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 Irish Enlisted in HEIC 1839-1846 - Depot List A-Z

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Date transcribed2023-03-28
Transcribed byLeslie Rogers
CommentHEIC depot description lists relating to Irishmen who enlisted for HEIC army

View all other items of "SHIP" with value "Orient" in "Irish Enlisted in HEIC 1839-1846 - Depot List A-Z" SHIP  Orient    
FIRST NAME  James    
View all other items of "LAST NAME" with value "Umphras" in "Irish Enlisted in HEIC 1839-1846 - Depot List A-Z" LAST NAME  Umphras    
AGE  20    
HEIGHT  5ft. 7ins.    
VISAGE  135    
HAIR  brown    
EYES  blue    
COMPLEXION  fresh    
BORN PARISH  Strabane    
I N/NR TOWN  Strabane    
BORN COUNTY  Tyrone    
ENLISTED BY  Major Axford    
ENLISTED IN  Liverpool    
JOINED DEPOT  6/11/1844    
ENLISTED  22/10/1844    
ATTESTED  24/10/1844    
SERVICE  unlimited    
OCCUPATION  carpenter    
EMBARKED  19/5/1845    
REMARKS  Aged 20 years, 3 months. Deserted, 6/3/1845. Rejoined, 27/3/1845. Cicatrices of bubos in both groins; extensive but not likely to break out afresh. Found fit by a Medical Board at Liverpool. Convicted by Depot Court Martial, 8/4/1845.    
Transcriber Remarks  1 Umphras listed in Co. Down in Tithe Applotment Books. Surname may be a truncated variant of Humphries. Town of Strabane in parishes of Camus, Leckpatrick, and Urney. Town contained places of worship for Anglicans, Catholics, Methodists, and Presbyterians.    
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Depot Registers of Irish recruits, held by the British Library [IOR/L/MIL/9/29-46]. Includes Artillery, Cavalry, Description books and Infantry.
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