73rd regiment of foot

[illumina]

Does anyone know if there's a list of names of men in the 73rd regiment of foot that I could search?

I'm specifically looking for Samuel Rowley, a Sergeant, who probably served between 1809 and 1816, maybe longer. I know he was in Ceylon in 1816 as one of his daughters was born there.

[t mo]

hi i,ve just had a look and theres a couple s rowleys but not for the 73rd  theres one for 47th of foot

how certain are you of the reg and also could you let us know when and where he was born please
trevor

[kevinOC]

Hi

I looked up the Lagden/Sly book about 2nd Battalion 73rd reg. of Foot, and there's no Rowley mentioned there, so he wouldn't have been at Waterloo, with that regiment. They went to Ceylon after Waterloo, and there were many replacements coming inn at that time, because I think 73rd had the heaviest casualties at Waterloo. My g/g/g/grandfather was one from this regiment, wounded at that conflict.

Kevin

[karenbest500]

There is a Sgt Samuel Rawley who served 1793-1814 in the Regiment of Militia, a Private Samuel Rowley served 1836-1857 in 47th Foot and a Private Samuel Rowley served 1809-1814 in 39th Foot but I cannot find any Rowley/Rawley for what you are searching.

[majm]

I think that the 1st Bat of 73rd Regiment on Foot served in NSW, perhaps several tours ... (were these the Buffs ?)

Yes, from circa 1810 to circa 1816 thence onto Calcutta ... and back in NSW for another tour after the 48th went to Madras in circa 1824

Some of these men may have transferred to or from the 48th Regiment on Foot which had served under Wellington on the Iberian Peninsula leaving there in June 1814 for a tour of garrison duty at Cork...   I've gone through the index to the book with the NSW history of the 48th, sorry no Rawley/Rowley there, but ... if your chap was ever in NSW, perhaps his name was mentioned in newspapers or in the Penal Settlement's records...

(Book = The Colonial Garrison 1817-1824, by Clem Sargent, ISBN 0 646 25612 2 first edition published c1994 )

Colonial Secretary's Papers 1788-1825 ( look under regiments as well as his surname/s) eg SEVENTY THIRD (73rd) REGIMENT Lieutenant Colonel of see O'CONNELL, Maurice Charles Philip (Sir) Paymaster of see BIRCH, John  http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/default.htm
Online Newspapers ( select Tasmania as well as NSW papers because Tasmania was part of the NSW penal settlement until separation in 1825)  http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

If it turns out he was in NSW, please  do consider posting request for help on the Aussie Board, lots of help available with experiences of seeking men(and their wives/camp followers) in those regiments.

Good Luck,

Cheers, JM (A descendant of a Spaniard who arrived in NSW with the 48th in 1817)

[illumina]

I'm very certain of the regiment, as it was clearly stated on baptismal records for two of Samuel's children. One was born in Ceylon 1816, and another in Chelsea, 1817.

I believe he was born about 1785, and I have no idea where, which is one of the reasons I'd like to find his record of service - I'm hoping to eventually find his attestation papers. I also believe he may have married (Jane, born 1791 in Bocking Essex) while in service.

After 1820 he lived in Birmingham and was a metal worker.

Thanks for suggestions - I'd thought it was only the 1st battalion (the non-Waterloo battalion) that went to Ceylon, so that's given me another avenue to pursue, that he transferred in (perhaps from the Regiment of Militia, karenbest500, thanks for that one!). I did also wonder if he transferred in from another Reg in Australia.

J

[kevinOC]

Hi

Have you done a search of LDS Church , Family History website, using the family name search. If you get a hit there, you can request the microfolm, to be sent to your nearest Mormon Church Family History Centre, where you can go to view the film & get copies made, if the find your ancestor's records. They do this for a nominal fee, I & many others, have used this service frequently.

Kevin

[gymea mal]

I am looking for a Mathew Kelly who I believe was born at Lanak year unknown he joined the 73rd regiment of foot sailed to Australia in1809, had a daughter Mary Anne Kelly. and ended up sailing to Ceylon with the regiment 1n 1814 where he either was killed or died his death would of Bean 1814 or 1815 as they left that year.
Apart from the daughter and the regiment  every thing else is guess work as being an enlisted man nothing of importance was written about them.
I have been looking on and off for this man for ten years.... MAL

[majm]

Hi gymea mal,

Welcome to RChat ...

The NSW Colonial Secretary's papers are indexed at this link:        http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/colonial-secretary/index-to-the-colonial-secretarys-papers-1788-1825  The 73rd regiment is covered with quite a number of references but its there under the heading "Seventy-third" 

The NSW Governor was Lachlan Macquarie, and the 73rd was his regiment, here's a link to his diaries:
http://www.library.mq.edu.au/digital/lema/documents.html

I did not notice Mary Ann KELLY's birth/baptism recorded on the online index for NSW BDM, but do you have a copy of her baptism?  If not, perhaps if you are Sydney NSW based, you may find it on film at the NSW State Library, as their records may have many of the early church records for that era.

Also, don't overlook that he may have returned to NSW after his 12 years were up, or transferred out of the 73rd to the 46th, perhaps staying in NSW (perhaps taking a grant of land as a settler) rather than dying in Ceylon 1814 ... (46th relieved the 73rd)
http://members.net-tech.com.au/roncook/page4.html
http://www.rhra.com.au/index.htm
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/british_army-in-aust.htm
http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/under/research/officers73rd.html

The National Library of Australia is digitising many of the old newspapers, The Sydney Gazette was completed around a year or so ago http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Fingers crossed, ten years is a long time  to look for one man 

Cheers,  JM