St Michael, Awliscombe, Devon - East end cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Salmon - geograph.org.uk/p/1726261 |
- Betty Awton bap. 6 Jun 1762
- John Awton bap. 7 Apr 1765 (John, son of Charles and Mary, was buried on 10 Feb 1782. He will have been 17.)
- William Awton bap. 22 May 1768
- Charles Awton bap. 9 Sep 1770
- Nancy Awton bap. 2 Jul 1775
- Jenny Awton bap. 19 Apr 1778 (Later calling herself Jane)
- Henry Awton bap. 14 Jan 1781 (Presume died as an infant)
- John Awton bap. 11 Feb 1782
- Henry Awton bap. 9 Jan 1785
Reenactors in the uniform of the 33rd Regiment of Foot (Wellington's Redcoats), who fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1816. (Slightly later than William Horton's time.) “The 33rd Regiment was unquestionably the best trained regiment in the British Army at this time (1765 -1795).” [Source] WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
William Horton, Private of the Aforesaid Regiment, born in the parish of Orliscomb (sic), in or near the Market Town of Honiton, in the county of Devon, aged twenty-six years (ish) and by Trade a Labourer, hath served honestly and faithfully in the said Regiment, five years and eight months, but being lame of the right arm from a Wound received at Bois-de-duk (sic) on the 15th October 1794, which renders him unfit for service ...
Churchyard, Awliscombe cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/2784088 |