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Parish Registers
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 :) |
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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I wish I had the time to get this up, we'd have a better understanding of the Militia.
http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/imag...itia-book1.jpg |
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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 |
What a GORGEOUS book!
The vignette looks kind of strange....there seems to be another image through the arch? |
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