Hi Bernice Thank you for this reference. My 10th Great grandfather and 9th Great uncle appear on the list. My 9th Great grandfather was only 13 at the time. Interesting that it gives the stature of the person. Regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "bernice pegler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:48 PM Subject: [B&S] Men & Armour for Gloucs in 1608 and Bristol Inhabitants in1696 > The list has mentioned censuses pre 1841. There was a list of men able to > fight for King James I taken in 1608 by John Smyth who was the Steward to > the Gloucestershire lands of Lord Berkeley of Berkeley Castle, > Gloucestershire. John Smyth went from parish to parish and listed those > men able to fight and described their rough age and stature as to which > weapon they could bear for the King or what weapons they already > possessed. Whilst this is by no means a census it is a useful guide as to > where your Gloucestershire ancestors lived in 1608. I used to look at the > actual volumes at the library but note that the details are now online if > you google "Men and Armour for Gloucestershire in 1608" and a searchable > database is on Coaley.net > > I don't think it is a list of all males in Gloucestershire parishes but it > may list the person you've been looking for for years. > > There was also a list of inhabitants of Bristol in 1696, parish by parish. > This is also now online and may be a useful finding aid for you. > > Bernice in Bristol > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >