Hello, I found a record for a Saml Rawlins from 1814 in Kilmainham Dublin in Family Search's new lists of Irish Prison Records. His offense was "Breach of Articles of War". Perhaps someone could shed light on what one would have to be doing to have been imprisoned for this? Did this carry a long sentence or deportation? I would love to find this person in other records. Bev W

Hi Bev The Articles of War are what every man agreed to and signed after he had read them or were read to him There is a great range of crimes or misdemeanors that he could have commited from quite minor to major such as desertion which might carry the death penalty He could have been in clink for one day or several months In the British Army Chelsea pension records there is just one Samuel RAWLINS serving in that period, he was discharged in 1815 "ruptured and worn out" poor chap, he was 49 when discharged and born Worcestershire But there may well have been others who did not get a pension (many did not) Was there a regiment mentioned in the record you found? No S or Samuel RAWLINS in the medal rolls of the period Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/07/2012 12:06, user917826@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > > I found a record for a Saml Rawlins from 1814 in Kilmainham Dublin > in Family Search's new lists of Irish Prison Records. His offense > was "Breach of Articles of War". Perhaps someone could shed light > on what one would have to be doing to have been imprisoned for this? > Did this carry a long sentence or deportation? > > > I would love to find this person in other records. > > Bev W

Nivard, There is no regiment mentioned in the Familysearch record, Do we conclude from the Army Chelsea Pension Records, that this gentleman was living in Middlesex at the time that he retired? Bev W -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: irl-dublin <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 4:27 am Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Prison records Hi Bev The Articles of War are what every man agreed to and signed after he had read them or were read to him There is a great range of crimes or misdemeanors that he could have commited from quite minor to major such as desertion which might carry the death penalty He could have been in clink for one day or several months In the British Army Chelsea pension records there is just one Samuel RAWLINS serving in that period, he was discharged in 1815 "ruptured and worn out" poor chap, he was 49 when discharged and born Worcestershire But there may well have been others who did not get a pension (many did not) Was there a regiment mentioned in the record you found? No S or Samuel RAWLINS in the medal rolls of the period Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/07/2012 12:06, user917826@aol.com wrote: > Hello, > > I found a record for a Saml Rawlins from 1814 in Kilmainham Dublin > in Family Search's new lists of Irish Prison Records. His offense > was "Breach of Articles of War". Perhaps someone could shed light > on what one would have to be doing to have been imprisoned for this? > Did this carry a long sentence or deportation? > > > I would love to find this person in other records. > > Bev W ****************************** Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in County Dublin, Ireland and the City of Dublin. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nivard, What kind of information do the Chelsea Pension Records include? I have a Christopher, b 1875 Dublin who was in the East Yorkshire Regiment & Vincent POOLE b 1881 born Dublin in the Royal Irish Fusiliers. I believe both men spent time behind bars. Both men were also involved with the IRA. Would the records give reasons for and periods of incarceration? I see their names on FMP and wonder if it would be worth the cost to purchase the record. Thank you, Marg >From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> Hi Bev The Articles of War are what every man agreed to and signed after he had read them or were read to him There is a great range of crimes or misdemeanors that he could have commited from quite minor to major such as desertion which might carry the death penalty He could have been in clink for one day or several months