Who When Where

For his National Service my dad served as a Private with the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry. After completing about 6 months of service, his record says "Reclassifed 1 Star" and a year later "Reclass Two Star". What does this mean? Are they promotions? Thanks.

I ordered my dad's Army records in mid-November 2021 and received them this week. Very pleasantly surprised at the speed of that!

Hi BeeJayEss, this is a lovely photo there’s not a lot to go on. I’m no expert but my guess is he is the younger boy - the collar suggests late Victorian or Edwardian but his long trousers and smart shoes say later rather than earlier to me. Thank you Norfolk Nan. I thought it was the younger one t...

Brunes08 wrote: ↑19 Sep 2021, 16:09 Could you provide us with the birth year for both father and son, please. This might help to narrow down the options. Thanks.

Thank you for reading, they were born in 1878 and 1903.

Any ideas what date this photo would be please? I have a father and son that looked incredibably alike at this age and I'm unsure which one this is. Thanks in advance.

Thanks Adrian, that's very helpful.

Just come across in Ancestry’s Land Tax Records 1692 – 1932, a record for William Avent in 1825. The amount was recorded in the “Redeemed” column, with nothing in the “Land Tax” or “Personal Duty” columns. This is new to me; can anyone tell me what the different columns mean please. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, that looks really promising. Ages and birth places are all spot on, just her name that is incorrect. Guess it could have been an error when the enumerator transcribed the householders form.

Thomas a Cooper, his wife Maria (born 1845 in Backwell, Somerset) and son Richard (born 1866 in Bedminster, Bristol) as far as I can see are all missing from the 1871 census. Any help locating them will be gratefully received, thank you.

Thanks everyone.