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Able Bodied Men 1638

Rushden

The listing of men aged between 16 and 60 was made so that in times of need they could be called upon to serve in a military capacity.

A Militia Act in 1662 charged owners of property to supply men, horses and arms.

Later lists in the 1700s are titled Muster Rolls or Militia Lists and by the 1770s the age qualification was 18 to 45.

Name Surname Occupation
Samuel RICHARDS husbandman
Thomas LAWTON husbandman
John MILES husbandman
John CRANE husbandman
John ROBINSON husbandman
Richard SHERMAN shepherd
Richard HULL baker
Nicholas ACHURCH roper
Robert BEEBY glover
Edward WARREN carpenter


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