Charley Brown (1862-1904): A soldier in India?
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