Bedfordshire Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876

BEDFORDSHIRE:
Bedfordshire Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876

• Bedfordshire Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876
• Bedfordshire Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls

Bedfordshire Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876

Publications

Bedfordshire Muster Lists 1539-1831 by Nigerl Lutt, Bedfordshire Historical Society 71, 1992. Includes most of the rolls listed below [Bedfordshire Muster Lists].

"Size Roll of Major Richard Orlebar's Company, Bedford, 29 May 1767", in Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia 1759-1884 by Sir John M Burgoyne, 1884, page 123.

Levee en Masse List 1803 Oakley parish [Bedfordshire County Record Office HA 15], in 'The 1803 Volunteers', A.J. Weston, Bedfordshire FHS Journal 6, 7 (1988).

Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service, Bedford

Militia Ballot Lists

1757 . Great BArford (72) [FN 1253 pages 118-9] published by Bedfordshire Muster Lists.
1761 . Unamed parish (30) [R box 771]
1775 . Husborne Crawley (37) [P.49/13/3/1] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists.

Posse Comitatus

1798 . Leighton Buzzard people supplying carts and teams for the Wariwcks Militia (21) [QSR 1799/111]

Levee en Masse Lists

1803 . Barford, Stodden, Willey Hundreds: (North Beds) (men, 17-55, misc) (6,080) [HA 15/1-4 and AD 1975] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists.

Miltia Enrolment Lists

1760 . Barford, Stodden, Willey Hundreds. (90) [OR.1871] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1760-64 . Harrold and district.. Men chosen by ballot and substitutes (246) [OR.2071/214, OR.1873, OR.1000]. Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1760-92 . County. Officers, sergeants and corporals. Chronological list (300) [R box 771. Book of orders, ppage 621]. No references to private soldiers or parishes of origin.

1763 . County. Muster lists arranged by hundred., parish and also by company. (1,000+) [R box 771]. Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1778-83 and 1809-12 . Bedford St. Paul's. Service details, all over county (270) [P.1/12/11 and P.1/17] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1779-1811 . Potton. Service records, mostly local men (58) [P.64/17/1-4]

1798- 1812 . Eaton Socon militia papers (c.25) [P 5/17/1-18]

1800-1806 . Service certificates, Bedford and county (45) [LC/Mil 2/1] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists pages 136-139

c. 1803 . Caddington. Subscribers for hiring of substitutes for army reserve (c.80) [P35/17 uncat.]

1807 . 2nd Bedfordshire Militia list of debtors. Names only (c.90). [GA 2478 uncat.]

c. 1807 . Biggleswade, Clifton, Wixamtree Hundreds. Men chosen by lot (230) [PM 2688] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1816-31 . Barford, Stodden, Willey Hundreds. (400) [GA 2391-94] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1821-22 . Biggleswade, Clifton, Wixhamtree hundreds. (40) [ST 1099] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1824-31 . Enrolment lists. Bedford and County. (c65) [LC/Cor 1/1]

1831 . "Captain. Higgins' Company". Many different parishes across the county (50). [HI.185] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1852-72 . County. 18th regiment Light Infantry Militia. Arranged by hundred.; alphabetical order by parish (5,000) [L/CM:1 2/25 (has an index to parishes)]

Volunteer Enrolment Lists

1803-4 . Potton and district. Captain Matthew Rugeley's company lists and muster rolls (300) [X.202/88, 95, 106, 120-2, 129, 142-3]

1803-9 . Northill and district. Bedfordshire Volunteer Horse Artillery. Muster roll (200) [HY 832] Published Bedfordshire Muster Lists

1860-92 . County. Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers Annual rolls, including parish (15,000+) [LC/Vol 3/1-7]

1860-1901 . Bedford town (2000+) [Bedfordshire R.V. Muster Rolls X 550/6/1-2]

Public Records Office

Militia Muster Roll

1809 . Bedfordshire Local Militia [WO 68/565].

County Regimental Returns ( names listed without location in county )

Militia 1780-1876 . [WO 13/99-126].

Supplementary Militia 1803-15 . [WO 13/2475].

Local Militia : 1st, 2nd Bedfordshire: 1808-16 . [WO 13/3408-9].

Bedfordshire Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls

Public Record Office

Muster Rolls

1535 . Manshead, Flitt, Biggleswade Hundreds. (1,500+) [E 101/58/15]. 4m 5 or 6 columns per page. Closely written, faded and difficult.
1539 . Hundreds of Barford (174), Stodden (156), Willey (246); Bedford town (1720 [E 101/59/6]. 4m
Temp Henry VIII (c. 1539) . Flitt hundred (300) [E 36/47].
1597-1600 . Eight indenture rolls by name and parish (from 16 to 200 per roll) [E 101/65/13].
1624 . Count Mansfeld's expedition. Five lists; names only (200; 100; 100 (poor); 100; 100) [SP 14/179]
1639 . Indenture roll, names only, no parishes/hundreds. (80) [SP 16/419]

Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service

There is an unpublished TS Guide to Army Lists and Muster Rolls at Bedfordshire County Record Office , compiled by N.K. Lutt.

Muster Lists

c. 1685 . Entire county (466) [CH 1].
1699 . Barford Stodden and Willey Hundreds. (North Beds)."Major Harvey's company mustered at Bedford" (90) [OR 995]..