Collection GB 0074 ACC/0246 - ROYAL SPELTHORNE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

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Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0246

Title

ROYAL SPELTHORNE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

Date(s)

  • 1805 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.04 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Spelthorne was one of the Middlesex Hundreds, containing the parishes of Ashfrod, East Bedfont, Feltham, Hampton, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington and Shepperton. The hundred was held by the Crown.

1805 was during the Napoleonic Wars when many militia forces and volunteer forces were formed to participate in the war effort.

Prince William, the third son of King George the Third, was made Duke of Clarence in 1789. From 1797 he lived in Bushy House, Teddington, as ranger of Bushy Park. He became King William IV in 1830.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0246 1805 Collection 0.04 linear metres Royal Spelthorne Volunteer Infantry

Spelthorne was one of the Middlesex Hundreds, containing the parishes of Ashfrod, East Bedfont, Feltham, Hampton, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington and Shepperton. The hundred was held by the Crown.

1805 was during the Napoleonic Wars when many militia forces and volunteer forces were formed to participate in the war effort.

Prince William, the third son of King George the Third, was made Duke of Clarence in 1789. From 1797 he lived in Bushy House, Teddington, as ranger of Bushy Park. He became King William IV in 1830.

Record deposited in 1946.

Return of volunteers of the Royal Spelthorne Volunteer Infantry; giving the number of companies, the number in each rank and the number of 'effectives'. Signed by William, Duke of Clarence, Colonel, Bushy House Headquarters.

One document catalogued as ACC/0246/001.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

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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. Middlesex Militia Royal Spelthorne Volunteer Infantry William IV , 1765-1837 , king of Great Britain and Ireland Soldiers Infantrymen Wars (events) Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Organizations Military organizations State security Armed forces Volunteer forces Middlesex England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Record deposited in 1946.

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Scope and content

Return of volunteers of the Royal Spelthorne Volunteer Infantry; giving the number of companies, the number in each rank and the number of 'effectives'. Signed by William, Duke of Clarence, Colonel, Bushy House Headquarters.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One document catalogued as ACC/0246/001.

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Available for general access.

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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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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  • English

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