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Armed Forces / What would a 70 year old soldier do in 1806?
« on: Wednesday 29 October 08 22:04 GMT (UK)  »
I have obtained the discharge papers of a 70 year old Edward Trampleasure who was retired from the Royal Veterans Batallion in 1806 aged 70. It would appear he was discharged from Plymouth to his home town of Tavistock.

The reason for his discharge is given as 'old age, worn out'.

What kind of duties would such an old boy have had in the army?

I know that French prisoners were kept on hulks in Plymouth at the time but I doubt that the old guy, a sergeant at the time of discharge, could have done much to stop a concerted break out.

Vanessa

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Devon / Re: What would a 70 year old soldier do in 1806?
« on: Wednesday 29 October 08 21:58 GMT (UK)  »
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If you have Trampleasure ancestors then we will be related there just so few of us - the earliest I have come across is a miller in North Petherwin in the late 17th century but with a strong possibility that he connects to a family from the same period in Redruth and a probable link to a family in Manaccan, Cornwall in the 1620s recorded with variations of Templeree as their name.

Vanessa

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Devon / What would a 70 year old soldier do in 1806?
« on: Wednesday 29 October 08 18:04 GMT (UK)  »
I have the discharge documents for Edward Trampleasure who was discharged from the Royal Veterans Batallion in 1806 aged 70 having served for 43 years.  He was a Tavistock man and appears to have had his discharge in Plymouth by reason of 'old age - worn out'.

What duties would the old boy have had in the Army?  He was a sergeant on retirement.  I know there were French prisoners kept on hulks in Plymouth, but I doubt he would have been much good at stopping a mass break-out.

Vanessa

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