Many thanks for your prompt reply, Nivard Ovington - much appreciated. Alison -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> To: derbysgen <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:52 Subject: Re: [DBY] Crich 1811 census and BMD for K - 1821 Militia? Hi AllisonI will leave it to Peter to clarify but Militia lists of that period are usually a full list of all men, by ageSo a means to establish who was eligible to serve and who was exemptThose above 60 were exempt so your men are listed but exempt from dutyNivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)On 27/04/2013 12:38, Alison wrote:> Hi list,>> I've just been having a browse through seeking some of my Wildgoose,> Holmes, Higgott connections. I had a look on the 1821 Militia page and> found a couple of Wildgoose entries - the people were between 60-70 and> 70-80.> Is there any explanation for this?>> Alison Merricks-------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message