National Archives Leaflets : The Militia
Militia Conscription 1758 - 1831
A form of conscription was used: each year, the parish was supposed to draw up lists of adult males, and to hold a ballot to choose those who had to serve in the militia. The militia lists (of all men) and militia enrolment lists (of men chosen to serve) should in theory provide complete and annual censuses of all men aged between 18 and 45 from 1758 - 1831. The surviving lists, held locally, can be very informative, giving details about individual men and their family circumstances.
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Paulerspury Militia List 1777
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| Decr. 1777. A list of the names of persons from the age of eighteen to forty five, liable to be drawn in the militia for the parish of Paulerspury |
| Forename |
Surname |
Occupation |
| John |
HEWES |
servt. |
| Edwd. |
WILLIAMS |
cordwainer, 3 childr. |
| Jno. |
LINNELL |
carpenter |
| Wm. |
LINNELL |
carpenter, 3 childr. |
| Robt. |
BLUNT |
farmer |
| Jno. |
SCOTT |
butcher |
| Thos. |
CAUSBY |
taylor |
| Wm. |
CROW |
carpenter, 3 childr. |
| Thos. |
SMITH |
victualer |
| Wm. |
BALDWIN |
labr. |
| Thos. |
TARRY |
baker |
| Saml. |
NORTON |
labourer |
| Edwd. |
POYNTER |
labourer |
| Richd. |
KIRBY |
labr. |
| Jno. |
LONG |
labr. |
| Jno. |
ROBBINS |
taylor |
| Wm. |
RATCLIFF |
labr. |
| Joseph |
TARRY |
farmer |
| Jno. |
GLINN |
servt. |
| George |
BLUNDELL |
labr. |
| Wm. |
JONES |
labr. |
| Neal |
NEWMAN |
farmer |
| Jno. |
LEECH |
taylor |
| Jenkins |
INWOOD |
wheeler |
| Jno. |
HORTON |
victualer |
| Nathl. |
JACKSON |
sawyer, 8 childr. |
| Jno. |
ASHBY |
labr. |
| Thos. |
LEPPER |
mason |
| Wm. |
JACKSON |
sawyer |
| Jno. |
BITCHENO |
sneadmaker |
| Isaac |
LOVEL |
grazier |
| William |
COLLINS |
weaver |
| Jno. |
HILL |
framework knitter |
| Thos. |
JONES |
weaver |
| Charles |
COCKERIL |
cordwainer |
| Wm. |
MAYO |
labr. |
| George |
SCOTT |
labr. |
| Jno. |
NORTON |
labr. |
| James |
SMITH |
woolcomber |
| Elisha |
SMITH |
weaver |
| James |
GORDAN |
labr. |
| James |
BURGES |
weaver |
| Richd. |
TAYLOR |
weaver |
| Jno. |
BURTON |
servt. |
| Humphrey |
POYNTER |
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| Charles |
WEST |
miller |
| Joseph |
FOWKES |
weaver |
| Wm. |
PEASLAND |
sheppard |
| Thos. |
LABRAM |
servt. |
| Robert |
NORRISS |
servt. |
| Wm. |
WEST |
farmer |
| Jno. |
FIELDING |
labr. |
| Jno. |
POYNTER |
wheeler, 3 childr. |
| Thos. |
PETTIFER |
woolcomber |
| Jno. |
TREEN |
labourer |
| Benjn. |
POYNTER |
weaver |
| John |
HILLYER |
servt. |
| Wm. |
HAWLEY |
farmer |
| Robt. |
CURTIS |
labr. |
| Edwd. |
CAPORN |
farmer |
| Jno. |
RAINBOW |
servt. |
| Wm. |
BROWN |
cordwainer |
| Thos. |
STOREY |
mason |
| Nathaniel |
WEBB |
labr. |
| Stephen |
ORSBORN |
labr. |
| Thos. |
DENNY |
labr. |
| Francis |
MAYO |
butcher |
| Wm. |
FROST |
servt. |
| Jno. |
FORSTER |
cordwainer |
| Thos. |
SHIP |
servt. |
| Thos. |
VANN |
servt. |
| Wm. |
ROSS |
servt. |
| Saml. |
LAUGHTON |
servt. |
| Paul |
HINDS |
servt. |
| William |
SMITH |
shepherd |
| Robt. |
PETTIFER |
servt. |
| Benjn. |
RATLIDGE |
labr. |
| Henry |
PETTIFER |
victualer |
| Saml. |
HOLLAND |
servt. |
| Wm. |
SMITH |
servt. |
| Jno. |
FOXLEY |
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| Richd. |
LINNELL |
labr. |
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Samuel Canish, constable |
| The day of appeal will be on Wednesday the seventeeth day of this inst. Decr. at the White Horse Inn, at Towcester, where all persons who shall think thenselves aggrived must appeal, as no appeal will afterwards be heard |
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