Thread: Found-On 1891 Census, Chatham Barracks

Morgana · 05-03-2008, 03:00 PM

Hi All,
Found entry I'm 99.98% sure is a relevant ancestor. It's in the 1891 census and it's in 'District Upper and Lower Chatham Barracks b'.I'm not at all familiar with 'army terms' and can't quite make out what is written. It's in the Profession/Occupation column and it looks like: Private - Order (of) Store Corps. Stone? Store? Neither of these 2 seem correct to me! Does anyone have an idea what this could be please?

Thanks a lot,

M

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UPDATE

Been speaking with an Historian of all things Military, and from what I could tell him he's pretty certain Order Store Corps (It was NOT clearly written!) is in fact: Ordnance Store Corps, and that it's likely the ancestor was a TEACHER - i.e. Teaching others Rifle skills etc.

M

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Morgana Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 35	Found-On 1891 Census, Chatham Barracks Hi All, Found entry I'm 99.98% sure is a relevant ancestor. It's in the 1891 census and it's in 'District Upper and Lower Chatham Barracks b'.I'm not at all familiar with 'army terms' and can't quite make out what is written. It's in the Profession/Occupation column and it looks like: Private - Order (of) Store Corps. Stone? Store? Neither of these 2 seem correct to me! Does anyone have an idea what this could be please? Thanks a lot, M x UPDATE Been speaking with an Historian of all things Military, and from what I could tell him he's pretty certain Order Store Corps (It was NOT clearly written!) is in fact: Ordnance Store Corps, and that it's likely the ancestor was a TEACHER - i.e. Teaching others Rifle skills etc. M Last edited by Morgana; 05-03-2008 at 05:55 PM.
Morgana Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 35