tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post513769417853587193..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Don Hagist on Pvts. Montgomery and KilroyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-85654065097596265382013-03-04T11:47:00.830-05:002013-03-04T11:47:00.830-05:00I don't know of any investigation into these m...I don't know of any investigation into these men in Britain, but I suspect it would be difficult. Their names weren't rare, and they could have gone anywhere after their discharge in London. Furthermore, the British press and establishment were far less interested in common people than the American. But maybe someone will find something in a parish record. <br /><br />For Montgomery, we have the names of his wife and children. We also have his real first name, Edward, rather than the one attached to him in the Boston trial record, Hugh. So tracing him might be a tad more likely.<br /><br />For Kilroy, all we have are the details on this discharge record and the knowledge that he was illiterate. Much less likely to be found, I suspect. Legally, he wasn't a murderer, having been convicted only of manslaughter. And he could probably have explained the F (for felon) brand away by telling the story of those nasty, zealous Bostonians. By 1775, after all, those Americans had started a war. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-39567231754365733472013-03-04T01:43:03.561-05:002013-03-04T01:43:03.561-05:00Has anyone considered the possibility that any of ...Has anyone considered the possibility that any of the soldiers could have been mentioned in a newspaper in Britain or Ireland after they were discharged from the army? Maybe some searchable online database of British newspapers would pop up with one their names with a location If so it might be possible to other local records that might confirm the connection. Especially if they stayed in England and didn't go back to Ireland or go to Australia.<br /><br />Kilroy was young enough were he might have gotten married and had children after he was discharged. For all we know there could be Kilroy descendants out there that have tons of information about his later life that we might want but have no idea about his military service or significance in American history. Of course for that to be the case, a woman would have to want to marry someone who was literally branded as a murder.<br /><br /> FT Argle-Barglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117310370225620357noreply@blogger.com