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[[Image:21st Foot Royal Scots Fusiliers.jpg|thumb|right|183x326px|21st Foot Royal Scots Fusiliers.jpg]]Pre-1872 army records are organized by regiment. Most regiments have published histories which tell the places they served and the battles they fought. A bibliography of these histories is: | [[Image:21st Foot Royal Scots Fusiliers.jpg|thumb|right|183x326px|21st Foot Royal Scots Fusiliers.jpg]]Pre-1872 army records are organized by regiment. Most regiments have published histories which tell the places they served and the battles they fought. A bibliography of these histories is: | ||
:White, Arthur S., comp. ''A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army.'' London, England: The Society for Army Historical Research, 1965. (not at FamilySearch Library) | |||
To find military histories at the FamilySearch Library, use the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | To find military histories at the FamilySearch Library, use the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
:GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY HISTORY | |||
Records of officers and enlisted men are usually separate. Records of officers usually include only commissioned officers, they included: | Records of officers and enlisted men are usually separate. Records of officers usually include only commissioned officers, they included: | ||
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You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under either SCOTLAND or GREAT BRITAIN and the following topic headings: | You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under either SCOTLAND or GREAT BRITAIN and the following topic headings: | ||
:MILITARY | |||
:MILITARY HISTORY | |||
:MILITARY - ARMY | |||
=== Navy === | === Navy === | ||
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Many sources list navy ships with descriptions, dates, and places of service. A good example is: | Many sources list navy ships with descriptions, dates, and places of service. A good example is: | ||
:Colledge, James J. ''Ships of the Royal Navy''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. (FS Library book {{FSC|942 M3c|disp=942 M3c}}.) | |||
Official list books, available from 1673, give ports of call for ships during each year. | Official list books, available from 1673, give ports of call for ships during each year. | ||
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You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under either SCOTLAND or GREAT BRITAIN and the following topic headings: | You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under either SCOTLAND or GREAT BRITAIN and the following topic headings: | ||
:MILITARY | |||
:MILITARY HISTORY | |||
:MILITARY - NAVY | |||
=== Militia === | === Militia === | ||
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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. (FamilySearch Library Ref. {{FSC|147559|title-id|disp=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. (FamilySearch Library Ref. {{FSC|942 M2gmm|disp=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. | ||
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You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | You can also find them by looking in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
:GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
:SCOTLAND - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
:SCOTLAND [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
=== Other Branches === | === Other Branches === | ||