30th Regiment of Foot

Chronology

• 1702 raised as the 1st Regiment of Marines
• 1714 converted to infantry
• 1751 became the 30th Regiment of Foot
• 1782 became the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
• 1881 amalgamated into The East Lancashire Regiment

The Timeline and Bibliography below were part of the Family History in India website, which was designed by Cathy Day to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India . Cathy has kindly allowed us to transfer this information to the FIBIwiki.

Timeline in India

• 1807-1809 Madras
• 1809 Poonamallee
• 1810-1811 Trichinopoly
• 1812 Cannanore
• 1815 Vellore
• 1816-1817 Fort St George, Madras
• 1818 Masulipatam
• 1818 Secunderabad
• 1819 Asseerghur
• 1819 Boorampoor
• 1819 Khandish
• 1819-1820 Jaulna
• 1819-1826 Secunderabad
• 1825 Bhutpore
• 1825 Fort St George, Madras
• 1827 Fort St George, Madras
• 1827-1828 Trichinopoly
• 1828 Wallajabad
• 1828-1829 St Thomas' Mount
• 1834 Guindy
• 1842 Canada

Bibliography

The information above was obtained from a number of sources, including :

• In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031
• The Colonial Wars Source Book by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964
• British Army Pensioners Abroad by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605

External Links

30th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia

Historical books Online

Some Recollections in the Life of Lieut.-Col. P.P. Nevill, late Major 63rd Regiment 1864 Archive.org. In 1817 he was with the 1st battalion, 30th Regiment in Madras page 49