Hi Valerie British army history of that period is complex. The records are at The National Archives, Kew. It might be cost effective to engage the servies of an expert to search the army records for this man, if you have not already done so. TNA maintains a list of independent researchers. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/paying-for-research/independent-researchers/ There is a drop-down menu from which you can select "Army - Genealogy and Biography”. I have done this in the past. It is not particularly cheap but is certainly cheaper than going to Kew yourself unless you live close by. June Willing Guild of One-Name Studies member no 2117 Willing/Willings One-Name Study http://one-name.org/name_profile/Willing/ Willing/Willings DNA Project https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/willing Dominicus One-Name Study http://one-name.org/name_profile/dominicus/ > On 23 Apr 2016, at 10:51, Valerie Barbara Garton via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Philip Talbot Higginson followed his ancestors' footsteps and was a > Lieutenant in the 73rd Regiment, unfortunately, when he was no doubt still a > young man, the regiment was disbanded in 1763 and he was reduced to half > pay. The following year (1764) he married Margaret Taylor daughter of > Richard Taylor (Burke's Landed Gentry). > > I am finding that some of what is recorded in Burke's does have some flaws > and so am wanting to find out more about this man's life in the army as well > as before and afterwards. > > 1 When was he born ? > 2 Info about half pay payments - when, where and how much ? > 3 When did he die ? > 4 Did he continue in the army ? > > There are numerous references to this family and his father Philip HIGGINSON > but I am trying to find some info with sources. > > Mrs Valerie B Garton > Dip FHS and Assoc. Dip L & A H. > Guild of One-Name Studies representative for CULLODEN & HIGGINSON Worldwide > - member no: 4825 > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message