Good Morning Listers, I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and was back in that village by 1823 when he married. I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? Thanks, Ellie

If he fought at Waterloo, I suspect he would have been awarded a Medal and therefore listed on a medal roll for Waterloo. As far as I know these are listed at the National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ There is a partial transcription here http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/id19.html For my own army/navy research I made use of a specialist service, who did the lookups at the archives for me, which was cheaper for me than travelling up to London. -- Jane Taubman http://www.taubman.org.uk Family Historian User Group http://www.fhug.org.uk On 28/05/06, Laura Thomas <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> wrote: > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and was back in that village by 1823 when he married.

I'd suggest that you try searching for Waterloo Medal Roll, which will provide a range of sites including :- http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/id19.html Every serving man at Waterloo was entitled to the medal. Regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thomas" <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Battle of Waterloo > Good Morning Listers, > > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man > who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in > 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought > at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and > was back in that village by 1823 when he married. > > I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't > been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have > joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? > > Thanks, > Ellie > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Limit signature lines to four lines or less. DO NOT include all surnames > that you are researching -- they are a waste of space and make searching > the archives frustrating and pointless. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Hi, Thanks to John and Jane - now I have an idea of where to start I'll set about trying to trace him. Ellie ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Orchard" <john.orchard4@btinternet.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] Battle of Waterloo > I'd suggest that you try searching for Waterloo Medal Roll, which will > provide a range of sites including :- > http://valmayukuk.tripod.com/britishfamily/id19.html > > Every serving man at Waterloo was entitled to the medal. > > Regards > John >

Ellie I am also searching for an ancestor who lost an arm at Waterloo - so far without success, so I'll watch any suggestions you receive with great interest. Max Lay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thomas" <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: [ENG-WIL] Battle of Waterloo > Good Morning Listers, > > I'd appreciate some advice on how I could track down the record of a man > who fought at Waterloo. My 3xgreat grandfather died in Devizes Asylum in > 1863, and his records note that he was in the army for 6 years, and fought > at Waterloo. As far as I know he always lived in Wiltshire/Melksham, and > was back in that village by 1823 when he married. > > I've looked at TNA & Wilts archives catalogues, and Googled, but I haven't > been able to find his name or the name of the regiment he might have > joined. Has anyone any ideas of where else I could look? > > Thanks, > Ellie > > > ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Limit signature lines to four lines or less. DO NOT include all surnames > that you are researching -- they are a waste of space and make searching > the archives frustrating and pointless. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >