Samuel Sneyd Which Regiment

[DavidGreenall110]

Hello all,

I'm trying in vain to find out which regiment my 5x Great Grandfather Samuel Sneyd (Snead/Sneed) served in during the wars in Canada.

I have his Chelsea Pensioner record stating that he was wounded in the wars in Canada sometime between 1771 and 1783 prior to being admitted into the "Royal Garrison Battalion" in Chester.

He was born around 1754-1756 in Audley in Staffordshire.

Any help would be appreciated.

Dave

[ShaunJ]

The 1791 discharge record says that had served 12 years in the Garrison Battalion before being ordered to the Independent Company of Invalids in August 1790. So if he had served in another regiment it must have been before August 1778.

I'm not seeing the bit about him having been wounded in Canada

[ShaunJ]

I have now seen the Chelsea Hospital record which shows that he was admitted in March 1783, aged 27, from the Royal Garrison Battalion having served 12 years and had been wounded. SO there was a 7 year gap between his leaving the RGB and joining the Independent Company of Invalids.
 

[DavidGreenall110]

Hi Shaun,

The only clues I have is the title of the document mentioning "Served in Canada" and a Regiment between the 105th and 135th Foot.

He marries in 1785 in Audley his given place of residence and birth.

Dave

[ShaunJ]

The only clues I have is the title of the document mentioning "Served in Canada" and a Regiment between the 105th and 135th Foot.

Can you post a link to that document?

[DavidGreenall110]

It's on Ancestry and the information came from the title.

UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882 for Saml Sneyd
Regimental Registers of Pensioners
105th-135th Foot, Miscellaneous Corps and Militia
1730-1812

[ShaunJ]

That fits this record of him being admitted to Chelsea in 1783 from the Royal Garrison Battalion (one of the "Miscellaneous Corps " in this dataset).

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/556932:3255

I am still not seeing anything about Canada.

[DavidGreenall110]

Sorry wrong bit


UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Registers of Soldiers Who Served in Canada, 1743-1882

[ShaunJ]

UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Registers of Soldiers Who Served in Canada, 1743-1882

That dataset doesn't seem to be available on Ancestry at the moment but I know the one you mean. From what I recall, the Canada bit in the title is/was a misnomer.