My write-up of Hilda French and her ancestors is here.
The write-up includes references to the Great Eastern Railway; to the West Suffolk Militia; and to Nathaniel Skilling's discharge certificate held by the Royal Chelsea Hospital.
The links below set out relevant images (both photographs and Nathaniel's certificate); a tree of Hilda French's direct ancestors, as I have been able to establish them back in time; family trees of her great-grandparents Adam French and William Snelling as I have been able to follow them forwards; and a summary of census results from 1841 to 1901.
Hilda's Direct Ancestors A French Family Tree A Snelling Family Tree
Revised October 2009