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Does any one know if British military personnel were recorded in a census if they were serving abroad at the time?

My Grandfather was in the Army in 1891 - I don't know if he was overseas at the time.  I can find no record of him in the UK in the 1891 Census - any suggestions of where to look would be most gratefully received.

margarita

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I am pretty sure they are only listed if resident in the UK.

If you get his army records they will show where he was stationed.
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You can look up his regiment on http://www.regiments.org and work out where he was likely to be. This is not too bad unless the regiment has several battalions.

No they shouldn't have been listed in the UK Census if they were abroad at the time.

If you can find the service records of your grandfather there is a good chance that you will be able to see where he was every quarter of each year that he was in service and lots more besides.

Nick

Thanks for the replies.  I will follow up the suggestions.

margarita