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Offline AnnieBard

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59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« on: Saturday 05 July 25 00:50 BST (UK) »
My 4x great grandfather George Parker, b. London, Middx., abt. 1789, f. John Parker, was, according to censuses and his death certificate, a Chelsea Pensioner (Out) who had served as a Private with the 59th Foot. To date the only two military records I’ve turned up for him (on Ancestry) relate to pension dates and payments. Is anyone able to help me find any service records for him please.
Somerset and Wiltshire: Rodgers, Wilkins, Maundrill, Tucker, Adlam, Carey, Butcher, Fleetwood AND Scotland: Rodgers

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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 05 July 25 09:31 BST (UK) »
He was awarded the Peninsular War medal with clasps for Nivelle and Nive (if it's the right George Parker! )

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1686/images/31794_221382-00325

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1686/images/31794_221383-00197
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 05 July 25 10:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Saturday 05 July 25 09:31 BST (UK)
He was awarded the Peninsular War medal with clasps for Nivelle and Nive (if it's the right George Parker!

Thank you for this. The dates and rank look right (his pension was awarded in 1816) and so far I’ve only come across one George Parker in the 59th at this time so I think it’s reasonable to assume this is my guy.
Somerset and Wiltshire: Rodgers, Wilkins, Maundrill, Tucker, Adlam, Carey, Butcher, Fleetwood AND Scotland: Rodgers

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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 05 July 25 11:11 BST (UK) »
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 05 July 25 11:13 BST (UK) »
Wounded in neck and loss of one eye.

A cork cutter, born Loughton, Yorkshire, not London, according to this record:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/3255/images/40941_311893-00280
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 05 July 25 11:21 BST (UK) »
FindMyPast has a 2 page discharge record

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F0720%2F004%2F001&parentid=GBM%2FWO97%2F720%2F654345

Born Loughton, Yorkshire
Served 1 April 1809 to 10 September 1814
Served in Captain Abraham Pilkington's company
Gun shot wound to the neck in action near Bayonne on 10 December 1813
Lost sight of right eye at Flushing
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 05 July 25 11:32 BST (UK) »
"Loughton" is most likely Laughton en le Morthen near Rotherham.

1789 baptism: George Parker son of John and Faith

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62172/records/1502307
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 05 July 25 11:36 BST (UK) »
This should be of interest: mention of Pilkington and the action on 10 December 1813 in which GP was wounded:

https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Infantry/WellingtonsRegiments/c_59thFoot.html
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Re: 59th Regiment of Foot Service Records?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 05 July 25 18:27 BST (UK) »
Marriage of John Parker and Faith Hibberd, Laughton en le Morthen, 26 Nov 1780.  Bride's parish was Norton.  Transcript at:
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/LaughtonEnLeMorthen/LaughtonMarriages1780-1809

The nearest Norton was then in Derbyshire, but transferred to Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1901.

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