35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot - Early Victorian 1830s
While Queen Victoria wielded relatively little political power in her own right, her influence and longevity lent her name to the bulk of the 19th Century. The "Victorian" era is one of the most fascinating and captivating periods in global history. The Royal Sussex Society expanded to include Victorian-era reenactment in 2005 and it has been going strong ever since.
The Victorian branch of the society covers the early (1830s) as well as the latter (1880s) part of Victoria's reign. The early Victorian section of the Society interprets the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment on home service in 1839, when Victoria was 20 years old and had been queen for only two years. The home service impression allows for a broad approach to interpreting civil and military life in an industrializing society in a time of great social, political, and economic unrest in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The Victorian branch of the society covers the early (1830s) as well as the latter (1880s) part of Victoria's reign. The early Victorian section of the Society interprets the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment on home service in 1839, when Victoria was 20 years old and had been queen for only two years. The home service impression allows for a broad approach to interpreting civil and military life in an industrializing society in a time of great social, political, and economic unrest in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Why 1830s?
The start of Queen Victoria's reign was a period when the United Kingdom was undergoing profound industrialization, urbanization, and political unrest. While the UK began transitioning away from an 18th Century ordered, post-Napoleonic society, the British Empire also found itself flexing its muscles abroad. Queen Victoria's reign began with an insurrection in Quebec, the 1st Anglo-Afghan War, the 1st Opium War in China, and subsequent campaigning in India and Africa. At home, in response to worsening labor conditions and political disenfranchisement, working-class Britons began clamoring for reform, the most notable manifestation being the Chartist Movement that the ruling classes feared might usher in a European-style revolution if not dealt with swiftly. As such, the 1830s offer up a host of subject materials for study and interpretation that help us better understand the origins of modern, industrialized society and the implications for empire, trade, and military adventurism abroad. The army represented one of the most stable institutions of society and acted both in defense of the realm from external threats, but also to, if necessary, maintain order within.
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The 35th Royal Sussex Today
Today, the recreated 35th Royal Sussex Regiment exists to educate the public and build up friendships within the realm of living history. By sponsoring and participating in events throughout the year, we attempt to recreate aspects of the life and times of the British soldier, his family, and society in the early Victorian era to better understand the world in the past, and how it shaped the world today.
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Officers Serving in 1837
This information is provided only as a reference and a tribute to the officers of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot.
The Royal Sussex Society cannot assist with genealogical services.
The Royal Sussex Society cannot assist with genealogical services.
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Colonel
General Sir John Oswald, G.C.B. Lt. Colonel E.K.S. Butler Majors Aral. Tennant B.F.D. Wilson Captains G.A. Delhoste Edward Goate John Rowley Heyland John Gordon J.H. Oakes Moore H. Darby Griffith J.O. Munton W. Rainforth James Fraser John Fordyce Quarter-Master John Connon Surgeon G. Barclay, MD Assist. Surgeon T.C. Gaulter, MD Assist. Surgeon A. Gordon, MD |
Lieutenants
C.S. Betty James Tedlie George Carnie William Ward Theodore Faris George Bayly T. Justly G. Chatterton Charles Forrest Charles Beamish F.W.B. M'Leod Frederick English O.N. Chatterton T. Goldie Harding Ensigns G. Granville Baker The Hon. Wellington P.M. Talbot William Baldock F. Hugh Henry William H. Carrol H. Wheatstone, Adjutant James Farquhar Gordon J. Talbot Crosbie James Gust. Ham. Holmes, Paymaster |