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1457
Ablemen of Norwich
The Old Free Book of the city of Norwich includes this muster roll of
about 1457. Able-bodied men are listed subleet by subleet, with a note
of the armour furnished or sum of money raised towards buying armour.
About 600 persons are assessed, 80 of whom assessed for money only
appear to be additions to the original list. A total of 480 jacks were
assigned: a 'jack' being a jacket similar to a gambeson or doublet.
1602-1604
Essex Feet of Fines: Easter 44 Elizabeth to Hilary 1 James I
Abstracts of Essex pedes finium - law suits, or pretended suits, putting
on record the ownership of land.
1787
Cheshire Merchants
William Tunnicliff's 'Topographical Survey of the Counties of Stafford,
Chester, and Lancaster' included directories of the principal merchants
and manufacturers in each county. For Cheshire, there are lists of
traders in Chester, Congleton, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich,
Nantwich, Northwich, and Stockport and neighbourhood.
1803
Subscribers to 'Poetical Scraps'
'Poetical Scraps' by Thomas Clio Rickman of Upper Marylebone Street
(author of 'The Evening Walk', 'Letter to Mr Pitt', 'To the Bishop of
Landaff', &c. was published by the author, in London, in 1803, and sold
also by Mr Symonds, Paternoster Row; Mr Fisher, at his Library, on the
Steyne, Brighton; Mr Lee, Lewes; Mr Claris, Canterbury; Mr Flower,
Cambridge; Mr Watts, Gosport; Messrs Gore and Son, Liverpool; Mr
Cowdroy, Manchester; and Mr Rackham, Bury St Edmunds.
1810
Naval Pensioners: Superannuated, Wounded and Meritorious Conduct
'An Account of Pensions payable on the Ordinary Estimate of the Navy,
and of those granted by his Majesty's Sign Manual, out of the Money
arisen by the Sale of Old Naval Stores'. The lists give full name, rate
of pension, and date of award, and are arranged by rank - administrative
staff, admirals, boatswains, captains (including some captains' children
and mothers), carpenters, cooks, dockyard staff, gunners, lieutenants,
masters, pursers, rear admirals, sea officers, surgeons, as well as
widows of commissioners of the navy, French pilots (for meritorious
conduct) and lieutenants in the Royal Marines.
1815
The Scotch Greys at Waterloo
The muster roll of the officers and men of the 2nd or Royal North
British Regiment of Dragoons who fought at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, and
survived. Those wounded have 'w.' placed after their name. The 1st, 2nd
and 6th Dragoons formed the second brigade of cavalry under
Major-General Sir William Ponsonby (killed in action); the cavalry as a
whole being commanded by Lieutenant-General the Earl of Uxbridge
(wounded). The 2nd Dragoons (Scotch Greys) amounted to 391 men, under
Lieutenant-Colonel J. I. Hamilton (killed in action). 'The Royal
Dragoons, the Scotch Greys, and Inniskillings, General Ponsonby at their
head, dispersed the enemy to a great distance, and precipitated
themselves with unexampled boldness on the batteries at the right of the
1 corps, put the cannoneers to the sword and dismounted 30 pieces. But
the cuirassiers of Lt. Gen. Milhaud, having advanced towards the
chaussee to support the attack of infantry which had failed, the brigade
of G. M. Travere from one side, and the 4th regiment of Lancers coming
from the other, fell at the same time on these brave dragoons, who, not
being able to resist this terrible shock, were cut to pieces and
repulsed with considerable loss. The brave General Ponsonby was killed
by the Lancers, boldly attempting to join the greater body of his
brigade, from which he found himself separated.'
1915
Naval Ratings Killed in 1915
The monthly lists of Royal Navy ratings killed from the start of the
Great War from January to December 1915 are arranged alphabetically by
surname and christian names, with rank, and official number. The lists
include marines, merchant navy, reservists, and a few civilian canteen
staff also killed in the conflict. Full names are given, except for a
few cases where a middle name is represented only by an initial.
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