The Book of Soden

MILITARY NOTES / 1707 - 1868

 
1707-1714
DALTON /Volume 6
page 145;
 
Sir Richard Temple’s Regiment of Foot
Joseph Soden to be Ensign
1/2/1707 o
Regiment disbanded in 1713.
DALTON /Volume 6
page 244:
Lord Lorbacs??  Regiment of Troop
William Soden to be Ensign to Major Charles Povey vis Ja(me)s Jawes
London 29/5/1707 y.
DALTON /Volume 6
page 345:
Ensign Joseph Soden 1/4/1708  out of the regiment in 1713.
 
1773
Soden Thomas
17th Dragoons
Born Kelso,Roxborough
Pensioned 1818
1785
Soden,Robert,
9thh Regiment of Foot
born Hinckley,Leicester
pensioned  1827
 
1788
43rd Regiment of Foot
born in Aughamullen,Cavan?,Ireland
pensioned in 1814
1796
SODEN,Thomas; Roxborough,Roxboroughshire
1796 - 1818
44 y(ea)rs, 17th Dragoons
WO97/125
 
1795        James Nicholson Soden
At 16 years of age he joined Her Majesty’s Service
1st Appointment, 25/11/1795 to the 32nd Regiment of Foot as Ensign without purchase
2nd Appointment, 11/7/1800 to the 85th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase
3rd Appointment, 20/3/1808 to the 85th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase
4th Appointment, 24/1/1813 to the 24th Regiment of Foot as Captain without purchase
5th Appointment, 24/10/1813 to Half-Pay.
Rank of Captain while on half-pay was because of a big reduction in the 2nd Battalion but
he was ‘most  desirous of being placed on Full Pay.’
James Nicholson Soden did 19 years Full Paid service and 14 years Half Paid service ,
altogether 33 years.
 
1798
Captain Ambrose Soden
79th Regiment of Foot
Cameronian Volunteers
 
1798
Lieutenant James Soden
85th Regiment of Foot
Buckinghamshire Volunteers
 
1806
Assistant Surgeon Thomas Soden
85th Regiment of Foot (Huntingdon)
 
1807
SODEN,Robert,Hinckley,Leicesteshire
1807 - 1827
42 yrs, 9th Foot,
WO97/310
1810
Ensign R.Conyngham Soden
35th Regiment of Foot
also listed in the same regiment is
Thomas Soden
Assistant Surgeon
1810
James Soden
85th Regiment of Foot (Huntingdon)
 
1811
SODEN,Terence;Drumgoon,Cavan
1811 - 1831
38 yrs;  11th Foot,
WO97/330 (see documents)
 
SODEN,Caleb; Mohill,Leitrim
====, 1829
37 yrs. Leitrim Militia;
WO97/1109
1815
WATERLOO
Private Thomas Soden,
Coldstream
 (or 2nd) Regiment of Foot Guards
in Lt.Col.Hon.H.R.Pakenham’s Company
Source:   David Milner’s Waterloo Database
& Beckett’s Chelsea Pensioners’ list.
 
1816
Edward C. Soden
Born in London 16/12/1798
Entered the army at 16 years  and 45 days.
1st Appointment as Ensign on Full Pay with the Royal West Indian Rangers from 14/2/1816 without purchase
2nd Appointment as Ensign  without purchase with the 19th Regiment of Foot after transfer.
3rd Appointment as Lieutenant without purchase with the 2nd West Indian Regiment  from 27/6/1924.
From 8/11/1824 to 31/12/1829 he was Lieutenant with African and West Indian Regiment.
He was married 9/3/1830 at Turks Islands,Bahamas to Martha Frances Lightbourn by Rev. W. H. Lindsay,Church of England.
His wife was still alive on 1/1/1834 according to military records at Kew,PRO.
They had 2 children ,Adele born and died 9/7/1831
And Mary Adele L------ Soden born on 19/8/1832.
Adele died at Turks Island and Mary Adele was baptised there.
He had Full pay abroad for 5 years and 2 months and had Full Pay at home 6 years.and 5 months.
PRO,Kew
1827
SODEN Matthew;Coventry,Warwickshire;
1827 -  1850
39 yrs; 40th Foot;
WO97/566
1829
SODEN,Caleb; Mohill,Leitrim
====, 1829
37 yrs. Leitrim Militia;
 
WO97/1109
1831
Soden  Terence
Place of birth unknown
Pensioned in 1831
1833/Ireland
Capt. James Soden
Prerogative Grant
Capt. of 24th Ft. formerly
 
 
1868         Thom’s Directory,
                List of Royal Navy and Royal Marines
                Page 555
                M.Soden,James B.E.                 Paym(ent)  27