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'''[[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Scotland_Military_Records|Military Records]]'''{{Scotland-sidebar}} | '''[[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Scotland_Military_Records|Military Records]]'''{{Scotland-sidebar}} | ||
== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/ssne/scotsinitaly.php Database of Scots in the Italian Peninsular during the Thirty Years War c.1600-1650], pdf download. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1642 Perthshire, Scotland, Militia Survey, 1802] ($) | |||
*[http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=97343435 British Military Lists, National Library of Scotland], index. | |||
*[http://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/pageturner.cfm?id=100261716 Rolls of Honour, Scotland], index. | |||
*[http://marcellison.com/bbc/war_dead/war_dead_db/ Scotland's War Dead, World War II] | |||
*[http://www.oldberwick.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262:following-the-trail-of-the-1650-scottish-prisoners&catid=53:historical-events&Itemid=72 *Battle of Dunbar: Follow the trail of the 1650 Scottish Prisoners] | |||
*[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/ssne/scotsinitaly.php Scots in the Italian Peninsular during the Thirty Years War c.1600-1650] | |||
Military records identify individuals who either served or were eligible to serve in the military. | Military records identify individuals who either served or were eligible to serve in the military. | ||
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Before 1707 Scotland had its own military. During that time, people were only called up when needed. They were dismissed when the need was met. Few records were kept during this time. | Before 1707 Scotland had its own military. During that time, people were only called up when needed. They were dismissed when the need was met. Few records were kept during this time. | ||
In 1707 the governments and militaries of England and Scotland united. Most records from this time forward are housed in the Public Record Office in England. The information contained in the records varies depending on the record, but you will generally find the following information in military records: | In 1707 the governments and militaries of England and Scotland united. Most records from this time forward are housed in the Public Record Office in England. The information contained in the records varies depending on the record, but you will generally find the following information in military records: | ||
*Date of enlistment | |||
*Date of release | |||
*Record of service | |||
*Age | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Residence | |||
*Spouse | |||
*Children | |||
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the military had the following branches: | During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the military had the following branches: | ||
*Army | |||
*Navy | |||
*Militia | |||
*Fencible | |||
*Yeomanry | |||
*Territorial Armies | |||
*Coast guard | |||
*Royal Marines. | |||
To find a person’s military record, you must know the regiment or ship on which the person served. You can often find this information | To find a person’s military record, you must know the regiment or ship on which the person served. You can often find this information: | ||
*Home sources | |||
*Certificates of births, marriages, and deaths | |||
Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes and soldiers often came from the working class. Compulsory draft was generally not used except in times of greatest need, and people could purchase substitutes if they did not wish to serve. | *Military service (other than the militia) was usually a lifetime career. Officers came from the upper classes and soldiers often came from the working class. Compulsory draft was generally not used except in times of greatest need, and people could purchase substitutes if they did not wish to serve. | ||
The navy sometimes used force to make men serve on their ships. This was called impressment. The navy stopped this practice in 1815 when it became illegal. | The navy sometimes used force to make men serve on their ships. This was called impressment. The navy stopped this practice in 1815 when it became illegal. | ||