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1803
TETBURY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
Names extracted from a photocopied page
John Parker 23
George Cleaver 25
Jesse? Fry 45
James Sharp 47
John Alley 36
John Wager 26
Daniel Barrington 18
William Russell 26
William Timbrell 32
All the above privates to the number of 38 [only part of document seen] were duly sworn this 29th day of August 1803 before me John Paul Paul
George Butt 37
Robert Timbrell 26
Richard Lancaster 56
The above named were duly sworn this 30th day of August 1803 before Henry Sloper
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TOP:- recruitment poster for the Tetbury Volunteers
RIGHT:- resolutions from a meeting of the Tetbury Volunteers
BELOW:- page from the register, with the mens’ names and ages listed.
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The Tetbury troop comprising of the districts of Tetbury, Badminton & Avening. It's strength when formed would be:
1 quartermaster
2 sergeants
2 corporals
1 trumpeter
43 troopers
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The London Gazette listed the following officers:
Ths Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, gent, to be captain 19/2/1831
Walter Matthew Paul, gent to be Lieutenant 19/2/1831
Robert Blagden Hale, gent to be Lieutenant 28/3/1831
Robert Stainer Holford, gent to be Cornet 19/2/1831
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BELOW: Pages from the notebooks of the company commander
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October 1831
"about 12:00 Captain Estcourt with the Tetbury Troop arrived in Bristol. .... On receiving the requisition, Captain Estcourt at once sent round to the members of his troop living near Tetbury to prepare for the march, several being called out of church, who were then attending the evening service. A groom was also despatched to Longfords with instructions to Quartermaster Playne, who at that time acted as Adjutant, to warn the men living in the Avening district, and to send orders round for parade at 6:30am the following morning on the green in front of the Talbot Inn. The troop cheerfully answered to the call, every available man being present; and about 11:30 Captain Estcourt, who was accompanied by Ltnt Paul & Cornet Holford, found himself a mile outside the city [Bristol]"
They remained there for one week, successfully accomplishing the task to which they were assigned - preventing any further pillage in the area of St. James Barton, following riots.
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1833
Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette
Thursday, November 14th, 1833
On Monday evening last week, the Officers of the three Troops of Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry then assembled at Gloucester for eight days training and exercise; viz. the Gloucester Troop, commanded by Capt.Walters; the Dodington and Marshfield Troop, commanded by Capt.C.W.Codrington; and the Tetbury Troop, under the command of Capt.T.G.B Estcourt, M.P.; gave a Ball and Supper to the ladies, at the Bell hotel, when the assembly-room was graced by a splendid, numerous, and fashionable company. "Upwards of 250[?] persons," says the Gloucester Journal. "comprising members of many of the leading families of the county, partook of this festivity, heretofore unrivalled. Weippert's band was in attendance, led by the veteran himself, and under their inspiring strains the pleasures of the mazy dance were prolonged till a very advanced hour." On Tuesday and Wednesday the three Troops were inspected separately by the Hon.Lieut.Col. Molyneux, of the 8th Hussars; and the result was in the highest degree creditable both to the Officers and the men. It is said that the three Troops intend to form a Regiment, the command of which will be offered to the Marquis of Worcester It is supposed that some other of the Troops in the county will also join in this arrangement.
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1834
13th August an order for the troop to attend at Stroud to aid civil power. Troop to assemble at 4:00, and they marched from Tetbury at 5:30 to Hampton Common. On arriving it was deemed that they were no longer required so were dismissed.
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1835
Capt. T G B Estcourt
Ltnt W M Paul
R B Hale
cornet R S Holford
Quartermaster W Playne
Sgt T Spencer
S Saunders
Y Surman
Cpl. R Paul
T Witts
trumpeter G Chapple
Privates
J Barnett; F Brown; T Marshall; B Tanner; J Hughes; J Cave; G Clark; A Drew; J Hayward; T Holliday; W Holliday; W Moss; T Simpkins; S Stevens; R Tanner; R Taylor; B Watts; J Wise; E Wise; W Woody; T Howell; E Sidney; C Emerson; F Wedge; R Long; R Draper; W Tanner; E Watts; D Brooks; J Dutton; W Purnell; J Evans; H Moore; G Ellis; T Moore; J Ogden; J Paul; E Playne; H Playne; W Seally; E Seally; E Rich; C Weylan; J Box; J Lemmon; H Simpkins; P Smith.
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1839
Mr Playne promoted to cornet.
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1869
Badminton & Tetbury troops merged, to be called Badminton troop, under command of Lord Worcester
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SOURCES & RESOURCES:
Fox, Frank The history of the Royal Gloucestershire hussars yeomanry, 1898-1922;: The great cavalry campaign in Palestine, 1898-1922 Publisher Allan, 1923
Quin, W H Wyndham The Yeomanry Cavalry of Gloucestershire and Monmouth Publisher Westley's Library, 1898
Clifford, Rollo The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars: A Photographic History of the Royal Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry / Rollo Clifford Publisher Stroud : Alan Sutton, 1991 ISBN 0862999820
Francis Brown of Tetbury in Hussars uniform
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum website - soldier search page
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES
D 566/Z/13 - date: 1803-1806 Tetbury Volunteer Infantry: papers, correspondence, muster rolls, etc., including printed booklet of 'Articles, Rules, and Regulations' of the Tetbury Loyal Volunteers, 1803.
D4920/1/2 - date: 1831-1838 - Tetbury ('D') troop of Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry order book - Includes first meeting of troop, 1831; references to deployment of cavalry in Bristol during riots, 1831
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
WO 13/4351 War Office and predecessors: Militia and Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists - Gloucestershire Horsley & Tetbury Volunteers
WO 13/4352/ War Office and predecessors: Militia and Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists- Gloucestershire Tetbury Volunteers
Document images above reproduced with permission of Gloucestershire Archives.
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