Genealogy Chat

Hi
Had a quick google but cant find anything.
I have this burial

1821
Age: 63
Death
Heptonstall West Yorkshire
William Patchett England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 birth: 1759 burial: 24 Oct 1821 —Heptonstall, York, England residence: Bankfoot, Heptonstall, England occupation: Captain In The Volunteers age: 62

Does anybody have any idea's what the Volunteers were
thanks
Maddie

Not personally, but there is a local history society, might be worth asking.

http://www.hebdenbridgehistory.org.uk/family-history/index.html

Jan

thanks Jan
have to give them a try
maddie

The Volunteers were groups of men, recruited locally, who were available to go and fight if required.

The modern equivalent is The Territorial Army.

thanks Andy's mum, would that have been an occupation or " a reserve "
Maddie

Maddie

Might be worth a read.

http://www.dwr.org.uk/dwr.php?id=107&pa=52

George

thanks George
will have a read,
learn more history everyday
:-) :-)

connection?

from "Annals of Todmorden" -3 Dec 1795

Todmorden Turnpkie roads - Meeting at Wm Patchett's, Hebden Bridge. Stones to be got at Nellcote and Castle Street for use on the road at Woodmill.

28 Nov 1808
resolved at a vestry meeting that a band of music be procured to attend at Saml Harrison's on the Thursday following when the names of all such persons will be taken as are mindful to serve their King and country as volunteers in the local militia and that all the expenses will be paid out of the poor's-rate.

death on 20th October reported in the Leeds Mercury 3 Nov 1821

age 62 in death notice

did he marry Mary Ingham?

Hi Ann
thank you for that
he did as far as I can confirm marry Mary Ingram
Maddie

from todmordenandwalsden.co.uk (Ingham marriages)

marriage at St Thomas Heptonstall

1782 Nov-28 Mary otp William Patchett otp innkeeper by licence

Ann
where do you find these records
you are so good at it
I have a lot of family from Heptonstall, Luddenden and nearby and find what info I can on goggle. The best I found was the Church Inscriptions at Heptonstall , but nothing much for Luddenden
best wishes
Maddie

the Todmorden site is very useful (use the search facility on the home page)

also ancestry has quite a lot of parish records for the area

Annals of Todmorden is a book I bought when I stated researching ancestors in the Todmorden area.

Wills were also very useful

thanks Ann