Hi All Do Muster Rolls still exist for Tynemouth dating from around 1815-1830? I have a John Stoker FORREST who claims to be born in North Shields around 1797-ish. I can not find: a) a baptism for him b) the baptism of his second son, Tom, in 1830 approx. C) the family in 1841. He seems to disappear between around 1827 to 1841; he marries in Christ Church, Tynemouth in Jan 1825, his first son is baptised there Aug 1826 and the family are in North Shields 1851 and thereafter. He is consistently a seaman/scullerman. After his death, in 1872, his widow declares herself "Muster Roll Annuitant" in the 1881 census, which must mean that she received some sort of pension. So, can I discover more about him from the Muster Roll and how did she get assessed to receive this pension? Many thanks John LOVE