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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Jersey Military 1820's
« on: Wednesday 23 March 22 15:43 GMT (UK)  »
Having trouble finding the Regiment(s) in Jersey around 1820's.
Irish born John Shields b1796, a soldier, had a son John b1820 in Jersey. Cannot find his Regiment nor the Regiments stationed there during that time.

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Australia / 48th Northampton Regiment of Foot soldier George Russell in 1817 NSW or VDL
« on: Wednesday 15 August 18 16:38 BST (UK)  »
I'm looking for George Russell,who appears in Northampton U.K. in 1816 as a soldier, married to Charlotte and having an infant son William b1816 baptised at St. Sepulchre in June of 1816.

Presumably he was recruited to the 48th and in the parish register there are many other soldier fathers having their children baptised from 1815 to Feb 1817. Many of those soldier fathers were living in the Barracks.

While I've read that the 48th was stationed in Ireland at that time, could Northampton have been a recruiting location and then sent to Ireland? Could there have been another Regiment using the Barracks in Northampton?

I cannot find anything at all about George Russell, not his DOB nor where he was from, nor anything about Charlotte. Did they have more children? Did he indeed come to AU as a soldier with the 48th?

However the infant son William Russell joined the 11th LT Dragoons at age 14 and when he married in 1860 stated his father was a soldier. No mention if he was deceased or living in AU, nothing.

Any advice, guidance, suggestions, opinions, books to read will be most appreciated.

Oh, and I live in Canada so physically searching in AU or UK is impossible. My research has to be on-line and through the kindness of strangers!

Thanks,
Deb

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