Welcome, Guest. Please login or register for free.
Did you miss your activation email?
Tuesday 18 November 08 09:47 GMT (UK)
Welcome Home Help Shop Search Calendar Login Register
Search Images 

Online
 
  First Name(s)

Last Name

 
News: Please tell others about RootsChat - the bigger we make it the better it will become! Let your family history and local history society group know.

+  RootsChat.Com
|-+  England (Counties as in 1851-1901)
| |-+  England - General
| | |-+  Warwickshire (Moderator: RootsChat)
| | | |-+  Warwick Militia lists
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: Warwick Militia lists  (Read 495 times)
jennean
RootsChat Member
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 186


Searching my roots


Warwick Militia lists
« on: Sunday 08 August 04 01:04 BST (UK) »

Does anyone know of or where I might be able to find Warwick Militia lists.
The year would be around 1885.
Thankyou
Jennean
Logged

Wiggins...Essex, Middlesex
Hawkes...Birmingham
Bentick/Bentock/Bentinck...
Hayne...Silversmith..London
Frances
RootsChat Aristocrat
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2861



Re: Warwick Militia lists
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 08 August 04 10:32 BST (UK) »

Hi Jennean,
I do not know if anyone has the records ythat you require on disc, but I tried puttiing Warwickshire Militia Lists in on Google and it produced many sites. Hope one of them might help you.
Regards, Frances
Logged

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

-------------------------------------------------- 
Hope/Buckinghamshire    Palmer Cambridge
Hope/Camberwell            Palmer Essex  
Bolton/Camberwell           Emery Potton Bedfordshire
DeBoo/ Poplar/Anywhere           
Oliver /Chatteris, Cambs.   
Redkison/ Anywhere          
Carter Bedfordshire
Bernard/Stepney
Lawrence/Colchester Essex 
Carter/ Leytonstone
Bones/ Essex
Tullett/ Surrey/Essex
Steven1966
RootsChat Extra
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 69



Re: Warwick Militia lists
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 August 04 12:09 BST (UK) »

Jennean

My Great Grandfather was in the Militia (Royal Warwickshire).I discovered this from the entry under "fathers occupation" on his eldest daughters birth certificate.Everyone i asked,as to where i could find the Warwickshire Militia Records,pointed me in one direction,The National Archive at Kew.

I went on to their on-line catalogue and found that all Militia Records are kept in file series WO 96.Their full title is Militia Attestation Papers,1806 to 1915.This would cover the period you are interested in,(there are 1522 boxes in all).

The papers they hold for the 5th/6th Royal Warwickshire covers the period 1885 to 1907.They are boxed alphabetically and by seniority within each box.I found my Great Grandfathers records in Box Wo 96/123 (his surname is White).Quiet a moment when i had in my hand documents that had been handled and signed by my Great Grandfather as a 18 year old !!.

From these papers i found that he had served in the Boer War,between April 1900 and May 1901,when the 6th Royal Warwicks came home,When they got home their place in South Africa was staken by the 5th Royal Warwicks.

I assume from your signature you would be looking for the surname "Hawke".Those boxes would be a little earlier in the series.

I hope this is of some help,i would have replied earlier but i've been on holiday for two weeks.

Stephen
« Last Edit: Wednesday 18 August 04 12:28 BST (UK) by Steven1966 » Logged

Surnames that  am researching are,Siddons,Coulson,Clives,Peers,White,Swingler,and Lambeth,all of Aston/Duddeston/Hockley in Birmingham,Warwickshire.
Steven1966
RootsChat Extra
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 69



Re: Warwick Militia lists
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 18 August 04 12:22 BST (UK) »

Jennean

I might be jumping the gun here,but just in case the name you are interested in is Hawke,the file you may want is WO 96/106 (hard-hew).Titled "6th Foot (Royal Warwickshire) 1885 to 1907.

These documents are not available on line,they can only be viewed by visiting in person.

Stephen
Logged

Surnames that  am researching are,Siddons,Coulson,Clives,Peers,White,Swingler,and Lambeth,all of Aston/Duddeston/Hockley in Birmingham,Warwickshire.
jennean
RootsChat Member
***
Offline Offline

Posts: 186


Searching my roots


Re: Warwick Militia lists
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 04 September 04 08:39 BST (UK) »

Stephen,

Thankyou very much for the info...sorry about late reply but only just realised today that someone had actually replied to my original.  Being in Australia makes research very difficult at times..  I may have to leave this one until I can hire someone to look for me..  or, better still, have a holiday to the UK. Roll Eyes

Once again,  thankyou very much for your time and reply.

Jennean in Oz.
Logged

Wiggins...Essex, Middlesex
Hawkes...Birmingham
Bentick/Bentock/Bentinck...
Hayne...Silversmith..London
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »


[Copyright] [Free RootsChat Webspace] [Your Surname Interests] [Shrink Link] [About Us] [Terms of Use]
All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.
RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT
0.149:22