Hello to you all
I am trying to find if this Edwrd and margaret had other children than Thomas, born in march of 1805 in Mullingar
In the baptism record, says that Edward Higgins was from Regiment 82...if you could take a look, about siblings of Thomas or anything about the military record, I will be really thankful!
Diana
Searched baptismal records at RootsIreland, but only Thomas was found.
Thank you, Patricia
Info on 82nd:
1804. In June, 1804, the regiment marched from Omagh to
Mullingar, and thence, in July, to the Curragh of Kildare,
where it formed part of the force collected in a camp of
manoeuvre, under Lieut-General Lord Catheart, This
camp broke up in the middle of September, when the
Eegiment returned to Mullingar.
By this time one hundred and fifty men had been
recruited, and orders were received to form a second
battalion again in England, to be composed of men
raised under The Army of Reserve Act; and Lieut^-
Colonel Smith, from half-pay of the 20th Foot, was
appointed to the command. This battalion was embodied
at Horsham, and proceeded to Chichester in March of
the following year.
1805. Early in 1805 the first battalion marched to Dublin,
where it remained, doing garrison duty, until the begin-
ning of. August, when it was again encamped on the
Curragh for the same purpose as last year. Thence it
went to Limerick, and afterwards to Cork. In Sep-
tember it received a draft of two hundred and forty men
from the second battalion, stationed since May at Little-
hampton. These men were chiefly volunteers from the
English militia.
-- See more at: https://archive.org/stream/historicalrecor00jarvgoog/historicalrecor00jarvgoog_djvu.txt
this is amazing, Patricia, thank you so much!
You are welcome, Diana. Be sure to click on the link and you'll see more about the regiment.