42nd regiment

[tom505]

I was interested to see the correspondence re the 42nd. Regiment (Black Watch).
One of my forebears David Morrison is recorded as being a "Musician 42nd. Regiment" in the OPR record for his marriage to Margaret Kerr in Edinburgh 18 Feb 1811.
I assume a visit to Kew would be necessary to try and find more information re his time in the regiment.

Tom

[atom12]

Yes Tom

A visit to Kew would be necessary meanwhile, but check-out Ken's post above on how to go about your searches.

You can register for a Reader's Ticket in advance to save a bit of time, or join the queue once there:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/registration/

Anne

[km1971]

Hi Tom

The surviving papers for men discharged before 1855 have been microfilmed, and you can search for them on the NA Catalogue. There is one David Morrison in the 42nd Foot at that time - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp - entering WO as the series code.

You can order copies of the pages (there will not be many) or ask for a copy of the microfilm to be sent to your nearest LDS centre under the A2A scheme.

Virtuallly no FH history is recorded in military records that old. You could try a lookup request of the overseas/regimantal BMDs on Findmypast (for example) for births. Otherwise you will have to visit Kew and follow the regiment in the Muster Books (WO12) and check local church records.

Ken

[tom505]

Thanks Anne and Ken for your helpful replies.

Tom