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Other Manchester Regiment Queries => All Other Manchester Regiment Queries => Topic started by: Kenneth on June 26, 2010, 11:36:24 PM

Title: Looking For a Samuel Holt, born 1864, Ashton, Bandmaster territorial's?
Post by: Kenneth on June 26, 2010, 11:36:24 PM

Hi, My father has mentioned that his grandfather was a bandmaster in the manchester regiment. He has thought he was in the 9th territorials. He says that he may have it wrong and that he was actually just in the band!
His name is Samuel Holt, Born 1864 in Ashton. Lived 36 Victoria St, 30 Dean St, 228 Park St, 221 Park St, 75 Margaret St Ashton U Lyne.
Can anyone help?
Mike

Title: Samuel Holt, born 1864, Ashton, Bandmaster territorial's?
Post by: harribobs on July 01, 2010, 06:00:29 PM

Hi Mike

and welcome to the forum

i will post this in the general section and see if we can find out anything

he would have to have been in the 9th battalion to be in the band but as the 9th were only formed in 1908, he would have been an old bandsman!

cheers

chris

Title: Re: Looking For a Samuel Holt, born 1864, Ashton, Bandmaster territorial's?
Post by: tonyrod on July 01, 2010, 09:09:42 PM

hi mike, welcome to the forum, this link could be of use to you  but i am out of my depth with this,
http://www.ibew.org.uk/vbbp-uk4.htm. photo's of brass bands and  some army territorial bands ,good luck with your search. tonyrod