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Series
War Office and predecessors: Militia and Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists
Catalogue reference: WO 13
What's it about?
WO 13
This series comprises muster books and pay lists of militia and volunteer regiments.It covers county militias for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, also Canada and the Cape; fencibles, yeomanry and volunteers. Many are monthly statements, but...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office and predecessors: Militia and Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists
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Date (When the record was created)
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1778-1878
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises muster books and pay lists of militia and volunteer regiments.
It covers county militias for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, also Canada and the Cape; fencibles, yeomanry and volunteers. Many are monthly statements, but some are annual or half-yearly.
Records also cover non-training militia, and disembodied militia (eg - those discharged from embodiment after annual training).
Musters, as well as giving names and ranks, and dates from and to which service was given, may have enrolling and discharge information, and causes of absence, including desertion.
Pay lists give name, rank, dates from and to, the number of days service, the rate of pay, and the amount paid. There may also be details of particular payments (eg beer money), allowances, travelling and lodging information, and vouchers. Those described as "General States" contain a general statement of accounts for the period covered.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arrangement is by county.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also Armed Forces Service Records in
For the muster rolls of the London and Middlesex Volunteer Regiment see WO 70
For the continuation of the series see WO 16
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Commissary General of Musters, 1660-1817
- Secretary-at-War, 1660-1855
- War Department, 1855-1857
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4675 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14224/
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