"Thanks Simon, The Canadian Archives are closer to me so I will have to make another trip (nice excuse to visit again)! Interesting the your ancestors sons went the NZ! In my mind my ancestors took one trip and that was to NZ. It turns out these…"

"I just came back from a wonderful visit to Fort George and Niagara-on-the-Lake. My 3xgreat grandfather Richard Derrom (spelled Durham during at this time) was a sergeant in the 1st battalion, 8th Regiment of Foot. He was from Chorley, Lanacashire. I…"