I am trying to trace the records of Daniel Astwood belived born in East Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was a corporal in the Royal Artillary in 1824 when his son Charles was born in June at Artillary Place, Woolwich. Where do I start? Any help would be welcome.
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Gunnersdaughter,
I am (also?) descended from Dan Astwood. I have done some research and my tree is posted on Ancestry.co.uk.
Would be interested to hear form you if you reply to this post.
The starting place for records is here:
DANIEL ASTWOOD Born REDFORD, Nottinghamshire Served in Royal Artillery Discharged aged 40
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Reference: WO 97/1211/231
Description:
DANIEL ASTWOOD
Born REDFORD, Nottinghamshire
Served in Royal Artillery
Discharged aged 40
Date: 1809-1831
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
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WO 97/1211/231 - DANIEL ASTWOOD Born REDFORD, Nottinghamshire Served in Royal Artillery Discharged aged 40
You may be interested to learn that Daniel made it to Sergeant and then was busted back to the ranks after only five days!!!
