Collection GB 0074 O/032 - MIDDLESEX MILITIA

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/032

Title

MIDDLESEX MILITIA

Date(s)

  • 1813 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.7 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A militia force was raised from the civilian population of a county, in order to supplement the regular army in cases of emergency. In 1554 a muster of men from the hamlets near the Tower of London was ordered, including Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney, then separate, rural villages. By 1605 East London had become an official military unit with the name Tower Hamlets, and the right to muster the militia was held by the Lieutenant of the Tower.

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

Archival history

GB 0074 O/032 1813 Collection 0.7 linear metres Tower Hamlets Militia

A militia force was raised from the civilian population of a county, in order to supplement the regular army in cases of emergency. In 1554 a muster of men from the hamlets near the Tower of London was ordered, including Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney, then separate, rural villages. By 1605 East London had become an official military unit with the name Tower Hamlets, and the right to muster the militia was held by the Lieutenant of the Tower.

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

Records deposited as a gift in 1960.

Oaths of allegiance for recruits in the Tower Hamlets Militia, with medical certificates.

Oaths in chronological order.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also ACC/0295 and ACC/1067 for records of the Tower Hamlets Militia.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Documents Militia records Law Oaths State security Armed forces Militia Organizations Military organizations Information sources Tower Hamlets Militia Tower Hamlets London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited as a gift in 1960.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Oaths of allegiance for recruits in the Tower Hamlets Militia, with medical certificates.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Oaths in chronological order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also ACC/0295 and ACC/1067 for records of the Tower Hamlets Militia.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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