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Offline stephen7

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thomas finn
« on: Monday 15 June 15 16:46 BST (UK) »
hi all,
 i am researching a thomas finn ( no. 1693 )for a friend, i have his attestation papers for his enlistment into the shropshire light infantry in 1880. it shows he used to be a member of the north cork militia before this. does anyone know if there would be any record of this, and if so, where i could locate it?
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steve
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Re: thomas finn
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 June 15 17:23 BST (UK) »
I don't know if it helps at all, but I found this link:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mturner/cork/nth_cork.htm
BORCHARDT in Poland/Germany, BOSKOWITZ in Czechoslovakia, Hungary + Austria, BUSS in Baden, Germany + Switzerland, FEKETE in Hungary + Austria, GOTTHILF in Hammerstein + Berlin, GUBLER, GYSI, LABHARDT & RYCHNER in Switzerland, KONIG & KRONER in Germany, PLACZEK, WUNSCH & SILBERBERG in Poland.

Also: ROWSE in Brixham, Tenby, Hull & Ramsgate. Strongman, in Falmouth. Champion. Coke. Eame/s. Gibbons. Passmore. Pulsever. Sparkes in Brixham & Ramsgate. Toms in Cornwall. Waymoth. Wyatt.

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Re: thomas finn
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 June 15 17:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Steve

You are probably going to be unlucky with the dates. Their musters are in Kew, but only to 1872; and probably too early for Findmypast, inspite of the date range they claim. You should check FindMyPast anyway looking for series WO96. He may only have been a member for a short time. Men would try the Militia first as it only cost £2 to purchase a discharge, compared to £20 in the Regular army. And transfer to the Regular army was free from the Militia.

Ken

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Re: thomas finn
« Reply #3 on: Monday 15 June 15 20:34 BST (UK) »
thanks both,
 will troll through the FindMyPast records again, ken, see if i missed anything.
 interesting link mowse, but unfortunately the dates are after my lad left them,
 cheers
steve
watson,smith,(cambridge)cadle,(gloucester)hutton,utton, phenix,(norfolk)tarleton,paterson,sommerville,stephenson ( lanarkshire) ,walker, lewis, mordecai,sparks,(glamorgan),bolitho. (cornwall)
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