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Madras Horse Artillary
« on: Sunday 08 October 17 13:30 BST (UK) »
I have found a medal (looks like silver) in my Grandmothers things, with a young Queen Victoria on one side, Pegu on the bar and inscribed Gunner William Railton, Madras Horse Art, I would love to know something about him.

The only connection I know of was that my Grandmother's sister Sarah Jane, was married to a John Gordon Railton and they came from Cumberland as it was then, but as far as I knew they had no children. I have no birth years to help only this medal.

Any help would be appreciated, I am stuck. Thank you.

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Re: Madras Horse Artillary
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 08 October 17 14:11 BST (UK) »
Although from a naval perspective this is the action he was involved in:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kul/
In 1852 he would have been in the HEIC Artillery.
Here also:
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21411/page/401/data.pdf
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: Madras Horse Artillary
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 08 October 17 14:17 BST (UK) »
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
Census information is Crown copyright,from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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Re: Madras Horse Artillary
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 October 17 23:33 BST (UK) »
You have asked this before,,,,and received an answer,,including his birth year and place? What more do you wish to know?
MCHUGH {mayo/manchester}   OHora,MCHALE{mayo/manchester /chicago}  KENNY{Manchester}   TIMPERLEY{wilmslow-bollin fee,Manchester} SMITH{manchester}  LEE{Colne,manchester,Cheshire} VENABLES {Styal.Cheshire} PAYTON {Staffs/Manchester}McCARTHY{TIPPERARY/MANCHESTER}  EAMES/AMS/HEAMES/HAMES/AYMES {Wilmslow/Manchester} Eames/Aymes  {Ireland/Manchester/Cheshire
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Re: Madras Horse Artillary
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 10 October 17 19:23 BST (UK) »
From a different Presidency in India, but would give you a good deal of background colour:
Hughes, B.P., 1971: The Bengal Horse Artillery 1800-1861
I managed to get hold of a copy on inter-library loan.
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
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Re: Madras Horse Artillary
« Reply #5 on: Friday 13 October 17 11:42 BST (UK) »
Many thanks, I will see if I can get a copy of the book book.
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