Lookinong for any information on william hinde he was in the sheffield volontiers in 1790 he married ann greaves by licencein sheffield he was born about 1760 any informationon william hinde or the sheffield volontiers thank you
Mary, the French Revolution was in 1789 and in Britain the Volunteer Corps was created by raising volunteer battalions all over Britain. The Sheffield Volunteers was one of these. The purpose of the volunteer corps was to guard against invasion from the continent. Similar corps continued to be raised throughout the napoleonic wars..
Suggest you google Volunteers 1790 and you will see several articles which explain the corps. One mentions the Sheffield volunteers in a list of others in Yorkshire.
Dave