18th century ancestor - finding military records
Posted: 20 Jan 2023, 21:34
Hello, I'm new to the site and I'm after some help and advice on how to proceed further. I have discovered an ancestor Matthew Fencote's occupation was listed as a solider in his 1747 marriage record and his son's baptism. However I'm not sure how to find out more about his service record, where he was stationed etc.
Can anyone with perhaps Lancashire connections or 18th century military knowledge help me where to start looking? Thanks, Neil
Marriage: 26 Jul 1747 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Matthew Fencote - a Soldier
Mary Etherington -
Register: Marriages 1725 - 1752, Page 308, Entry 2
Source: Original register at Lancashire Archives
Baptism: 15 Apr 1748 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Matthew Fencote - Son of Mat. Fencote & Mary
Born: 16 ?
Occupation: a Soldr.
Register: Baptisms 1725 - 1752, Page 316, Entry 8
Source: LDS Film 1278740
Can anyone with perhaps Lancashire connections or 18th century military knowledge help me where to start looking? Thanks, Neil
Marriage: 26 Jul 1747 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Matthew Fencote - a Soldier
Mary Etherington -
Register: Marriages 1725 - 1752, Page 308, Entry 2
Source: Original register at Lancashire Archives
Baptism: 15 Apr 1748 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Matthew Fencote - Son of Mat. Fencote & Mary
Born: 16 ?
Occupation: a Soldr.
Register: Baptisms 1725 - 1752, Page 316, Entry 8
Source: LDS Film 1278740