Ernest was born in the Sep quarter 1875 at Ipswich, Suffolk.
In the 1881 census he was living with his parents at 5 Bramford Lane, St Matthew, Ipswich - Albert Dallaston head marr 29 auctioneers clerk; Elizabeth Dallaston wife 28; A E F Dallaston son 5; Alice M Dallaston dau 3. All b Ipswich. [1]
He was living with his parents at 25 Cecil Rd, St Margaret, Leicester in the 1891 census - Albert Dallaston head marr 39 Hosiery warehouse b Ipswich: Elizabeth Dallaston wife 38 b Ipswich; Ernest A Dallaston son 15 b Ipswich; Alice Dallaston dau 13 b Ipswich; William R Dallaston son 9 b Ipswich; Percy Dallaston son 4 b Leicester; Bertram Dallaston son 1 b Leicester. [2]
1901 census. Where was he? Can't find him. Did he serve in the Boer War?
He served with the 1st Battalion, the Leicester Regiment, during the Boer War. He remained in South Africa as a reservist when the Battalion redeployed to India in 1902.[3]
He married Ellen Barrs in the Sep quarter 1904 at Leicester.[4]
Child: Ernest Albert Frank Dallaston. Child: Winifred Mary Dallaston. Child: Eric Joseph Dallaston. Child: Leslie Kitchener Dallaston.
In the 1911 census at 3 Duxbury Rd, Leicester - Ernest Albert Frank Dallaston, head 35 married 7 years, 3 children all living, Hosiery warehouseman, b Ipswich; Ellen Dallaston wife 38 b Rowley Regis Staffs; Ernest Albert Frank Dallaston son 6 b Leicester; Winifred Mary Dallaston dau 4 b Leic; Joseph Eric Dallaston son 1 b Leic. [5]
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Yes, he did, with 1st Battalion Leicester Regiment. He remained in South Africa as a reservist when the Battalion redeployed to India in 1902.
- A great-grandson who has his campaign medals (both QSAM and KSAM).
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David