East India Company Army Recruits 1843-50

Two datasets listing East India Company Army Recruits transcribed from returns made by Dublin district recruiting officers 1843-50 have been uploaded to the FIBIS database.

• EIC Recruits 1843-46 Returns made by Dublin district recruiting officers
• EIC Recruits 1847-50 Returns made by Dublin district recruiting officers

The datasets list  recruits to the artillery and infantry, as brought in by various recruiting sergeants and gives description of recruits:

• place of birth
• occupation
• where and when enlisted
• attestation, approval and transfer to London.

Most entries also show date and ship of embarkation for India, and for which Presidency.

Our thanks go to  Merran Ainslie.

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