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Title: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: jimbo75 on Wednesday 08 July 15 05:34 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,
This is my first full posting so I hope someone out there can help me.

My 3X great grandfather was a Thomas Daugherty who was in the 82nd regiment in Tynemouth.
Where is this place Tynemouth??

The year is 1810.

A wee Scot in Melbourne, Australia

jimbo75

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: SelDen on Wednesday 08 July 15 08:41 BST (UK)

Welcome - think you might have posted to the wrong board though :)

 Tynemouth is in Northumberland (as it would have been then), and there was a barracks there.

See www.genuki.org.uk for some easily accessible information and useful links.

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: spades on Wednesday 08 July 15 10:20 BST (UK)

Hi Jimbo, and welcome to RootsChat. :) :)

I'm going to move this topic across to the Northumberland Board where you should find people able to help.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask on the topic. It can all be a bit confusing to begin with. ;)

Spades

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: fiddlerslass on Friday 10 July 15 12:23 BST (UK)

Hi jimbo75,

Have you seen the entry in the actual register for Tynemouth? If not, you can see a transcript on familysearch

https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2F9K5M-L29%3A13617901%3Fcc%3D1309819

They were only at Tynemouth briefly, before being deployed to Gibraltar.

Thomas may therefore have been involved in the Peninsula war /Napoleonic Wars.
 
From " Historical record of the 82nd Regiment or Prince of Wales volunteers" pub. 1866

http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecor00jarvgoog/historicalrecor00jarvgoog_djvu.txt

In April, 1810, the second battalion moved from Hull
to Tynemouth.

more history of the regiment, with a picture of the uniform circa 1815:

http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk/the-82nd-prince-of-waless-volunteers-regiment/



I would check to see if you can find any attestation papers or army pension if he survived (commercial sites) Also medal rolls.

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: jimbo75 on Saturday 18 July 15 02:43 BST (UK)

Hi Fidderslass,

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately, there did not appear to be any Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
born in that short time in Tynemouth.

A cousin has said they originally came from Londonderry.
I can focus now on that location.

Thanks,
jimbo75

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: gortonboy on Saturday 18 July 15 05:09 BST (UK)

hi,,,there is a discharge document of a Thomas Dougherty b 1788 in Drumragh,Tyrone,Ireland.

he served in the 82nd  from 1804-1816.

Title: Re: Thomas Docherty or Daugherty
Post by: fiddlerslass on Saturday 18 July 15 11:49 BST (UK)

Hi Jimbo75

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11105-61471-1?cc=1309819&wc=9K53-SP8:13617901,30809801,30809802

3rd from top

Thomas Daugherty born 1 Dec 1810, bapt 30 Dec 1810, 5th son of Thos Daugherty of 82nd regt. of Foot by his wife Jane Whitaker, native of Londonderry.