Discharged Soldiers 1820-61
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Limerick Soldiers discharged from the East India Company’s armies, 1820-61; taken from British Library, India Office Records L/MIL/10/301 and L/MIL/10/302. © B. J. Hodkinson 2019 The following was compiled by B.J. Hodkinson between mid 2017 and mid 2018. The list was compiled from scans made available by the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS film 1867204) at its Family History Centre in Dooradoyle, Limerick. My thanks to the Centre. In the original document names are listed first by year, then by ship in order of arrival in England, then alphabetically. There is an alphabetical index at the very front giving page references for the names. After 1840 the years are written in the lists, but before that one has to glean the year from the index at the front. One of the index pages has not been photographed under letter C and covering the period 1827-1832, so the date range is given. To determine where a soldier is originally from, cross reference with other East India Company listings on Limerick Museum website, where there are listings for all 3 presidences. Abbreviations, by column; 1. Name 2. Rank. M-matross, G- gunner, B-Bombadier, S-Serjeant, SM-serjeant major, P-private. C-Corporal, A- Artillery, I- Infantry, R.-Recruit, SC –Subconductor, OD-Ordnance Department, F-Farrier, SSO-Store Serjeant Ordnance, RR-Rough rider, ER-European regiment (1,2 & 3), ELI-European Light Infantry, EF- European Fusiliers, c- company, b- battalion, HA- Horse Artillery, t- troop, Inv- Invalids battalion, ColS- Colour Serjeant. NB Some non-commissioned officers, usually serjeant level and upwards, served in the native regiments of each presidency. 3. Presidency, Bo-Bombay, Be-Bengal, M. Madras, SH-St. Helena 4. Year of return 5. Years of service, y/ m. 6. Age 7. Height, ft/ins 8. Complexion; d-dark, fl-florid, fk-freckled, fa- fair, fr-fresh, p-pale, ry-ruddy, sa-sallow, sw-swarthy 9. Visage; r-round, o-oval, l-long, r-round, s-square, b-broad. t-thin, v-vacant 1 10. Colour of eyes, bl-blue, br-brown, d-dark, g-grey, h-hazel, gr green 11. Colour of hair; b-brown lb-light brown, db-dark brown, bl-black, d-dark, g-grey, s-sandy, l-light, f-fair, a-auburn, r red 12. Occupation prior to entering the service. 13, Reason for discharge and other useful information 14. Page in book 15. LDS image number. N.B they show double pages. I have given both ref. nos. because there has been some double numbering of pages and occasionally the same page has been photographed twice. Some dates are broad e.g. 1827-32 because the page in the index has accidentally been missed. ? Denotes an uncertain reading. – denotes field is blank. In 1861 the East India Company armies in each presidency were incorporated into her Majesty’s Army. Some soldiers transferred to the new units, others elected to return home. The service records of those who opted to stay on in the Queen’s Army are to be found in the War Office records. For anyone wishing to research further into East India Company records, Peter Bailey’s “Researching Ancestors in the East India Company Armies”, Fibis Research Guide No 1, is an excellent introduction to the records. It gives the film number of the records filmed by the Church of the Latter Day Saints which are available to view at their Family History Centres. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ahearn, Edward P Bo 1853 4/8 25 5/7⅜ Fr - G F Labourer Cardiac affection 392 993 Ahearn, John G Be 1830 2/10 21 5/6 Fr R H Db Labourer Mental derangement 149 864 Ahern, Denis G3b M 1861 10/6 31 5/5 Fr - G Br Labourer Bruff. Time expired 1355 Ahern, Maurice P Bo 1846 6/2 25 5/7½ Sa L Bl Db Labourer Injury of the right knee joint; unable 316 949 to walk without crutches, leg useless Ahern, Maurice P Be 1848 8/2 35 5/6⅞ Fr L Bl B Labourer Ophthalmia 336 959 Allen, Michael P Bo 1843 15/2 34 5/5½ Fr O Br Db Labourer Chronic disease of the lungs 278 930 Alley, John G Bo 1835 8/4 29 5/10 Fr L G B Cabinet Purchased discharge 209 894 maker Ameris, James B Be 1860 12/11 32 5/7¼ Fr - G B Newcastle. Time expired 1305 Anglane, Michael G Be 1828 3/8 24 5/6 Fr - Bl B Labourer ……….. service 104 839 Atkinson, Patrick S A Bo 1861 9/8 31 5/9 Fr - Br B Smith Granted time expired on furlough 1397 Barlow, Patrick P EV M 1861 21/6 38 5/5 Fa - Bl Lb Labourer Pensioned 1379 Barrett, John P Bo 1847 2/9 22 5/6 Sa O G Db Labourer Disease of heart 830 956 Barry, John P Be 1850 8/11 28 5/7 Fa R H Lb Labourer Blindness of both eyes 365 981 Barry, John P M 1855 15 34 5/6½ Fa L G Lb Silk weaver Defective vision 428 1012 Barry, John F 2HA M 1858 21 41 5/7 Fr - G Lb Farrier Pensioned 1227 Barry, Thomas P Bo 1820 4 28 5/7 D O D D Labourer Admitted to pension 9 788 Beard, William P Be 1847 1/3 22 5/6 Fr L G Db Labourer Weak of feeble constitution 325 954 Bennett, James G Bo 1836 13/4 36 5/6½ Fa O G F Clerk An inguinal hernia of the right side 214 896 Bennett, John G Be 1830 17/7 40 5/9¾ Sw R H B Labourer Being worn out 138 858 Benson, Michael P Be 1844 14/2 33 5/5¼ Fr O G Db Labourer Debility & wastage of the muscles 291 937 Blake, Edmund G Be 1854 14/1 42 5/8 Fr - Bl S Cooper Chronic rheumatism and fever 412 1003 Bloomfield, Stephen P M 1848 7/6 30 5/5¼ D R Bl D Hatter Disease of kidney and bladder and 343 964 incontinence of urine 3 Boland, Charles P Be 1847 7/3 28 5/5¼ Fr 0 G - Servant Almost blind from ophthalmia 326 954 Boland, Patrick P Bo 1825 2 20 5/8¼ Fr R D F Painter Injury to hip 58 814 Bouchier, Edward P 3ER Bo 1861 11/7 30 5/8 Sa - G B Clerk Time expired 1429 Boyle, Michael - M 1860 21/8 38 5/5 Fr - H B - Own request 1357 Brazell, John P 2LI Bo 1859 4/8 30 5/5 Fr - G B Labourer Free discharge 1239 Brennan, Thomas G M 1820 7 38 5/8 Sa L H D Stonemason Castrated 11 789 Brown, Michael G Bo 1852 21/6 41 5/8 Fr - G Db Servant Own request 387 991 Brown, Thomas E P 2ER Bo 1860 20/6 38 5? Fr - Bl S Tailor St. Mary’s. To be pensioned 1345 Buckley, Michael G Bo 1860 1/2 22 5/6½ Fr - H B Labourer Rathkeale 1293 Burke, Thomas P M 1840 21/1 30 5/5¼ Fa L H B Slater. Loss of 2 fingers on right hand. Also 242 910 given as 5ft 10; double entry Butler, James G M 1856 8/7 31 5/8 Fr - G Db Labourer Loss of vision right eye and imperfect 443 1021 vision of left Buttermore, Maurice P Bo 1831 3/1 22 5/8 P O Bl Lb Labourer Loss of 2 fingers of left hand 158 868 Cagney, John C 2ER Be 1858 5/1 25 5/7½ Fa - G Br Labourer Ardagh. Musket shot wound through 1213 right leg Cahill, Maurice - M 1860 15/9 31 5/5 Fr - Bl F Labourer Unfit for further service 1357 Cahill, Thomas G M 1859 19/11 43 5/9¼ Fa - G Lb Labourer Limerick Waterford. Unfit for any 1245 further service Calder, Haugh P Bo 1825 2 30 5/6 P R D F Painter Died in passage. Tremors of 57 814 extremeties from typhus fever in England Callaghan, Michael P Bo 1842 4/1 26 5/7 Fr O G B Labourer Lameness from an injury of the 269 925 bones Callaghan, Owen B M 1840 14/8 33 5/5½ Fa L G B Labourer Being worn out by disease 247 913 Canning, Michael A Bo 1824 2/2 20 5/9 F O Bl Br Labourer Wasting and weakness of right leg 48 809 Carey, John R M 1855 0/8 21 5/9 Fr O Br Bl Labourer Murroe. ……..to an extreme degree 417 1006 and weak ankles Carlton, Guy B Bo 1826 26 40 5/4¾ Sa - - G - The bone of his right leg broken 50 810 Carmody, Patrick AS M 1835 21/10 39 5/7 Fr - G G Currier Unfit for any duty from habitual ??? 210 894 Carroll, James G Bo 1843 5 27 5/8⅝ Fr L G Bl Labourer Broken constitution and diseased 283 933 right hand 4 Carroll, Michael G Bo 1827 - 23 5/9¼ Fr R H B Labourer Scrofulous ulcers of the leg 157 868 1832 Carroll, Michael F Bo 1854 21/3 48 6/3 Fa L Bl B Labourer Own request 401 998 Carthy, John P2ER Bo 1857 16/5 38 5/6 Fr - Bl DB Labourer Dyspepsia and general disability. 1155 Died at sea Caulfield, John P Be 1856 16/5 37 5/5 Fr - Bl B Labourer Debility 440 1019 Caulfield, Martin P1ER M 1857 14/1 36 5/5 Fl G R Labourer General health impaired 1151 Chamberlain, James P2ER Be 1858 8/- 27 5/6½ Fr - Bl B Labourer Crehora (Crecora?)Being wounded in 1213 the left hand by a musket ball Christie, John G M 1839 14/9 40 5/8¾ Sa O H B Shopkeeper Unfit for field duty from broken 241 910 down constitution Clancie/ Clancey, John G Bo 1821 5/3 24 5/7¼ D R G Lb Labourer St.