Abt 1794 - 1875 (81 years)
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| Name |
William Fulton |
| Birth |
Abt 1794 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Feb 1875 |
Hawick, Scotland  |
| Person ID |
I128771 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2014 |
| Family |
Margaret Cairns, b. 1 Nov 1795, Wilton, Scotland d. 27 Dec 1879, Merton's House (Age 84 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1814 |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F50139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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| Notes |
- was 'pensioned off' out of Wellington's army after receiving a 'ball in the chest' at the siege of Badajos in the Peninsular War. I presume he must have been an officer to receive a pension
His son-in-law, Walter Riddell, worked on his farm
William Fulton was a roadman in the county of Roxburghshire.
William Fulton died in Hawick, Scotland in 1875 his obit follows
Extract from Hawick Advertiser
Feb 20 1875
Deaths
At 4 O'Connell St. here on Saturday evening the 13th inst., Wm. Fulton
formerly of Martinshouse in the 82nd tear of his age. Much respected.
Death of an old warrior.
Many of our readers will learn with regret that William Fulton departed
this life on Saturday evening having reached the ripe age of 81 years. Like
many other adventurous youths, ere he was out of his teens he enlisted in
the army. He joined the 1st (Foot) Regiment in 1814 and although only 16
months in the ranks he saw a good deal of active service. Being at the
storming of the stronghold of Bergen op-zoom in Holland by the British. He
had good reason to remember the engagement for when among others gallantly
scaling the wall the enemy meantime shooting down on them from the top of
the battlements, a bullet struck him on the point of the nose, grazed his
upper lip, knocked out some of his teeth, and finally lodged in his breast
from which it was afterwards extracted. Being thus disabled on recovering
somewhat he was pensioned off and sent home never again to try the fortunes
of war but to engage in the more useful if less exciting pursuits of peace.
For about 25 years subsequently he was engaged as road man at Castleweary
after which he was governor of Hawick jail - the 1st we believe - but his
wife, not relishing the work the situation was not long retained being
exchanged for the more congenial one of forester and gardener at Eildon
Hall. After this he farmed Mertowns House for 7 or 8 years at the end of
that period retiring to Denholm. About 2 years ago he came to Hawick and
latterly resided in 4 O'Connell St. where he peacefully breathed his last.
He was extremely intelligent and well informed and being of industrious
habits and exemplary character was much esteemed by all who knew him. His
wife predeceased but his 3 sons and an equal number of daughters survive.
Two of his sons being in America and one of his daughters married to our
townsman Walter Riddell.
William Fulton's death certificate shows his parents as John Fulton
(Blacksmith) and Rachel Watson. He says he was born in Jedburgh but so far
I haven't found him!
Listed in the parrish christening record of James Fulton as his father.
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