Just to add - one of my lot enrolled with Breadalbane's Fencibles in Perth in 1797 - the records, including muster rolls, are annoyingly split between NAS (in the Breadalbane Muniments) and the National Archives at Kew. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Johnson" <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] PERTHSHIRE Militia sources > ** The publication "Some Scottish Sources on Militias, Fencibles and > Volunteers, 1790-1830" by Arnold Morrison, contains some details for > Perthshire: > 1. Perth & Kinross Council Archives, Perth, have household returns of > men liable for militia for the burgh of Perth > 2. Aplications, vouchers, receipts and accounts of monies paid to > ndependents of men in the Perthshire Militia 1800, 1803, 1809, 1821. > 3. Records of Royal Strathearn Volunteers, Atholl Volunteer light > infantry and Breadalbane Volunteers. > Perth Museum holds: Minutes of the Tibbermuir Militia Society, > 1805-1831; Diary of Thomas Muire of Perth on movements of Perthshire > Milita, 1798-1801. > Listed in the National Register of Archives (Scotland), among the > Drummond-Hay of Seggieden papers (List 0338) are Perthshire Milita > Papers 1809-1815. > > The small book "Militia Lists and Musters, 1757-1876" by Jeremy Gibson > and Mervyn Medlicott (Pub. Federation of Family History Societies) has > several pages of Scottish material, NOT arranged by county, but I > noticed that the National Archives at Kew have some Perthshire material, > as has the Black Watch Museum at Perth. > > Hope this assists. > Gordon Johnson. > > > On 08/05/2010 05:03, Kaye wrote: >> Does anyone know if there is a way to find information on those in the >> Perthshire Militias. I have a fourth great grandfather who was in the >> Militia >> in 1790's and was married at Holy Rude Church at Stirling. His name was >> John Shewster and he married an Isabella Beanstone or Benston. I have >> not >> been able to find any muster rolls. Any help would be appreciated. >> Kaye >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >