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I think the man on the bottom row at the far right may have been my great grandfather. There's a very strong family resemblance

That's not him, sadly. I found his marriage certificate and his father is a John McAllister

I did. His attestation though was signed in Warwick on 14 September and the Curragh Camp date was 4 days later. His brother's name is a Jno which is a diminutive of John. I have seen that Liverpool record and I am wondering about it but I need to dig further to see if there is anything other...

As it happens, I am doing this research and this family tree for John Mosse's grandson who is a former colleague of mine :)

Thank you all for your replies, I appreciate your help. I'm currently kicking around the theory that he may have been baptised in Ireland. He spent time there as an adult as one of his children was born there. I have looked through the census records for 1871 and 1881 for any McAllister's in...

Here's his enlistment record

That's the one, Sue.

Looking for the McAllisters. Thomas McAllister has a birth date of approx 1857, allegedly Birmingham. In 1875, he joins the army, he gives his next of kin is a brother John, rather than his father, living at 45 Upper Webster Street, Birmingham. He has an older brother James but I cannot find...

Thank you, I will start a new thread and explain further in there.

Hello all. I'm looking for the McAllister family from Upper Webster Street. John McAllister was living there in 1875, I am wondering if any of his descendants are still around who might be able to help with some family history. It is actually his brother and father, both named Thomas I am...