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She grew up in Caerphilly at Pontygwindy Farm.
I suggest that you read my contributions to this thread.Thats very useful, thank you.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=863488.0
Thought I'd add where the Pembroke Milita were and in italics for items I know Philip was present:
1795 - Norfolk for the flour riots
[1796 - Philip marries in Norfolk]
1797 - Languard Fort. Philip is mentioned in newspaper report for the Kings visit
1798 May to Oct - Ireland
00 - Based in Plymouth. Philips son christened in Plymouth
02 - Haverfordwest for the visit of Lord Nelson. Band of the Pembroke Militia
02 - Disembodied
03 - Languard Fort
04 - Colchester
06 - Maldon
07 - Peterborough & Portsmouth
08 - Hythe & Bristol
09 - Dungness
10 - Rye & Bristol
11 to 13 - Ballinasloe (Ireland)
13 Dublin & Liverpool
14 Bristol & Haverfordwest
He could have been anywhere & everywhere!
Hello Sikes. I have read with great interest this post, as well as others you have made on this website, about your ancestor and the (Royal) Pembrokeshire Militia. My 5th great-grandfather, John Parry, was in the Royal Pembrokeshire Militia and married a Wells-next-the-Sea (Norfolk) woman in May 1796, very likely meeting when the militia was posted there following the flour riots in the town. I've been trying to find out where in Wales he has born--I know his date of birth to be circa 1774--or even just more on his military career. His occupation is still given as "solider" on the baptism record of his last child in 1813. Incidentally, to the best of my knowledge, all of his children were baptised in Wells-next-the-Sea.
I hope to look through the muster rolls in WO13 at the National Archives in Kew at some point. I was intrigued to read that your ancestor was mentioned in a newspaper article in 1797 about the King's visit to Landguard Fort. Do you remember the newspaper (and date) said article appeared in, as I would be very interested to read it?
I am clutching at straws here but would appreciate input from anyone who has knowledge of the movements of the Dorset Militia between 1794 and 1801.I cant help you specifically with Dorset but I'd thought I'd share some info as I have a brickwall in my wife's tree who was in the Pembrokeshire Militia. He was from possibly from Pembrokeshire but married in Norfolk. Militia marched everywhere across the south of England and Wales. We had to to take a trip to the National Archives to get further info (see: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/militia/). Though you can gain a lot of information from old newspapers.
Here's the outline. John Kerley was born in Edmondsham 1776-7 so would have qualified for the militia in about 1794. His first daughter was christened in Maidstone, Kent in 1800 when he appeared to be married to an Elizabeth. All their subsequent children were christened in Cranborne. I am having difficulty finding their marriage.
Now there is a marriage in Sidmouth, Devon of a John Kerley and Elizabeth White in July 1800. He is described as being with the Dorset Militia.
Was the Dorset Militia in Sidmouth, Devon and Maidstone, Kent in 1800?
If there are any specialist sources (websites, books) for the Dorset Militia too, I would be grateful to know of them.
Many thanks.
Looked at the surname Fitt and came across a burial in Great Hautbois 29 Nov 1792 for a James Fitt and there was a will which I managed to findThank you so much for that. I hadn't come across. I'll have to see if I can a will for Amy.
Referenced as ANW, will register, 1792-1793, (1792) fo. 147, no. 108
Just need to sign into familysearch to access the record for free
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01se8/
He leaves everything to wife Amy
Thank you for the census info. I had wondered if the Ann Mortimer in Bristol 1851 was Philips wife but birth place is wrongThanks for looking Rosie. I also came across an Ann Mortimer buried in Bristol in 1799. Which might explain why I can't find any siblings for James. Though can't do much with the info as Philip moved around so much.
Do you have Philip or Ann on Census. Where was son James in 1841/51
