Limerick, the Key?

[Debra A]

Right, getting back to topic:
I've now looked at all the places of birth for this list of men, weeded out the ones serving in the 2nd battalion and found no other men born in Limerick,apart from the one I mentioned in another post.

Just to clarify, that's men born 1850 to 1870 who's place of birth in the index was either blank or given as Limerick (the county) and in the Scots Guards. I then disregarded any that were in the 1st or 3rd battalion when I looked at their files.

[Debra A]

I think it was the same practice with the army as the navy and the merchant fleet that many men who joined up didnt always give their correct names

Yes, Wickerman has already mentioned this. According to his figures 99% gave the correct name though.
And besides that we are looking for men of any name born in Limerick and serving in the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, on this thread.

[Trevor Marriott]

Right, getting back to topic:
I've now looked at all the places of birth for this list of men, weeded out the ones serving in the 2nd battalion and found no other men born in Limerick,apart from the one I mentioned in another post.

I think it was the same practice with the army as the navy and the merchant fleet that many men who joined up didnt always give their correct names

[Debra A]

Hi MM.
A few weeks ago I generated a list of all the men in the Scots Guards where the index gives their place of birth as Limerick between 1850 and 1870, or no place of birth is given in the index. I can expand the birthdate parameters later.

The list has 641 names and only one of those shows his place of birth in the index as Limerick, the rest are unknowns so to find the birthplace involves trawling through the whole file.

Generally this info would appear on the first page of the file but the reason so many of the birthplaces weren't indexed is because the bio sheet appears further in the file and is not the first page.

I'm half way through the list and still haven't come across any other man from Limerick apart from the one listed. If i do come across any more I'll post the details here.

Right, getting back to topic:
I've now looked at all the places of birth for this list of men, weeded out the ones serving in the 2nd battalion and found no other men born in Limerick,apart from the one I mentioned in another post.

[The Good Michael]

I should explain to anyone who didn't know, that bloomers are a kind of bread.

As in: The bread is blooming. We Americans say 'rising', but 'blooming' makes sense too. So bloomers would be some sort of quickly rising buns with a yeasty odor then? Is that correct?

Mike

[Wickerman]

Dave, you know full well I only have eyes for that old 'stick in the mud', Wickers.

Gasp.....
And here's me thinking I could sneak into Leeds/Bradford for two weeks in May, and go unnoticed..

Alas, I'll be there for a funeral, not a happy time unfortunately.

[Robert]

I should explain to anyone who didn't know, that bloomers are a kind of bread.

[Debra A]

I can assure everyone that if Debs was stalking them, they would know not a thing about it until one day out of the blue they were struck by an unerringly accurate doughnut.

Yes Robert, I definitely wouldn't waste a perfectly good doughnut on someone I didn't like. For anyone else it's the stale, rock hard 3 day old bloomers!

[Debra A]

Oh Debs and there's me thinking (dreaming?) you were already too busy stalking me...

Disappointedly

Dave

Dave, you know full well I only have eyes for that old 'stick in the mud', Wickers.

[Robert]

I can assure everyone that if Debs was stalking them, they would know not a thing about it until one day out of the blue they were struck by an unerringly accurate doughnut.

[Cogidubnus]

Mike, you're assuming I would recognise 'normal' and that your flattery won't unleash the inner stalker in me?

Oh Debs and there's me thinking (dreaming?) you were already too busy stalking me...

Disappointedly

Dave

[curious]

Debs,

I don't assume anyone on this site recognizes normalcy...except for me.
Mike

Unfortunately, I very much suspect that you are correct -- except I wonder about thee.

[The Good Michael]

Debs,

I don't assume anyone on this site recognizes normalcy...except for me. As far as stalking, Kazakhstan is far away.

Mike

[Debra A]

Debs,

For what it's worth, I read what you post, enjoy your enthusiasm and dedication and have fallen madly in love with you... in a non-threatening and perfectly...um... normal? er, fashion.

Mike

Mike, you're assuming I would recognise 'normal' and that your flattery won't unleash the inner stalker in me?

Thanks Curious.

[curious]

Debs,

For what it's worth, I read what you post, enjoy your enthusiasm and dedication and have fallen madly in love with you... in a non-threatening and perfectly...um... normal? er, fashion.

Mike

I also read your posts and am very glad you find them, interpret them and share them!

thanks for the hard work.