Marriages of Soldiers of the 40th Foot 1799-1820

Marriages of Soldiers of the 40^th Foot (2^nd Somersetshire) 1799-1820

These are a selection, a number of them have been individually submitted by family historians,

but the Taunton St. Mary’s (Somerset) entries are from marriage register transcriptions by Roy Parkhouse (obtained 2012).

and the Taunton St. James’ (Somerset) entries are from marriage register transcriptions by Martin Southwood (obtained 2012).

and the Kill St Nicholas in Co. Waterford (Ireland) are from marriage register transcriptions kindly supplied by Carolyn Manning (2021).

Others are from internet research.

If you have a marriage to contribute, please send it to me for insertion in this table.

Last updated July 11, 2023. With many thanks to all.

See also Other 40th Foot Soldiers below this marriages table.

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Soldier	Spouse	Date and Place of Marriage	Further information (1^st Battalion unless otherwise stated/ known at time of marriage.)
BAKER, George	Satah Hotrnsey	6 Nov 1811 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion Sergeant
BARRY John	Sarah Lackie	15 Dec 1817 at Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time.
BATMAN, Isaac	Catherine McCoy	2 Jun 1813 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
BIRD John	Elizabeth Hellard	28 May 1805 at Taunton St Mary's
BIRT/BURT James	Elizabeth Tucker	2 Feb 1818 at Long Load, Somerset	Served in Peninsular Wars and at Waterloo. Wounded.
BURMINGHAM, Thomas	Agnes Scott	24 May 1810 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
CORDELL, James	Elizabeth Wilson	13 Dec 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
CORRAM Thomas	Honor Nepthorn	20 Jun 1805 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
CURTIS John	Hannah Pedrick	21 Jul 1799 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
DAVID, George	Jane ? (b. ca. 1799 Somerset)	?	Served from 1814 until 1835. Spouse bn Brompton Regis.
DAVIES Thomas	Sarah Atkins	08 Jan 1811 at Taunton St Mary's	bn. Langedward, Wales, corporal
DIAS, Robert	Isabella Ross	15 Dec 1817 at Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time.
EDWARDS, Joseph	Elizabeth Cuff	19 Jul 1824 at St. John, Frome, Som.	Daughter born at Glasgow, 1819. Married after army service (1807-21).
FORD, Richard	Elizabeth Bulley	15 Nov 1808 at Cornworthy, Devon	Battalion not known.
FRANCIS, Robert	Frances McCoy	8 Dec 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
FUDGE, George	Maria Sealy	03 Feb 1818 at Ruishton, Somerset	Battalion not known. Married after army service (1809-14).
FURBER (Ferbor), Francis		1793, Somerset	Peninsular War Medal; of Somerset
GARDINER, Joseph	Mary Wilson	7 Jun 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
HAMM, Richard	Sarah?	1815, Colyton?	At Waterloo.
HANKINS, Robert	Bridget Crowe	26 Nov 1809 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
HANNABUS William	Maria Foot	22 Apr 1811 at Taunton St Mary's
HAWKINS James	Mary Stevens	26 Jun 1803 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
HEYLAND, Arthur (Major)	Mary Kyffin (bn. Wales)	1803	Regiment commander; twice wounded at the Peninsular; killed at Waterloo, bn. 1781. Joined 40th in 1804 from another regiment. Click here.
HILYAR George	Rachael Godfrey	11 Aug 1812 at Taunton St Mary's
HORNSEY, Thomas	Catherine Hogan	17 Dec 1810 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion Drum Major
HUBBARD, George	Anne McKoy	2 Feb 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
JACKSON, William	Anne Collins	30 Mar 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
JAMES Joseph	Anne Burray	29 Jun 1818 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Click here (bn. Taunton, Somerset) Only one battalion at this time.
JONES, Francis	Anne Carbry	17 May1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
KERNEY, John	Elizabeth Wheeler	26 Nov 1809 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
KNIGHT (Night), James	Isabella Green (bn. Ireland)	6 Apr 1819 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time. With regiment in Australia, 1823-29.
LAWRENCE, William	Clotilde Clairet	Abt 1816, France	Rank of sergeant. Born and died at Dorset. d. 1869.
LEE, John	Margaret Hamilton	8 Jun 1818 at Isle of Arran, Scotland	Only one battalion at this time.
LIDFORD William	Mary Ann Reynolds	30 August 1823 St. Nicholas, Rochester, Kent.	Born c1793 Wincanton, Somerset, joined regiment March 7, 1808 at Wells.
LUG? William	Jane Knot	30 Aug 1807 at Taunton St James
LUKKER George	Mary Clarke	21 Jun 1805 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
MacVOGUE, Matthew	Joanna Power	9 Aug 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
MANNING, William (Lieutenant)	Ruth Stevens	26 Jan 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion Adjutant in 1808, transferred to 21st Light Dragoons in 1822
MARLER Henry	Sarah Mills	27 Apr 1809 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
MARSHALL Joseph	Ann Watters	25 Jul 1799 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
McCULLA, Thomas	Margaret Cahill	16 Nov 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion Sergeant
McGILL, Robert	Martha Crane	28 Dec 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
MILLER, Henry (Captain)	Jane Morepeth (bn. Ireland, 1787)	Ca. 1808, Londonderry	1784-1866; rank of Lieutenant when at Waterloo. Later important citizen of Australia.
MILLS (Leiut.)	Patty Rhodes (dau. of George)	31 May 1810 at St. Lawrence Church, Exeter	Presumably of 2nd battalion
MILLS Abraham	Margaret Joseph	11 Jul 1817 at Barony, Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time.
MONAHAN, James	Catherine Scanlon	1 Dec 1811 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
MORRIS William	Mary King	27 May 1818 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time.
NEWPORT, Francis	Susannah Perry	15 Oct 1816 at North Cadbury, Som.	Detailed history in PDF form.
NORMAN, Joseph	Susanna Turner	1 Dec 1817 at Kettering, Northants	1782-1864; bn at Kettering. Only one battalion at this time.
OLIVER William	Mary Brown	04 Mar 1805 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
OWENS Robert	Sarah Pollock	19 May 1818 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Only one battalion at this time.
PAGE, Thomas	Isabella Fullarton	22 Dec 1817 at Isle of Arran, Scotland	Only one battalion at this time.
PAUL William	Martha Wilkinson	22 Oct 1812 at Taunton St Mary's
PRICE Thomas	Ann Sims	24 Mar 1799 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
PURNELL, Samuel	Augustine Sophia Wargny	25 July 1816 at Beugny, France	Spouse from Trescaut, Pas du Calais
RADFORD George	Mary Pearce	11 Nov 1815 at Chard, Somerset	Only one battalion at this time.
RAYBURN, Thomas	Anstice Pearson	27 Dec 1811 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
ROGERS Henry	Catharine Gently	3 Aug 1799 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
SIMBLETON, Thomas	Anne Reed	21 Dec 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
SKINNER, William	Mary Lerwill	14 Aug 1808 at Barnstaple, Devon	Battalion not known. Wm. Appears to be of Barnstaple.
SLEDGE John	Ann Huntley	25 Jan 1813 at St. John, Frome, Som.	Drummer, battalion not known. witness Saml Holloway (Sgt Drummer)
SPEARING, William	Mary Waters, widow	3 Nov 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
STONE, Edward	Elizabeth Foster	11 July 1803 at Croscombe, Somerset	Corporal, 2^nd battalion: died at age 100 (in 1875).
SUTTON, William	Mary Chapman	4 Mar 1812 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion Sergeant
SYMS, John	Mary Molly	3 Nov 1809 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
TAYLOR Thomas	Hannah Melhuish	03 Jun 1805 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
TAYLOR William	Joan Saunders	23 May 1805 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion
TIBETT (Tibot), John	Agnes Sulferage	28 Jan 1819 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Joined 1^st btn. from 2^nd btn on Sep 25, 1813
TRAVEL, George	Catherine Nugent	24 Dec 1809 at Kill St Nicholas, Co Waterford	2^nd battalion
WATTS, Francis	Elizabeth Newbury	23rd May 1809 at Frome, Somerset	Participated in Peninsular Wars from early on & Waterloo. Discharged in 1819.
WEST William	Mary Tucker	17 Jun 1799 at Taunton St James	Only one battalion at this time.
WHYBURN George	Janet Thompson	19 May 1818 at Gorbals, Glasgow	Click here (born Bampton, Devon) Joined regiment September, 1808 at Taunton.
WILTON, Daniel	Jean Dow	27 May 1818 at Isle of Arran, Scotland	Of Castle Carey, Somerset. Corporal; only one battalion at this time. Enlisted 1805. Discharged in 1821.
WINTER Henry	Charlotte Cornish	23 Jun 1810 at Taunton St Mary's	2^nd battalion

Other 40th Foot Soldiers (no knowledge of marriage to date):

Burford, Charles – served 40th Foot Regiment, discharged 26th May 1816 at Dover Castle

after 11 years 222 days service (Sergeant 4 years, Corporal 3 years, Private 4 years)

aged 34, having lost one finger & the use of another finger & the thumb of the right hand

by a wound at the Battle of Waterloo. 5’ 7” black hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion.

Enlisted age 22. Labourer. Served South America, wounded in the leg at Montevideo;

served during the whole Peninsula War & received wounds in the body at the Battle of the

Pyrenees, and in the hand at the Battle of Nivelle; served in Flanders including Battle of

Waterloo. Very excellent character. Brave soldier. Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Clarke, Phillip – served in 40th Foot Regiment, discharged 26th November 1816 being

infirm after 17 years 125 days of service (including 2 years for Waterloo) aged 36. 5’ 6”,

grey hair, grey eyes, dark complexion. Private. Enlisted 25th Feb 1799. Labourer.

Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Gentle, Thomas – served 40th Foot Regiment, discharged 19th June 1819 after 15 years

321 service (including 2 years for Waterloo service) aged 30. Conduct very good. Served

South America, Peninsula War and North America & at Waterloo & was wounded in left

hand at Vancouver. 5’ 5 1/4” brown hair, grey eyes, sallow complexion. Private.

Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Gully, Samuel – served in 40th Foot Regiment, discharged 19th January 1819 after 21

years 186 days (with 2 years for service at Waterloo) aged 44 because of diseased lung

from frequent attacks of pneumonia occasioned by long foreign service. Unfit for service.

Private. Very good conduct. Served in Holland, South America, Peninsula, North America

and at Waterloo. 5’ 6 3/4” black hair, black eyes, brown complexion. Enlisted Bristol 18th

July 1799 aged 24. Labourer. Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Lettey, James – served in 40th Foot Regiment; 2nd Royal Veteran Battalion. Discharged

1814 after 10 years of service, aged 27. Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Vile, William – served in 40th Foot Regiment and discharged 18th August 1826 after 23

years 202 days (including 2 years for Waterloo service – 9 as Sergeant, 3 as Corporal & 9

as Private) aged 39. 5’ 11” brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion. Of South Petherton, Somerset.

Source for all the above: http://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/south_petherton_soldiers.htm

Franklin, John - native of Langford, Beds who joined the
2nd Battalion, 40th Foot in 1805 and was discharged in 1814. In 1809 he was
at the battle of Talavera and had a leg amputated. (Source: Rootsweb)

Skeels, Thomas - Of Laugharne, Wales. Signed up on 22 of August 1807

in the 1st Battalion the 40th Regment for 7 years

after serving in the Somerset Militia for 4 years.

Fought in the actions of VEMIERA ROLEIA TALAVERA
and was there wounded by a musket shot
in the breast which remained in (this way) until his eventual death.

Wounded at the Battle of Talavera, Peninsular War, 1809.

He was a prisoner of the French from 6th August 1809 until May 1814.

Died June 17, 1850 aged 69 Years.

(Source: various Internet links)

On Monday, April 17th died Nicholas SWEETMAN, the last of the veterans of the Battle of Waterloo

resident in this neighbourhood, at the age of 85 years.

He belonged to the 1st Battalion of the 40th Foot, and saw active service throughout the Peninsular War

for which he received a medal in 1848 with five bars for Pyrenees, Vittoria, Ciudad Rodrigo, Busaco and Vimiera.

He was also in the thickest of the fight on the plains of Waterloo, where he fell, having wounds in his hand and ankle,

and a severe cut across the abdomen. Before he was carried to the rear, however,

he had the satisfaction of seeing the enemy in full retreat.

He wore the Waterloo medal with pride. He was buried on Sunday last.

(Source¨ Western Gazette; Friday 28 April 1871, WINCANTON - Obituary (courtesy of Martin Burt)).

LONG SUTTON: James BURT, a Waterloo and Peninsular veteran died on Monday last week

and on Sunday his remains were interred in the churchyard in the presence of a large concourse of people.

Burt was in two sieges, two stormings and 14 general actions, besides skirmishes in retreats and advances:

from the result of which he received no less than nine wounds. On 10th November 1813, he was wounded by a bullet in his right thigh,

which at the time of his death had got down as far as the calf of the leg, it never having been extracted.

In the memorable battle of Waterloo in 1815 he received a posterior wound from a shell,

from the effects of which he lay among the dead for two days and three nights before he was picked up.

During the above action he was several times in single combat and always subdued the enemy.

Burt had five brothers, all of whom served in the Army.

He had also four sons in the service of Her Majesty, two of them serving in the Crimea.

(Source¨ Western Gazette; Friday 13 December 1872, WINCANTON - Obituary (courtesy of Martin Burt)).