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In the mid-18th century, I have a corporal, later sergeant, in this regiment recorded as marrying in Warminster, Wiltshire (1753).  His only child was born in Dorset, his wife's home.  He also died in Dorset in 1772.  Given that his wife was born in 1725, I expect him to be of similar age.

This is not long after Culloden.  Would the recruits/soldiers be mainly of Scottish origin or might they have been recruited elsewhere?  I ask because the soldier in question might have a Scottish name, or it might be the southern England version.  He was James Watt or Watts.  The version with the 's' is very common in Wiltshire and other southern counties and the name varies with the records.  I'm trying to decide where to look for his origins: north or south of the border.

Any ideas, please?

Nell

Over 100 parishes of Dorset have some coverage of baptisms and marriages on the IGI, which can be searched here:

http://www.familysearch.org

Other sites to check are:

 Dorset OPC - http://www.opcdorset.org

Also FreeReg, found here:

http://www.freereg.org.uk

Other transcriptions, which may vary in coverage of dates and types of records, are listed below.
With thanks to Aztec1 for posting the links originally.


Phillimore’s Marriages – online

Allington 1570-1837
http://www.opcdorset.org/Allington_Bridport/Allington/AllingtonMarriages.htm

Alton Pancras, 1674-1847
http://www.opcdorset.org/AltonPancras/AltonPancrasMarrs.htm

Askerswell, 1560-1835
http://www.opcdorset.org/AskerwellFiles/AskerwellMarriages.htm
 
Beaminster, 1837-1869
http://www.opcdorset.org/BeaminsterFiles/BeaminsterMarrs1837-1869.htm

Beaminster, 1761-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BeaminsterFiles/BeaminsterMarrs1761-1812.htm

Bothenhampton, 1636-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BothenhamptonFiles/BothenhamptonMarrs.htm

Bradpole 1695-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BradpoleFiles/BradpoleMarriages.htm

Broadwinsor 1563-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BroadwinsorFiles/BroadwinsorMarriages1.htm

Burstock 1563-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BurstockFiles/BurstockMarriages.htm

Burton Bradstock with Shipton Gorge 1614-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/BurtonBradstockFiles/BurtonBradstockMars1755-1837.htm

Cattistock 1558-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/CattistockFiles/CattistockMarriages.htm

Cerne Abbas, 1654 - 1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/CerneAbbasFiles/CerneAbbasMars1793-1812.htm

Charminster 1561-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/CharminsterFiles/CharminsterMarrsto1812.htm

Charmouth 1654 - 1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/CharmouthFiles/Charmouth.htm

Cheddington, 1756-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/ChedingtonFiles/ChedingtonMarriages.htm

Chickerell 1723-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/ChickerellFiles/ChickerellMarrs.htm

Chideok 1654-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/ChideockFiles/ChideockMarriages.htm

Chilfrome 1709-1866
http://www.opcdorset.org/ChilfromeFiles/ChilfromeMarrs.htm

Corscombe, 1595-1837
http://www.opcdorset.org/CorscombeFiles/CorscombeMarriages.htm

Dorchester, Holy Trinity 1560-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/Dorchester/DorchesterHolyTrinityMarrs2.htm

East Chelborough 1690-1812
http://www.opcdorset.org/EastChelboroughFiles/EastChelboroughMarrs.htm

East Stower 1584-1848
http://www.opcdorset.org/StourFiles/EastStour/EastStourMarrs1813-1848.htm

Fleet 1664-1753
http://www.opcdorset.org/FleetFiles/FleetMarriages.htm

More photographs of unknown soldiers from WWI have been found and added to those already published on the Independent's website last year.  This is as a result of local Somme people coming forward with more glass plates found or bought in the area.  They show many Scottish and English soldiers.

Read the article here:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/08s0/
 
and follow the links to see them

After the original batch was published, there have been some tentative identifications and one positive one of a young soldier from Dumfries who survived the war and became a farmer.

Scanned illustrations from Reading Local Studies Collection can be found here:

http://readingimages.epixtech.co.uk/extra/test3.html

Also includes some directories.

Please can I ask for your assistance?

We have a board for completed Berkshire requests. All completed requests will be moved there in order to keep the Request Board as uncluttered as possible.

However, there are a number of requests where it is difficult to determine if they are complete or not!

Has your request been answered?  Have you found the information or is the request now out of date?

If so there are a couple of ways for you to help.

If your request has been answered within 24 hours - please use the 'modify' button to add the word COMPLETED the subject line?  Then I can move it. 
Otherwise, please use the "Report to Moderator" button on the topic and send a message saying "Berkshire - Completed".

Thanks!   

It would help if all posters occasionally looked through their old posts to see if some can be removed.  This way, we can make sure that all requests get a chance of being seen and perhaps answered. 

Thanks for all you help. 

Nell