Militia 1803

In 1803 changes took place and we have found no more surviving records for Rushden. Such notes and references as found for Rushden are given below. As people were chosen by lot very few local inhabitants were serving in the Militia.

Meetings of the Wellingborough Subdivision Militia  – 1803 *Extracts relating to Rushden only

NRO Ref: X269/7c – Introduction – Returns of Inrollment

Northamptonshire to wit At the fourth Subdivision Meeting of the Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace acting for Wellingborough Subdivision in the said County for carrying into execution an Act of Parliament passed in the forty second year of the Reign of his present Majesty King George the third for amending the Laws relating to the Militia in England and for augmenting the Militia held at the Hind Inn in Wellingborough aforesaid the thirteenth day of January One thousand eight hundred and three the several Persons following having been duly chosen by Lot to serve in the Militia for the said County did appear and then take the Oath prescribed by Law for balloted Men to take and were inrolled to serve in the Militia of the said County as private Militia Men for the term of five years in this Roll that is to say:

Higham Ferrers Hundred

William KENT of Rushden, shoemaker – substitute for Joseph PACK of Higham Ferrers, baker

Allowed time ’til next meeting to find substitute – William GROSS of Rushden, cordwainer

NRO Ref: X269/7d - 26 Feb 1803 (5^th meeting)

William HURST of Hinckley, stocking maker – substitute for William GROSS of Rushden, shoemaker

NRO Ref: X269/9g - 30 Jun 1803

At this meeting the Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace then present appointed the Number of Men to serve for each Parish and Place as under mentioned

Higham Park – the chance of one man

Newton Bromswold – the chance of one man

Rushden – one man with the chance of another

(signed)                       A E Young Dep. Lt.

                                    Robt Wright J.P.

And the said Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace did appoint another meeting to be held on Wednesday the sixth day of July next at ten o’clock in the Forenoon at the Hind Inn in Wellingborough aforesaid in order to choose by Ballot out of the lists returned for every such Parish and Place the number of Men appointed to serve for the same respectively.

(signed)                       A E Young Dep. Lt.

                                    Robt Wright J.P.

NRO Ref: X269/9j - 28 Jul 1803

Allowed ’til next meeting to find substitute for Thomas BURGESS of Rushden, shoemaker

NRO Ref: X269/9k - 02 Aug 1803

Allowed ’til next meeting to find substitute for Thomas BURGESS of Rushden, shoemaker

NRO Ref: X269/5p - 28 Sep 1803

Return of Inrollment

Rushden – Thomas BURGESS principal – William AIRTON substitute aged 35, 4^th class

NRO Ref: X269/5s - 28 Sep 1803 Supplementary Militia 8^th Subdivision meeting

William AIRETON of Hatfield HRT, woolcomber – substitute for Thomas BURGESS of Rushden, shoemaker


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NRO Ref: X269