11th Hussars

[heathers]

Years ago (in 1985) my Dad was sent this information about:

1434 Private William Horseman
11th Hussars

Enlisted 1949
Promoted corporal
in Confinement 22-25 Apr 1855
Reduced to Private 25 Apr 1855
Letter Duty May %& June 1855
Awarded Crimean Medal with clasps for Alma & Sebastopol

Apparently he did NOT have the clasp for Balaclava

Can anyone suggest where his records may be located?  I've looked on the National Archives site, and cant see anything which would suggest records for this period of time.
Records must exist somewhere, otherwise where would the above information have been found. 

Thanks

Sue
 

[ShaunJ]

Could be from the muster rolls and paylists, or from regimental archives.

The Crimea medal rolls are searchable on Ancestry ("All UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls").

[MaxD]

Agree with ShaunJ.  If from the muster books, then the service info came from the relevant documents among these: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C2460817

The medal rolls ShaunJ referred to do confirm clasps for Alma and Sebastopol only.

maxD

[heathers]

Thanks for the replies - it would seem that its the Muster Rolls that may have provided the enlistment, promotion and demotion information. 

Sue

[gortonboy]

only record i can find is the 1851 index.


First name(s)   William
Last name   Horseman
Name as transcribed   William
Year   1851
Service number   1434
Rank   Private
Regiment or unit   11th (Or Prince Albert's Own) Hussars
Period   01/01/1851-31/03/1851
Location   Norwich
The National Archives reference   WO 12/1009

[gortonboy]

the above relates to this 1851  census.


First name(s)   William
Last name   Horseman
Relationship   Soldier
Marital status   Unmarried
Gender   Male
Age   20
Birth year   1831
Occupation   Private
Birth place   -
Birth town   Oxford
Birth town as transcribed   Oxford
Birth county   -
Birth county as transcribed   Newth
Street   -
Town   -
Parish   Hamlet of Pockthorpe
City   Norwich
County   Norfolk

[heathers]

Thanks for that. I'd seen the Army 1851 index,  but was so hung up on his army exploits that I didnt cross ref the actual census.  I know exactly who he is now.  He married in 1859 in Lewes RD and in 1861 he was an innkeeper at Waddon Croydon.


Sue