Thanks for posting the info to the list Helen - makes one wonder if this perhaps throws some light on a burial which took place in Bridport around this time for which I received a personal query from Germany some time last year ie: Conrod Plincke 12 November 1804 I'll have to see if I can find the gentleman's address - although it could be another case of 2 + 2 making 5 ;-) Mind - I don't know why I didn't think of this before..........:-( Regards Paul On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:04:15 +0100, Helen Jones <hsj@melcombe.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >Thanks to Paul and Heather for their suggestions about Radipole Barracks - >much appreciated. > >A very big thank you to David Lane who sent me some details from the George >3rd Exhibtion at Weymouth Museum a few years ago. >Apparantly the 'German Officer's' were members of the Hanoverian Army who >came to England at the invite of King George 3, after their own Government >surrendered to Napoleon. They became the Kings German Legion, and the 1st >Hussars Kings German Legion were stationed in Radipole in 1804. > >David 's information tells me that the Hussars were extremely popular with >Weymouth Society, having come from 'good' families! They taught the local >gentry the Viennese Waltz, provided bands and choirs, and proved a great >hit with the local ladies. Indeed between April 1804 and September 1805, >when they left, there were 14 local marriages with the Hussars! > >David's information also informs my daughter that Radipole Terrace was >probably a stable block. The surviving officers quarters are two bungalows >in Alexandra Road, once known as York Villa. > >Radipole Barracks was the largest barracks in Great Britain; by 1804 it >could hold around 1000 men and 1000 horses. > >Thanks again David. I thought I would post this back to the lists because >local history is always of interest. I have certainly learnt a lot. I am >just wondering about those 14 local marriages however....anyone found one >in their research? >Helen > >Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset >http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk >List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and >British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list > > >==== ENG-DORSET-LIFE Mailing List ==== >Look at the website for the Office of National Statistics for information about the census and ordering certificates >http://www.statistics.gov.uk > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 50.33.50N 02.26.70W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html