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Armed Forces / Re: Waterloo ancestors
« on: Monday 30 May 11 15:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mike

Thanks for your reply. I was born in Leicester and we moved to Brighton when I was 4 . My mother is from Hathern and we have a lot of roots around the area.  Thank you for your offer of photos , i shall let you know.

It sounds like you have found out a lot about your ancestor. I have been researching my family for the last 8 years and slowly but surely the brickwalls and slowly crumbling. My Waterloo ancestor being the latest.

Interested to see your user name Marathonman . I am also a runner and am just about to start increasing my training for the Guernsey marathon. My trip to Guernsey is not just to run the marathon but to also meet my second cousin who I connected up with on Genes Reunited

Sarah Russell

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Armed Forces / Re: Waterloo ancestors
« on: Sunday 29 May 11 06:37 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ken , I know definately from the statement of service I have it is definately my John Hainsworth who joined in 1806 on 12th March , that he was from Barrow upon Soar he enlisted for unlimited service to the RHG. He served 14 yrs and 288 days before being discharged for being of a weakly constitution his health having suffered naturally when being on duty with his regiment in the pennisular france and belgium. It also states that he was allowed for service at the Battle of Waterloo for 2 yrs.
I know Kew is the obvious answer , time does allow at the present  Looks like it will join my list of things to search at Kew.
many thanks
Sarah

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Armed Forces / Re: Waterloo ancestors
« on: Saturday 28 May 11 18:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi Neil, many thanks for quick reply. My John Hainsworth died in 1867 Greenwich.  I have him on the 1841, 1851 living in Barrow Upon Soar with his wife and children . He then left and is living in Horsham with his son Thomas and then ends up dying in Greenwich.

I know he attested on 12 March 1806 he was discharged in 1818 of being a weak constitution. My information comes from Find my past and Ancestry

I also found a John Hainsworth from Lancashire was also at Waterloo

Sarah

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Armed Forces / Re: Waterloo ancestors
« on: Saturday 28 May 11 12:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi , I have just found that my 4th Great Grandfather John Hainsworth ( Ainsworth ) joined the Royal Horse Guards Blues in 1806. He was also at Waterloo.

It has answered some of my questions such as why he married a girl from Windsor but as usual in genealogy has created a thousand more.

Now I have found that he was awarded the Waterloo medal but I found John Hainsworths on Findmypast. One was for captain Claytons troop , the other Captain Thayts Troop. Is he one and the same or are there two John Hainsworths?

I am also still searching for his marriage and from parish records I know he had a daughter born in 1812 but where, I have her burial which gives me a date of birth and states her parents were John and Mary .

Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated

Sarah




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