My ancestor Patrick Brady born about 1840 was in India in the army in the 1860s. I have been looking at a DNA match who has a Patrick Brady, born 1840, Granard, Leitrim, whose father they say was Major Philip Brady. Could that mean [Philip] was in a local militia, or was there an army base in the area. There was a large recruitment for EIC soldiers around the 1850s in this central part of Ireland. Apart from FIBIS records are there any local military records from this period.
Thankyou,
Linda Evans.
levans
Tuesday 16th May 2017, 10:21AMMessage Board Replies
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Linda,
I can’t answer your question about what militia there were in Longford, but most military records are kept in the National Archives in Kew, London. Looking at their catalogue under “militia” those records don’t appear to be on-line.
It would also be worth checking the National Archives in Dublin in case they have any records. PRONI in Belfast certainly have some records and documents for militia in Ulster, though the bulk of the records seem to be in Kew.
Officers are generally easier to trace than enlisted men. But the regular army moved units all the time and so there won’t have been one regiment in Longford for a long period of time. Ideally you need to know which regiment someone served with and then look at the Regimental diaries to see where it was based at the period you are interested in.
Not so sure about the set up in the East India Company. Might be worth asking for assistance on a specialist military board, if you don’t get help here.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 16th May 2017, 06:49PM -
Thankyou for your reply, Elwyn. I will look closely at your suggestions & see if anything comes up. There is a military forum which I think I can find, looking back through my records which could be worth posting on.
Cheers,
Lindalevans
Wednesday 17th May 2017, 08:05AM