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==== WO 12 Series: General Muster Books and Pay Lists<br> ==== | |||
These records begin in 1732 and end in 1878. They cover guards, infantry, cavalry, and household troops. According to the National Archives these records also include special groups, such as colonial troops, various foreign legions, special regiments, and other depots.<br> | |||
These records show an individual's enlistment dates, his movements and dischage dates as show below, notice the sections under "First Muster, Second Muster, and Third Muster", these are the locations of the soldiers at the time of their pay. <br> | |||
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*Photo curtesy of the National Archives at Kew, London, England<br> | |||
If the information you seek is after 1868. there is a "Roll of Married Establishment" which lists husbands and wives as shown below:<br> | |||
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*Photo curtesy of the National Archives at Kew, London, England<br> | |||
Recording all this information must have been a daunting task as these books are very large as shown in the earlier picture. There are 13, 307 volumes of these records located at the National Archives. To view them, you have to be there and view them in a special document room. <br> | |||
Because photopying these very large volumes would be extremely difficult, you can use a camera (without flash) to capture the images. <br> | |||
If you are unable to visit the National Archives, they provide a document service at £0.40 per page.<br> | |||
To learn more about these valuable records visit their web page on this set of records at http://tinyurl.com/43beoku. <br> | |||
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