Thanks Peter - the two Wildgooses I know of in my ancestry lived into their nineties! Sorry I caused you trouble, but if you tidied your office it's not all bad! Alison -----Original Message----- From: Peter Patilla <ppatilla@me.com> To: derbysgen <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:21 Subject: Re: [DBY] Crich 1811 census and BMD for K - 1821 Militia? AllisonIt has been my belief that the upper age limit was 55 BUT... I cannot find the source of that belief! I will be guided by Nivard on that.Thos & Geo Wildgoose do stick out rather in the recordI have searched through my office to see if I copied it from a photostat (I may have transcribed from the original at DRO of course) and to see if I had omitted some information or mistranscribed. Could not find a photo copy but my office became tidier in the process!I have to go to the DRO very soon to check up on some details for my WWI project so I will take another look at the 1821 census to double check my accuracy. Would hate there to be an error.Mind you the local Wildgoose family were a tough breed and a geriatric soldier would not be a surprise :-)I will let you knowPeterOn 27 Apr 2013, at 13:50, Nivard Ovington wrote:> Hi Allison> > I will leave it to Peter to clarify but Militia lists of that period are > usually a full list of all men, by age> > So a means to establish who was eligible to serve and who was exempt> > Those above 60 were exempt so your men are listed but exempt from duty> > Nivard 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-------------------------------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

 Hello to the list I am researching the family BREWELL living in Wirksworth I have a German/Gordon  Ernest BREWELL living Bole Hill and given as Quarryman As I have a marriage at the methodist chapel Bole Hill, can anyone help or connect to this family please Aileen