John Worrel gamekeeper & 24th Regt of Foot¹

24th Regiment of Foot pre 1782

• Birth*: John Worrel gamekeeper & 24th Regt of Foot was born circa 1765; estim from marriage & children's birth dates.³
• (Groom) Marriage*: He married Hannah Hume, daughter of John Hume publican and Somebody Somebody, on 1 February 1785 at Edinburgh, Scotland, ; January 28th 1785 (page head) : February 1st : John Worrel soldier in 24 Reg of foot Castle of Edinb' and Hannah Hume New Grayfriars Parish Daughter of the deceased John Hume late publican in Coupar Fife.¹

Military Service

• Military Service*: John Worrel gamekeeper & 24th Regt of Foot served with the 24th Regiment of Foot (Warwickshire) say 1783 24 Reg of foot from marriage reg.¹

Notes

• (Witness) History: From the late 18th century to the early 19th, Edinburgh Castle was used to hold military prisoners from England’s many wars. 1757 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle is turned into a prison and holds thousands of military prisoners from the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars.⁴
• (Witness) History: Tamworth, Portsmouth, Winchester, Poole, New Forest, Dover, Berwick and Edinburgh.⁵
• (Witness) History: The 24th Regiment most certainly had a link with Warwickshire and this commenced on 31 st August 1782 when a Royal Warrant conferred County titles on all regiments not already possessed of special designations such as "The Queen's" or "The King's Own". It was intended that regiments should cultivate a recruiting connection with the Counties whose names they took, and the Twenty Fourth, who were given the tide "2nd Warwickshire", were ordered to send a recruiting party to Tamworth after their return from the American War of Independence. No special link with the County Militia was ever established nor were any Depots or permanent recruiting centres set up in Warwickshire.⁶