Modbury and the
Military
In the Parish Registers of Modbury, because Modbury was a 'garrison' town with a large Barracks, there are quite a number of entries that have a note such as ‘a soldier’ or ‘a soldier’s child’. In a number of cases, however, the Regiment is also recorded and we list those below:
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Regiment |
Baptisms | Burials | Marriages |
| The Surrey Fencibles | 1799 |
1797 | |
| East Devon Militia | 1781 |
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| North Devon Militia | 1798 | ||
| South Devon Militia | 1783, 1861 |
1780, 1781 | |
| Gloucester Militia | 1794 | ||
| Wiltshire Militia | 1779 | ||
| 2nd Somerset Cavalry | 1799 |
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| Queen’s Bay Dragoons | 1800 |
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| 12th Regiment of Foot | 1819 | ||
| 9th Regiment of Lancers | 1822 | ||
| 50th Regiment | 1781 |
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| 56th Regiment | 1780 | ||
| 9th Regiment of Dragoons | 1810 | ||
| 1st Dragoon Guards | 1803 |
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| 3rd Dragoon Guards | 1807,1808 |
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| 4th Dragoon Guards | 1805 |
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| 6th (Inniskillings) Dragoon Guards | 1805 | 1802 |
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| 9th Dragoon Guards | 1811 | 1810 |
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| 13th Dragoon Guards | 1809 | 1808 |
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| Royal Marine Artillery | 1861 | ||
| H.M. 1st Life Guards | 1865 |
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| His Majesty's Ship Hero | 1761 | ||
| His Majesty's Ship Monmouth | 1760 | ||
| His Majesty's Ship Jamaica | 1763 | ||
| His Majesty's Ship The Aldborough | 1762 |
For further
information on Regiments visit
Sherriff Family History, the Parish Registers of Modbury, Devon
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