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Militia units were generally raised on a county basis. Each unit kept its own records. Lists of eligible men were compiled, and compulsory draft was used as needed. The decision of who would serve in the militia was usually left up to the individual parishes. | Militia units were generally raised on a county basis. Each unit kept its own records. Lists of eligible men were compiled, and compulsory draft was used as needed. The decision of who would serve in the militia was usually left up to the individual parishes. | ||
=== Location of Original Records === | === Location of Original Records === | ||
Records of muster up to the Act of Union of 1707 are kept at the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh. A list of these records is in: | Records of muster up to the Act of Union of 1707 are kept at the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh. A list of these records is in: | ||
''Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls.'' Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1989. ( | ''Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls.'' Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1989. (Family History Library Ref. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=147559&disp=Tudor+and+Stuart+muster+rolls%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 M2gj].) | ||
To find post-1707 muster lists held by the Scottish Record Office and other Scottish archives, see: | To find post-1707 muster lists held by the Scottish Record Office and other Scottish archives, see: | ||
''Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876.''Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1989. ( | ''Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876.''Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1989. (Family History Library Ref. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+M2gmm 942 M2gmm].) This source also lists regimental returns for the reestablished militia from 1798 onwards, which are at the Public Record Office, Kew. | ||
Some militia records are found with the army records mentioned previously, particularly the records of service of officers and the soldiers’ documents. | Some militia records are found with the army records mentioned previously, particularly the records of service of officers and the soldiers’ documents. | ||