Dumfries Fencibles

[patsy0827]

An ancestor served in the Dumfries Fencibles Cavalry from 1794 to 1800.
There is supposed to exist a muster roll of the volunteers.  I would love to find
where this muster roll is located and if my ancestor's name is on it.  I have already got copies of his discharge papers from the army but would love to be able to see the actual muster roll.  Does anyone know if this muster roll exists in a museum or where?

[Skoosh]

Patsy, was this not the outfit that Robert Burns joined? he left instructions not to let the Awkward Squad fire over his grave I think......Skoosh.

[patsy0827]

Yes, it was the same.

[Bell-Aitken]

Hello Patsy,

Hope this link from the London-gazette of 1794 helps.

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/13888/pages/403/page.pdf

Regards
Charles

[dumork]

Any progress on a the DFC muster roll?

An ancestor of my wife, Alexander Fraser (or Frazer) was a member, and married a local girl while billeted in Falkland, Fife. He was a Corporal, and a Sergeant David Rae got married the same day (26 June 1796). Rae and his wife Helen Yule show up in Dms census data, but Alex Fraser's origins are a mystery.

I'm not sure that the Fencible Cavalry are the same as the Burns funeral salute troop - are they not referred to as Volunteers? Would a cavalry troop fire a salute?

[Beverley97]

Only joined to say I found Dumfries Fencible Records at Kew. WO 13/3742 and 3743.May help patsy0827 although her query was years ago it came up when I put Fencibles into my search engine.

[imchad]

Robert Burns joined the Dumfries Volunteers, a local Militia regiment. they were not Fencibles.

There was a regiment of Fencibles raised in Dumfries by Colonel Michael Stuart Maxwell - Raised 4th May 1795 - Disbanded Early 1800 - Served in Ireland.  Information from John McQueen