Militia Lists
Transcribed by Caryl Parsons
Dorset History Centre (prev DRO) film MIC/R/500 |
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August ye 6 1757 A List of the Inhabitants of the Tything of Tolpuddle |
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John |
STANDFIELD |
labear |
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Robert |
?SQUBB |
carter |
having but one eye |
Thomas |
BALSTON |
shoumaker |
not ?parisnor |
Roger |
MITCHEL |
shoumaker |
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James |
TAYLOR |
carter |
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John |
?NOTON |
dareman |
not parishnor/parish now |
Humpry |
AYERS |
labear |
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Thomas |
?DOMBER |
labear |
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Jonathan |
WHELLER |
tayler |
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James |
SPICER |
yeoman |
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Thomas |
BRINE |
labear |
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William |
WAY |
blacksmith |
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William |
?PORINE |
not given |
not parishnor |
Samuel |
FUDGE |
mason |
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Robert |
GALLTON |
inholder |
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James |
GILLHAM |
labear |
lost an eye |
James |
LOVEWELL |
labear |
not parishnor |
Thomas |
DENNOT |
labear |
not parishnor |
Walter |
ROBENS |
labear |
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Robert |
STICKLAND |
labear |
lost an eye |
William |
FUDGE |
shepard |
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John |
?HOOW |
labear |
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John |
LOVELAS |
labear |
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Robert |
GOULD |
labear |
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John |
CAKE |
labear |
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one name crossed |
out, unreadable |
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Thomas |
STANDFIELD |
carpenter |
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Robert |
?SLADE |
labear |
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Jonathan |
FUDGE |
labear |
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Joseph |
FUDGE |
labear |
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John |
?DUNNET |
labear |
not parishnor |
William |
?VERY |
tayler |
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Edward |
GRANT |
not given |
unfirmed by lameness |
James |
?LULLES |
labear |
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John |
WATTS |
tythingman |
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A list of the Names of those that are Liable to Serve as Militia Men in the Parish and thying of Tolpuddle 1796 |
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Name |
rank/occupation |
family |
size |
infirmity/exemption |
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John |
YOUNG |
yeoman |
5' 6" |
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James |
?PADHEW |
yeoman |
5' 6" |
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?Jasper |
NORTHOVER |
yeoman |
5' 4" |
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James |
?LANNING |
yeoman |
5' 6" |
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Robert |
?SYMENTS (sighted elsewhere) |
? |
?3 children |
5' 6" |
line crossed through |
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George |
RIGGS |
labeour |
1 child |
5' 4" |
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Binjamin |
RIGGS |
labeour |
5' 5" |
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Josepth |
RIGGS |
miller |
5' 5" |
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Willm. |
LOVELASS |
labeour |
5' 4" |
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Samuel |
BULLEN |
carpender |
5' 9" |
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Charles |
? |
? |
?6 children |
5' 6" |
line crossed through |
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Thomas |
GREEN |
labeour |
5' 8" |
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Edward |
STANDFIELD |
carpender |
5' 9" |
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Richard |
STANDFIELD |
carpender |
5' 9" |
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Thomas |
MITCHEL |
cardwinder |
1 child |
5' 3" |
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Josepth |
WAY |
labeour |
1 child |
5' 6" |
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John |
CAKE |
labeour |
5' 7" |
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Thomas |
?HEAPE |
labeour |
5' 6" |
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Robert |
? |
thatcher |
2 children |
5' 9" |
line crossed through |
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Robert |
RIGGS |
labeour |
4' 11" |
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Edward |
? |
labeour |
1 child |
5' 6" |
one eye |
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Elias |
? |
gentleman's servant |
5' 7" |
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The Day of apeals is the 23 of January |
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Transcribed by Donna King
At the time of the 19th century the ownership of land was a prerequisite of an entitlement to vote.
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the 1807 poll book records all those voting and the situation of their freehold.
FREEHOLDER'S NAME |
RESIDENCE |
SITUATION OF FREEHOLD |
OCCUPIER'S NAME |
PAGE NUMBER |
BOWRING, JOSEPH |
TOLPUDDLE |
CHEDDINGTON |
BRIDGE, WILLIAM |
020 |
WARREN, THOMAS REV'D |
TOLPUDDLE |
TOLPUDDLE |
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043 |