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Title: windsor foresters
Post by: spinycactus on Monday 09 December 13 20:51 GMT (UK)

hello there my ancestor John Parr from Birmingham seems to have fought through all of the peninsular war except Waterloo. He was married  to a jane who came from (somewhere in) Scotland ! however when i found his army records it states that he served in the Windsor Foresters from 1794 to 1800( joining ar 16)  and they were in Scotland protecting us from french invasion by the back door.So i summise that this is where he met jane and so any information about the windsor foresters would be useful to me particularly any places or parishes where they were stationed or even mentioned. these would all be places that i could look if i get to scotland

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: John915 on Monday 09 December 13 23:33 GMT (UK)

Good evening,

This may help a little; http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=337132.msg2165896#msg2165896

This subject matter has come up before as you can see. As a fencible he wouldn't have fought abroad so must have been a regular soldier first to have fought in the peninsular, 1808/14. Spain and Portugal.

Waterloo was 1815 and in Belgium so he would have left the regulars for some reason between those dates.

John915

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: spinycactus on Tuesday 10 December 13 19:41 GMT (UK)

Thanks John915 I have seen this 2008 post before and have a copy
As I said he was in the windsor Foresters militia and afterwards he signed up as an ordinary soldier from 1800 to 1813 in the peninsular war latterly as corporal winning a medal and bar at Vimiero!
However it is the Scottish places where the Windsor foresters might have been billeted etc that i am interested to look for a marriage.

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: John915 on Tuesday 10 December 13 20:19 GMT (UK)

Good evening,

This may be of interest to you; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POSTCARD-21ST-LIGHT-DRAGOONS-ROYAL-WINDSOR-FORESTERS-1760-/151139237052

John915

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: spinycactus on Sunday 15 December 13 20:38 GMT (UK)

thanks again i already have a copy but he is an officer and not what i am really looking for.Spinycactus :-\

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: bleckie on Monday 16 December 13 10:09 GMT (UK)

Hi

On www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk  (pay per view) in the opr bann's marriages There is two John Parr spouse name Jane between 1800 and 1825

Could be worth a look

Yours Aye
BruceL

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: spinycactus on Monday 16 December 13 12:17 GMT (UK)

thanks Bleckie i will have a look after Xmas when i can get some credits Spinycactus

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: Donnie H on Thursday 19 December 13 20:04 GMT (UK)

Spinycactus

The Windsor Foresters fencible cavalry regiment were sent to Scotland to quell the riots which followed the introduction of the Militia Act in Scotland, I believe they were based in the Perthshire and Angus area.
My 4xgreat grandfather Stephen Shepherd was a member of the regiment when he married Helen Gourley in Arbroath in 1799, there was also a murder of a George Douglas near Montrose in 1799 which was carried out by Joseph Cope a corporal in the regiment.
Hope this helps to narrow down the search area for the marriage between John and Jane.

Donnie

Title: Re: windsor foresters
Post by: spinycactus on Monday 23 December 13 18:06 GMT (UK)

thanks Donnie H , yes this sort of information is very useful. Thanks again