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Sussex / Lewes Baptism
« on: Thursday 24 January 19 20:31 GMT (UK)  »
Please could someone be kind enough to tell me if there is a baptism for Ainsley Harris, around 1827, in Lewes?

Thank you so much......in anticipation.

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Sunday 05 August 18 08:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi all, just to say I have a little more information on William Cartwright now as I purchased the record from TNA.

It actually contains little information on his service but does list birth details of 10 of his 11 children (one of whom .....Isabella.....doubtless died) and also his second marriage in 1810.

Anyway, this document is signed by William Cartwright, late ensign RVB and then date stamped as received at the War Office on 27th November 1828. It states that for the last five years William has been resident in Leicester.

The page which contains service information states his age as 40 years on first appointment to His Majesty's Service on 10th September 1807. It states he was an ensign, without purchase, with the 9th Veteran Battalion.

Sadly there is no information about any previous service and so that is still a mystery. Just thought I would update the information here as it may be of interest to Glory1505.


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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 21:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks ShaunJ.

I found the photo from the same website as Regorian and so it looks in unlikely to be him. Will carry on researching though 😀

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 19:39 BST (UK)  »
I'm confused!  :D

I'm very grateful for your input and research Regorian and ShaunJ but are we now saying "my" William Cartwright is not the man in the portrait? Or does the uniform indicate it may be him, with the information under the photo relating to Captain William Cartwright, who died in Guernsey?

There are just so many William Cartwrights and I really get confused with Military stuff  ;D

Thanks ShaunJ for the info about the TNA reference numbers. I did wonder myself if the reference was incorrect but then forgot to follow it up by seeing if I could order WO25/752B

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 12:20 BST (UK)  »
Still raises the question of his first marriage to Valentina Rosa de Cruz though.

Their twins were baptised in Edinburgh but there seems to be no marriage record available. Valentina is presumably foreign and so maybe William married her whilst serving overseas.

As for posting sections of the Will......I can read none of it  ::)

Thanks though....I will look at it again and then post parts....good idea.

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 12:01 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Shaun J that appears to knock the portrait and Guernsey death on the head.

I found the 1821 Will myself but was unable to read it! Perhaps I should try again.

If William died in 1821 his daughter would only have been 5 so she probably wouldn't remember his rank or regiment.

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Wednesday 04 April 18 09:46 BST (UK)  »
The baptism records in 1808 for Williams twin children say he is an ensign in the Royal Veterans. After his wife's death he remarried and another son was born in Orkney but it would appear there is no baptism. 

This morning I have found another daughter born in 1816 and the record was dated 1836 when she was finally baptised. The record states Elizabeth Cartwright was born in 1816, the daughter of William Cartwright and Elizabeth Gordon, both now deceased. The record also states that William Cartwright was sometime Captain in the 9th Veteran Battalion.

Joining the dots up in a strange fashion could this mean that William Cartwright was the man who died in Guernsey in 1821 (who was a Captain in the Royal Veterans) and therefore the man in the portrait since the records under the portrait states he died in Guernsey in 1821......or am I being too fanciful?

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Tuesday 03 April 18 22:10 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Tuesday 03 April 18 14:22 BST (UK)
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He possibly died in Guernsey in 1821 and the information about his death in the Saunders News Letter states he was a Captain with the 5th Royal Veterans. (May not be him?)

That's not your Ensign from the 9th RV.

Hi SaunJ. Why do you say this is not my ensign from the 9th? Just curious why you say that as I was hoping he may have risen in rank and moved battalions between 1808 and 1821. I really don't get Military stuff though  :)

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Armed Forces / Re: What uniform is he wearing
« on: Tuesday 03 April 18 22:01 BST (UK)  »
Wow thanks for that information John915 .... you learn something new every day. 

Sounds like I'm still in with a chance of this being an image of my William. ....but still confused over his service.

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