I've just been reading about the british army during the 1700's and 1800's and I noticed that all villages were required to submit a list of able bodied men to serve in the local militia. Ages were from 16 to 45. Do these lists survive and how does one access them. Thank you J Hume in cold Nottingham researching HUME in Rotherham, York and Durham 1600's and onwards ARCHER in Rotherham 1880's BEALE in Sheffield 1886 BROOKES in Edwinstowe/Rotherham 1850's BUCKLAND in Nottingham 1880's BURTON in Sheffield 1922 FLETCHER in Horton York 1745 HARRISON in Nottingham 1880 - 1940 HEMSELY in Rotherham 1880's HOLIDAY in York/Kilvington 1785 LANGTON in Sheffield 1908 LAW in Rotherham 1880's McBRIDE in Rotherham 1860's PRIEST in Bossall York 1828 SCRUTON in York 1780's SKELTON in York 1791 THEAKER in Sheffield 1900 WOODCOCK in York/Gateshead 1819