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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: All Saints Church Newton Heath. Any photos of the graveyard -Orford Rd?
« on: Thursday 04 July 24 00:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi Bbart,
Thank you so much for providing this information for me.
I am grateful for the historical context it gives me as well as showing how dilapidated the graveyard was.
Much appreciated,
TillyAnn

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 11:47 BST (UK)  »
Family search showed you that result because he lived in "Freetown" per the burial record. But it was Freetown, Bury, Lancashire not Freetown in Sierra Leone (!)  At least it made me laugh. 
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Oh right lol.
As you can see, l still don't have a great strike rate doing quotes either!

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 11:25 BST (UK)  »
Shaun
I needed this soldier to have died in Huttock End, Rossendale 24 September 1844. Had that been the case l'd have claimed him.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 11:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tazzie.
Thanks for the information.
It doesn't appear this is the person l'm looking for.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 11:19 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Sunday 30 June 24 10:53 BST (UK)
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I looked up that James Whitaker (the one with the Chelsea Pension) and he went to Sierra Leone.

Where did you find that he went to Sierra Leone?

On Family Search Shaun. Lived in Sierra Leone and buried in Bury. I just put in James Whitaker Sierra Leone as search terms just then. The record says he was
born in 1779 but it isn't the person l'm looking for.
I also think your 2nd point- delay in pension is where the confusion has happened for me re dates.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 10:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shaun,
Thanks.
I looked up that James Whitaker (the one with the Chelsea Pension) and he went to Sierra Leone.
The James Whitaker who deserted isn't him. He was from Bury and was discharged in September not November.
It is a pity there are no dates on his record. It would help a lot to know when he was 24 years old.
The records is described on Ancestry as 1810 - 1818. If it was 1801 to 1818 everything would fit for who l'm looking for. It could be human error l guess.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Sunday 30 June 24 00:46 BST (UK)  »
Oh great work Shaun.
Are you able to make out what it says?
Some of it l can't read.
Did it lead to any other documents about him particularly his age. Is there a date anywhere in the citation etc for that one?
I'm trying to claim this guy as an ancestor. He is 24 but when was that? How long was he incarcerated in Weedon. If l had the document date l could hopefully progress.
I'm not currently on Ancestry so can't look at it. I'm just working my way through documents l've collected atm.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Saturday 29 June 24 14:49 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: hanes teulu on Saturday 29 June 24 14:24 BST (UK)
What was his discharge date? If it is 25 Nov 1817 it "fits" his pension starting 27 Nov 1817.

Cannot reconcile his absconding Christmas Day 1801 - when by all accounts the regiment was abroad?

His discharge date was 16 September 1817.

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Armed Forces / Re: English Army deserters in the early 1800s - what would happen to them?
« on: Saturday 29 June 24 14:46 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shaun.
I'd love to upload it but l'm not allowed to l'm pretty sure. I can only describe it.
I wish l'd paid more attention when l found it now.
I didn't save the url unfortunately.

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