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"Giles Edmunds was a member of the 11th Battalion of the 15th. He was actually discharged from the 11th Battalion of the 15th Light Dragoons at the age of 31 in 1814, a year before Waterloo. He took part in the earlier Peninsular War in 1808 under Sir John Moore and the Military General Service Medal with the clasp of the battle of Sahagun (Northern Spain)."

"As told by Johanna Brown and verified with findmypast where he is listed on various army rolls and also have a copy of his pension records from the National Archives."


I found the records re the above info........


GILES EDMONDS Born HIGWORTH, Wiltshire Served in 15th Dragoons (Light); 11th Royal Veteran Battalion Discharged ...
Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents. 1760-1854: discharge papers arranged by regiment, but each described at item level. (WO 97/1-1271). GILES EDMONDS Born HIGWORTH, Wiltshire Served in 15th Dragoons (Light); 11th Royal Veteran Battalion Discharged aged 31.

Collection: Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodiesDate range: 01 January 1805 - 31 December 1814 Reference:WO 97/1137/173Subjects:Armed Forces (General), Army


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UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949
about Giles Edmonds Name: Giles Edmonds
[Giles Edmunds]
Campaign or Service: Napoleonic Wars
Service Date: 1793-1815
Service Location: Europe
Regiment or Unit Name: 15th Hussars

Let me know if you don't have the above "UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls Record" and i will send it to you as an attachment.

Prickles.

Also:-

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Hannah Edmunds
Name: Hannah Edmunds
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 24 Dec 1816
Christening Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Father's Name: Giles Edmunds
Mother's Name: Hannah Scrutton

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Edward Edmunds
Name: Edward Edmunds
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 1 Nov 1819
Christening Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Father's Name: Giles Edmunds
Mother's Name: Hannah Scrutton

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about John Edmunds
Name: John Edmunds
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 28 Jul 1821
Christening Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Father's Name: Giles Edmunds
Mother's Name: Hannah Scrutton

Thank you to all who posted thus far. This is still all kinda new to me. Some things I find easily, other I just seem to go around in circles. I'm sure there are other places to look that I just don't know - makes me all the more appreciative of your help.

Cheers
Andy

Also for ref:- the Grandson in 1861 looks to be the illegitimate son of Maria Edmonds:-

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 about Richard Giles Edmonds
Name: Richard Giles Edmonds
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 17 Aug 1842
Christening Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Mother's Name: Maria Edmonds



This may be Maria's baptism:-
Pallot's Baptism Index for England: 1780 - 1837 about Maria Edmunds
Name: Maria Edmunds
[User-submitted-comment]
Baptism Date: 1825
Parent 1: Giles Chelsea Edmunds
Parent 2: Hannah Nee ScruttonEdmunds
Parish: Woodbridge
County: Suffolk

The baptism's of Giles and Hannah's children can be found on Familysearch........

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Marriage
Year:1808
Supplied Surname:SKRUTTON
Surname:SKRUTTON
Full First name:Hannah
Supplied First Name:Han
Spouse Surname:EDMONDS
Spouse Full First name:Giles
Spouse First Name:Giles
Place:WOODBRIDGE
County:Suffolk
Record source:Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840

Marriage
Day:24
Month:Dec
Year:1782
Groom Forenames:Giles
Groom Surname:EDMONDS
Groom's parish:Highworth
Groom's county:Wiltshire,England
Groom's condition:bac
Groom's occupation:mason
Groom's age:
Groom's notes:
Bride Forenames:Elizabeth
Bride Surname:LEWIS
Bride's parish:Stratton St Margaret
Bride's county:Wiltshire,England
Bride's condition:sp
Bride's age:
Bride's notes:
Place of Marriage:
Bondsman 1:PAGE Luke,tailor,Highworth
Bondsman 2:
Jurisdiction:The Dean of Sarum in Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Uffculme, Devon
Record source:Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds

Chris :)

Giles Edmonds, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "Name: Giles Edmonds
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Spouse's Name: Hannah Scrutton
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Event Date: 21 Jun 1808
Event Place: Saint Mary,Woodbridge,Suffolk,England
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M06325-3
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 919636
Reference ID:

Found on Familysearch......


Giles Edmunds, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"Name: Giles
Edmunds
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 10 May 1761
Christening Place: , HIGHWORTH, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Edmunds
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name: Jenny
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C15268-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 1279306
Reference ID:

Burial (Find My Past)
First name(s): Giles
Last name: EDMONDS
Date of burial 5 Apr 1865
Age at death: 80
Calculated year of birth: 1785
Place of burial Woodbridge
Dedication: Cemetery
County: Suffolk
Woodbridge Cemetery:
Denomination: Cemetery
Coverage 1863 - 1900
Data provider: Suffolk Family History Society

Burial
First name(s): Hannah
Last name: EDMUNDS
Date of burial 22 Aug 1872
Age at death: 87
Calculated year of birth: 1785
Place of burial Woodbridge
Dedication: Cemetery
County: Suffolk

Chris :)

1861 (reference)
EDMONDS, Giles Head Married M 77 1784 Chelsea Pensioner
Highworth, Wiltshire
EDMONDS, Hannah Wife Married F 75 1786
Woodbridge, Suffolk
EDMONDS, Richard Grandson Unmarried M 18 1843 Butcher Journeyman
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Piece: 1170
Folio: 27
Page: 11
Registration District: Woodbridge
Civil Parish: Woodbridge
Municipal Borough:
Address: Turn Lane, Woodbridge
County: Suffolk

This is the first time I've tried to start a thread so I hope I posted it in the right place.

Giles Edmunds was born in Highworth, Wiltshire (according to census records) around 1783.and died in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in 1865. Consensus amongst numerous family trees has his parents named as Giles Edmunds (born circa 1761 in Highworth) and Jane Waldron born circa 1764. None of these trees seem able to verify this and I can find no record anywhere of these parents...

Is anyone able to help...?