Quarter Master Sergeant of the R.L.M.

[Patricia Houghton]

I have just discovered that my ancestor William LEWIS is mentioned on a tombstone in St.James Cemetery, Liverpool.

It reads
The burial place of William LEWIS, Quarter Master Sergeant of the R.L.M. There is no date quoted but it comes just below and immediately after the death of another ancestor who died 18/1/1838.

I have lots of things  to unravel on this tombstone  but can anyone tell me what  the R.L.M. stood for and where they were based.
Many thanks

[jim1]

Royal Lancashire Militia.
Which Battalion he belonged to would be subject to where he lived.
There were 2 based in Liverpool the 2nd. & 4th.
There were 7 Battalions in total which were disembodied &
re-embodied at various times.
In 1816 the entire Militia was disembodied with the 1st. - 4th. Battalions being
re-embodied 1n 1854.
So one might assume your man died after 1854.

[Jomot]

Could this be him?

24 April 1841 - Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser
On the 19th at his residence, Bittern Street, Liverpool, in the 83rd year of his age, Mr William Lewis, late quarter-master sergeant in the Secord Royal Lancashire Militia

Before that, in the Liverpool Mercury 10 Jan 1834
Same day (Thursday 2nd), deeply & deservedly regretted, Betty, the wife of Mr William Lewis, quarter-master sergeant in the Royal Lancashire Militia, Harford(?) Street, at the advanced age of 75 years. She had been married 55 years, and was the grandmother to 27 children (or could be 37), 20 of whom are living.

[Alan of Kaslo]

In the post above the newspaper says William Lewis died April 19th 1841 on Bittern street at age 83.

I found a death notice for a William Lewis who was buried in April 1841 and lived on Bittern street but the age given is 81.

Name   
William Lewis
Age   
81
Record Type   Burial
Birth Date   
1760
Death Date   
1841
Burial Date   
24 Apr 1841
Burial Place   
Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Here's the doc:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A3HSN2CzcaV-hE8rmPi3kSUjrPtkgfy8/view?usp=sharing

[Patricia Houghton]

Thank you all so much for your very valuable input. You have in effect done my research for me and I cannot thank you all enough.
This is absolute gold dust for me and all I need to do now is contact the Lancashire Records Office to see what they might have for Williams service in the RLM.