hi listers This might be usefull to some looking for Mcquare and the boys who went to Australia. regards Gerry raudzens ----- Original Message ----- From: <rwalsh@library.mq.edu.au> To: "gerry" <graudzen@bigpond.net.au> Cc: <robin.walsh@library.mq.edu.au> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:02 PM Subject: Re: 73rd regiment Dear Geraldine Many thanks for your posting regarding possible Mull members of the 73rd Regiment. Unfortunately, I do not have any records regarding the rank and file members of the 73rd regiment. Any such records (Soldiers Documents) would only be available at the National Archives in Kew UK (in the War Office records). The number of Mull officers in the 73rd in 1809 that I have been able to identify, to date, is quite small. In fact, they only include some members of Macquarie's extended family: MACLAINE, Archibald John (1778-1815) Son of Gilbert and Marie McLaine of Scallastle; served extensively in India. Commissioned: Ensign (73rd Regiment) 7 February 1794; Lieutenant (73rd) 30 August 1796; Captain (73rd) 25 December 1804; Major (73rd) 28 May 1812. Served in NSW/ VDL: 1810-c1813. Died: June 1815, killed at Battle of Waterloo. MACLAINE, John (c.1792-1818) Nephew of Lachlan Macquarie; son of Murdoch Maclaine (1730-1804) and Jane (nee Campbell of Airds) (1765-1824). Commissioned: Ensign (73rd Regiment) 10 January 1809; Lieutenant (73rd) 8 November 1810. Served in NSW/ VDL: 1810-1814. Served in Ceylon: 1817-1818. Died: 13 January 1818, killed in action near Bootle (Sri Lanka). CAMPBELL, Duncan (1794-1820) Nephew of Lachlan Macquarie; son of James Campbell XVI of Glenfeachan (1760-1808) and Margaret (nee Campbell of Airds) (c1765-1845). Commissioned: Ensign (73rd Regiment) 2 February 1809; Lieutenant (73rd Regiment) 13 November 1810. Served in NSW/ VDL: 1810-1814. Served in Ceylon: 1814-1820. Died: near Trincomalee, 28 September 1820. My impression is that by 1809/1810 the number of soldiers from Mull serving in the 73rd was quite small. Certainly in earlier times in India the proportion was higher, but by 1810 the 73rd was no longer primarity a highland regiment, but had drawn its recruits from both Ireland and England to reach its establishment figure. In fact it was under strength when it came to Australia, and was only able to reach its full strength by accepting approx. 400 members who transferred from the NSW Corps (not officers) rather than returning to Britain. As far as I am aware Lachlan Macquarie had no direct links with the 72nd Regiment of Foot. The situation is somewhat complicated by the fact that this regiment had been re-numbered and/or renamed at various stages between 1786-1823. I am not sure if this helps. I wish you well in your search. kind regards Robin Walsh Macquarie university Library P.S. I am familiar with the Mull Genealogy List; so thank you for the kind offer to forward the list to me but I have a copy already. ***************************************************************************** Quoting gerry <graudzen@bigpond.net.au>: > Hi > I am reasrching Mull ancestor from Mull.Would you have any records of > any 73 regiment of foot men that came with Govenor Mcquarie from Mull, > Ulva and surrounds when he took up his appointment? Also did he have any > connections with the 72 regiment of foot? The Mull gen. website has a > list of some of the officers from 1800-30 but it is not complete and has > no record of the lower ranks.If you do not have that list I can sent it > to. > > kind regards Geraldine Campbell Raudzens ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.