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Old 04-04-2017, 12:35 PM
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At the minute I am ploughing through bishops transcripts for Morpeth, oh I wish I was at Woodhorn

One thing has struck me, highlighted by the period from 1798 to 1812 when the registers were recording detailed info on each event at the behest of the Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington. In towns like Morpeth, and to a lesser extent Alnwick, people came from far and wide to set up in their trade. And I'm talking about places like Devon, not just counties nearby. It gives the lie to the belief that our ancestors were sedentary.

In addition there are lots of births associated with a militia, like that of Lincoln, being stationed in Morpeth. (Some even legitimate!). Looking at the dates, this must have had something to do with fears of a French invasion? Alnwick has quite a lot of these too. This must mean that Northumbrian militia units were stationed elsewhere in the country. So, if you're missing any ancestors you might need to look a bit more to foreign parts
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The English Militia units did find themselves deployed all over the place. Ireland was a popular destination, where I'm sure they were much loved.
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Old 07-04-2017, 07:27 PM
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I wish I had the time to get this up, we'd have a better understanding of the Militia.

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Old 07-04-2017, 07:28 PM
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Here's the page for embodiments:

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Old 07-04-2017, 07:29 PM
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Any idea what ruin is shown in the vignette?

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Old 07-04-2017, 07:56 PM
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Just out of interest, here's a list of some Volunteer/ Territorial units for the county, all periods:

The Bywell Volunteer Yeomanry Cavalry
The Coquetdale Rangers
The Loyal Glendale Rangers
The Northumberland and Newcastle Volunteer Corps of Cavalry/ The Northumberland Hussars/ Northumberland Imperial Yeomanry / The Northumberland Hussar Yeomanry
The 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment (TA)
The Percy Tenantry Volunteer Cavalry
The Royal Cheviot Legion
The Wallington and Kirkharle Volunteer Troop of Cavalry
The Berwick Gentlemen Independent Volunteers
The Corbridge Volunteer Corps of Infantry
The 2nd Hexham Rifle Volunteer Rifles
The Loyal Berwick Volunteers
The Morpeth Associated Volunteer Infantry
The Morpeth Rifle Volunteers
The Newcastle Associated Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Newcastle Rifle Volunteers
The Newcastle Volunteer Infantry
The Northern Regiment of Local Militia
The North Shields and Tynemouth Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Northumberland and Berwick-upon-Tweed Rifle Volunteers
The 1st Northumberland Volunteers
The 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
The 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
The 3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
The 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
The 5th (Militia) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
The Northumberland Militia / The Northumberland Light Infantry Militia
The Percy Tenantry Volunteer Infantry
The Royal Cheviot Legion Infantry
The Seaton Delaval Associated Corps of Volunteers
The Southern Regiment of Local Militia
The 1st Tyneside Volunteers
The Wallsend Volunteer Rifle Corps
The 8th Walker Rifle Volunteers
The Western Regiment of Local Militia
The 1st Berwick-on-Tweed Artillery Volunteers
The 3rd Blyth & Cowpen Artillery Volunteers
The `Elswick Battery'
The 1st Newcastle Artillery Volunteers
The 3rd Brigade, Northern Division, R.A.
The Northumberland Artillery Militia
The 1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteers
The 3rd Northumberland Artillery Volunteers
The 2nd Northumberland (Percy) Artillery Volunteers
The 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA (TF)
The 101 (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (V)
Tynemouth Royal Garrison Artillery
The Coast Battalion, Royal Engineers
The Coastal Defence Battalion, Royal Engineers
The Tyne Division Royal Engineer (Volunteers) Electrical Engineers
The Tyne Division Royal Engineer (Volunteers) Submarine Miners
The Northumberland Divisional Royal Engineers
The Tyne Electrical Engineers
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Old 07-04-2017, 09:03 PM
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What a GORGEOUS book!

The vignette looks kind of strange....there seems to be another image through the arch?
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Old 08-04-2017, 08:54 AM
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Any idea what ruin is shown in the vignette?

It looks similar to Guisborough Priory - but was probably a standard design.
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