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I've been making enquiries about an ancester who was in the South Fencibles in 1785 from the national archives they are saying that find my past have records which you have to pay for to view?
The national archives want £60 + to do a search

Has anyone viewed any records of this kind through Find my Past if so how much does it cost and was it worth it

Thank you

Some of us have a subscription to FMP so if you wish to give names etc it can be looked at,

I will only charge you £30-00 :-D

George

Thank you George Do you do credit

The Guy I'm looking for is Alexander Murray

not sure when or where he was born
he was married to Cecilia Law (yet again no marriage) they had at least 5 children Elizabeth born Irvine 1781
, Helen 1782 St Cuthberts ( this states he was in the South Fencibles at Fountain Briggs)
Alexander 1785 Barony Lanarkshire
Catherine 1789 Barony
and Marion 1790c
Alexander was their 4th child
Cecilia his wife died in 1807 in Linlithgow

So I'm afraid that is all I have <3

ur search returned 8 results

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Alexander Murray
Army List 1787
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Year
1787
Rank
Capt
Regiment
21st Dr Granby's
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Alexander Murray
Army List 1798
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Year
1798
Regiment
Officers Of The Marine Forces
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Alexander Murray
Army List 1798
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Year
1798
Regiment
Officers Of The Land Forces And Marines On The English Half-Pay
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Alexander Murray
Army List 1798
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Year
1798
Regiment
90th Regiment Of Foot (Or Perthshire Volunteers)
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Alexander Murray
British Army Service Records 1760-1915
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Birth Year
1772
Birth Country
SCOTLAND
Birth Parish
Glasgow
Regiment
Gordon Highlanders - 75th & 92nd Foot
Series
WO121
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Alexander Hon Murray
Army List 1798
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Year
1798
Regiment
Coldstream Regiment Of Foot Guards
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Alex Hon Murray
Army List 1787
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Year
1787
Rank
Capt
Regiment
84th Foot
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Alex Hon Murray
Army List 1798
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Year
1798
Regiment
Officers Of The Land Forces And Marines On The English Half-Pay

not having much luck on this

the only one i could see that might be Fencibles,on the original image it relates to his discharge from the army in 1799.but he was only 17 so not him.

Just posting the info for ref.

British Army Service Records 1760-1915 Transcription
Print Close First name(s):
Last name: MURRAY
Calculated year of birth: ?
Parish of birth:
Town of birth:
County of birth:
Age at attestation:
Attestation date:
Attestation corps:
Attestation soldier number:
Discharge rank: Private
Discharge corps: 2nd Fenbe Regiment
Discharge soldier number:
The National Archives reference: WO97 / 750 / 113


George

South Fencibles

(Facings - green)

Colonel - Henry Duke of Buccleuch.

Raised 10th April 1778. Embodied at Edinburgh. Offered to serve in any part of Great Britain. Served in Scotland. Disbanded at Dalkeith 1st April 1783.

Note. All the Fencibles raised prior to 1793 in Scotland required to serve only in the country in which they were raised except in time of invasion. All the Scotch ones except the South Fencibles, wore the full Highland garb.

http://www.historylinksarchive.org.uk/pictures/document/1374.pdf

Thank you

Not sure I was hoping it would give me more info

Out of those their is 2 that could be possibles that is only that the date was 1787 one deffinatly isn't him as Dof B was too late 1772 My Alexander had a child 1781
so I'm looking at birth 1765c

Is this all you get or can you go further into the info
ust looked at all the birth certificates and their is only Helen 1782 that actually says he was in the Fencibles ? I'll check their wedding certificates

From the account I posted at 17:16, looks the South Fencibles only existed for 5 years, disbanding in April 1783.

One incident that involved them:

http://www.leithhistory.co.uk/2004/05/15/death-on-the-shore-the-story-of-a-mutiny/

May be after that they were refered to as militia men

I have a birth certificate that could be their daughter Marian 1795 golspie Sunderland in which he is a Rhiorn soldier,

and their son Alexander was in the Militia when he married in Linlithgow 1810

Helen Murray
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 24 Jun 1782
christening: 29 Jun 1782 SAINT CUTHBERTS,? EDINBURGH,? MIDLOTHIAN,? SCOTLAND
residence: 1782 Edinburgh,? Midlothian,? Scotland
parents: Alexander Murray,? Cecillia Law


name: Helen Murray
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 29 Jun 1782
baptism/christening place: SAINT CUTHBERTS, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
birth date: 24 Jun 1782
father's name: Alexander Murray
mother's name: Cecillia Law
indexing project (batch) number: C11987-2
system origin: Scotland-VR
source film number: 1066754

Alexander Murray
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 26 Mar 1785
christening: 31 Mar 1785 BARONY,?LANARK,?SCOTLAND
parents: Alexander Murray,? Cecilia Law


name: Alexander Murray
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 31 Mar 1785
baptism/christening place: BARONY,LANARK,SCOTLAND
birth date: 26 Mar 1785
father's name: Alexander Murray
mother's name: Cecilia Law
indexing project (batch) number: C11622-8
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 1041477

Thanks Ann

These are two of their children I have Elizabeth in 1881 But according to Alexanders birth certificate he is their 4th child.
and have a Marran in 1795 Golspie Father Alex a Rhiorn Soldier
which could fit Marion??
according to Marions death her birth was 1790?

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1316656