Military Records In Ireland Mid 1800S

[hellywelly4]

I've just spent the afternoon trying to find military records for Ireland, mid 1800s, and had a brainwave that one of you might know where they are kept. It's my great-great grandmother I'm searching for. She married an English Soldier who was posted out there. Quite romantic. They travelled to Canada and the Carribean with several small children, but sadly died in the workhouse, terribly poor.

[Jennykenny]

Don't want to discourage you, but I know from personal experience, (Irish on both my mother and father's side) that it's really hard to trace the family back.
But perhaps someone will come up with a new way forward.

[dannyk13]

If you know the soldiers name and regiment then you could try that particular regiment's H/Q.

[hellywelly4]

Trying again - is it OK for me to re-post this?

[jno]

sure, just post again on the thread to bump it up to the top of the Latest Posts panel.

There aren't a lot of actual Irish records avaiable; many were destroyed in uprisings. You may be able to find them on UK census returns if they were in Britain in 1841, 1851 etc. But as dannyk suggests, it might be easier to try the husband's regiment, they can probably tell you where he was and when. I think some regimental records are online but not all.

Where was the workhouse, in Britain? If so it should be in the censuses too.

[hellywelly4]

Thank you for the replies, much appreciated. I have scoured all census records from when they began, and obtained birth certificates for their children as far as possible. I have drawn a complete blank in respect of the Irish side, so will do as suggested, and see if I can contact the regiment.

[kloofnek]

I sympathise with you...I too have trailed through numerous sites trying to get info. on my Irish ancestors,,,pretty much hopeless...short of hiring an expert who are outrageously expensive in Ireland.
Good Luck with your research.

[hellywelly4]

Thank you kloofnek. I will plod on!