James Gillborn (cont. 2)

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9120 Aug 11 1831   Enlists at Coventry 1s 1d/day  
  22 Aug 1831 1 Sep Marched from Coventry to Canterbury (147m)  
  3 Sep 4 Sep Marched from Canterbury to Gravesend (35m)  
      Taken by Steam Packet to Portsmouth / Devonport  
9120 & 21   ? At Portsmouth or Devonport 8 days hospital Nov or Dec 1831. 2 days hospital 2Q 1832. 

3 days hospital 2Q 1832

9121 Dec 8 1832   March 13m to Ivy Bridge (and back?)  
        9 days hospital 1Q 1833
9122       6 days hospital 2Q 1833
  8 Aug 1833   744 soldiers march 1m to dockyard  
  9 Aug 1833 12 Aug By sea to Cork Pay includes 6 days on ship
  12 / 13 Aug   744 soldiers march 1m Cork to Barracks  
        43 days hospital 4Q 1833

9 days hospital 1Q 1834

Hospital Orderly 27 Mar to 28 Apr and 2 to 15 May

  1 Aug 1834   March 22m to Fermoy Most of Reg’t moves 03 July, 1 or 5 August (533 + soldiers)
        9 days hospital 3Q 1834
  17 Oct 1834 18 Oct March 44m To Cork and back Escort
  6 Jan 1835 7 Jan March 33m Fermoy to Youghal  
  18 Jan 1835   March 17m Youghal to Middleton  
  26 Jan 1835   March 20m Middleton to Fermoy  
  28 Jan 1835 4 Feb March 90m Fermoy to Carlow This does not tally with muster record, which has him at Carlow for all 3 musters (presumably 1/month) while main force is at Naas
9123 9 May 1835 10 May Marched Carlow to Naas (30m)  
  12 Jun 1835 13 Jun Marched Newbridge to Carlow (27m)  
  24 Jun 1835  25 Jun Marched Carlow to Newbridge (27m)  
  3 Aug 1835   Marched Newbridge to Athy (18m)  
  10 Aug 1835   Marched Athy to Newbridge (18m)  
  25 Aug 1835   Marched Naas to Dublin (20m)  
  c. 29 Aug 1835 ca 14 Nov Sailed to West Indies. 2 days on ship in Sept, 45 in 4Q 1835. Lose 6d/day when on ship as food provided
  ca 14 Nov >Mar 1836 Barbados 5d /day lost when on land
9124, 25 Apr 1836 May 1837 Trinidad 3days on ship 2Q 1836
        28 days hospital 1Q 1837, including first muster.
9125 Jun 1837 Nov 1837 St. Joseph’s Date of transfer not known exactly.

16 days hospital 1Q 1937

  Dec 1837 Jan 1838 Trinidad At base for last muster 1837 and first 1838
9125, 6 Feb 1838 31 Jan 1839 Tobago 90 days in Hospital in 3Q 1838
  1 Feb 1839 Mar 1839 Trinidad 2 days in hospital 1Q 1839
9127 Apr 1839 Feb 1840 Antigua  
9128 Mar 1840 May 31 St. Johns 3rd muster of !Q on St Johns.
  1 Jun 1840 >Mar 1841 Antigua 11 days hospital 3Q 1840
9129 April 1841 Jun 1841 Antigua & Canada 45 days on ship this quarter
  Jul 1841 31 Aug Canada Paid until Aug 31.
  1 Sep 1841     Invalided back to England
?? Presumably 1 Sep 1841 ?? ?? Transferred to Service company?
  4 Dec 1841     Joined 85th from service companies via Invalid Depot at Chatham.
  3,4 Dec 1841   Marched 31m Dublin to Drogheda  
  2 Jan 1842 17 Feb   On leave (47days )
9130 2 Apr 1842   Marched Navan to Drogheda (1.6m) Main force in Canada
  17 May 1842 20 May Drogheda to Dublin and back (62m)  
  7 Jun1842 9 Jun Drogheda to Naas 9 sick men carried
  15 Jun 1842 16 Jun Naas to Carlow (30m)  
  12 Aug 1842 13 Aug Carlow to Naas (30m) 1 day hospital this Quarter
  25 Aug 1842 26 Aug Carlow and back (60m)  
  5 Nov 1842 17 Nov Naas to Rosecrea and back (110m)  
  27 Mar 1843 30 Mar Naas to Kilkenny (50m)  
  6 Feb 1843 9 Feb Naas to Dublin and back (40m)  
9131 17 Apr 1843 18 Apr Kilkenny to Clonmel (31m) Naas to Kilkenny??
  26 & 29 Jun 1843     Paid marching allowance while employed in aid of Civil Tower.
  14 Jul 1843 20 Jul Clonmel – Dunmanway Fort – Clonmel (76m)  
  30 Aug 1843   Clonmel – Carrick on suir (14m)  
  11 Jan 1844 12 Jan 1844 Cork – Dunmanway (133m) Dunmanway-Cork-Dunmanway?
9132 20 Jun 1844 21 Jun Dunmanway – Cork (33m)  
  22 Jul 1844   Cork – passage –Cork (12m)  
  23 Aug 1844 27 Aug Cork – ?Buttivent? – Cork (56m)  
  23 Sep 1844 24 Sep Cork – Dublin 2 days on the steamer ?Allure?
  25 Sep 1844 26 Sep Dublin – Newbridge (28m)  
9133 22 May 1845 23 May Newbridge to Kingston (33m) 2days on ship. Main force still in Canada
  25 May 1845 26 May Whitehaven to Carlisle (42m)  
  26 Sep 1845 Nov Imprisoned in Carlisle Additional 2d/day from 13 Aug 1845.

21 deserted at Carlisle this Quarter

  7 Oct 1845 10 Oct Carlisle to ?Weedon? and back  
  24 Nov 1845 27 Nov Carlisle to Norton and back (  
  16 Feb 1846 5 Mar Carlisle to Penrith and back. (36m)  
  20 Mar 1846   Carlisle to Hull (195m) Obviously not on foot!
9134 21 Mar 1846 Dec Hull Based at Hull. Many recruitment marches, apparently not involving Gillman
  Jan 1847 Mar Leeds With a recruiting detachment.
9135 24 Apr 1847 30 Apr   In Garrison cells (Leeds)
  Jun 1847   Move to Dover Join up with main Regiment back from Canada
  12 Jul 1847 14 Jul Dover – Sheerness  
  1 Nov 1847 5 Nov Dover – Ashton (Lancs)  
  6 Nov 1847 Mar 1848   Based at Wigan.

Note: 1Q = First Quarter (Jan, Feb, Mar) etc.

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