Tracing a Waterloo Ancestor: James Callum 

So lovely to see Phil again!

Lovely to see Mick still going strong !!!!!

Beautiful history,honor to ancestors who fought for our present

Absolutely splendid!

Shadrach Purton was in the 52nd foot and fought that day. My Grandmas GGranddad

Phil never seems to age

I find these videos fascinating. I’ve had an interest in the battle of Waterloo since I was a boy. While researching our family history we came across a letter that mentioned a direct ancestor who was at Waterloo. All I know is his surname was Powell and the family were from Staffordshire Moorlands area. One likely candidate was a Rifleman with the 3rd company 95th Rifles. I would love to learn more.

Have a question about what Phil carriers in his hip pouch. I been wondering that for years. I love watching him. He is a great broke

Wonderful!

I’ve been trying to track a 5th great granduncle who, according to the family history I found online, fought in both the War of 1812 and Waterloo. Both George Goodwin and his brother Benjamin had enlisted in the 104th New Brunswick Regiment in Canada in 1813 and fought in southern Quebec and northern New York. The family history said that both brothers went on to fight in Waterloo, but I did find evidence that Benjamin stayed in Canada until 1817, so that was wrong. However, George was transferred to England on November 24, 1814. There, I lose him. There was a “Geo. Goodwin” in the 23rd Light Dragoons who fought at Waterloo, but I can’t definitively prove that he is my relative. I think my only option is to find the regimental pay list prior to the 1815-1817 one that I have found online. If Geo. Goodwin is in the earlier pay list, then I’ll know he is not my relative. If he isn’t, then it is still a possibility! The first mention of Geo. Goodwin in the December 25, 1814-March 24, 1815 pay period does have “Liverpool” in the notes, meaning he was there at some point of the period. If he had arrived from Canada in Liverpool and joined the recruiting officer in the port city before all the new men marched to where the regiment was, that would make sense.

Where is the best list of soldiers at the Battle? Like many the Nap Wars and particularly Waterloo has facinated me for many year. It would be great to trace an ancester. there are Hicks in our family and I believe there was a high ranking officer called John Hicks but unlikely I could trace him back to me.