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Expand 1 - Land tax records for the Hundred of Wisbech and the north part of the Hundred of Witchford1 - Land tax records for the Hundred of Wisbech and the north part of the Hundred of Witchford
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50 - Deputy Lieutenancy minute book 14 October 1802 - 25 November 1819 Minutes of subdivision meetings of Deputy Lieutenants and J.P.s including orders to constables to draw up lists of men liable to serve, orders for training and lists of men balloted for each parish. Interspersed with minutes of meetings regarding the Supplementary Militia 3 June 1803 - 19 January 1804
51 - Draft Deputy Lieutenancy minutes 13 January - 7 April 1831 Includes lists of men balloted to supply vacancies, March and lists of enrolled men, 10 March. .
52 - Deputy Lieutenant's Waste Book 11 November 1807 - 11 January 1831 Comprises day-to-day notes of business transacted and cash disbursed.
53 - Precept to Chief Constable to return militia lists 23 October 1798
54 - Order from Clerk of General Meetings to Clerk of the Sub-division to give notice of date of Sub-Division meeting to Deputy Lieutenants and J.P.s. 26 October 1801
54a - Notice of a general meeting of the Lieutenancy 3 January 1831
55 - Militia lists The 1757 Militia Act (30 Geo II c.25) introduced the balloting of men into militia regiments. Annual lists were drawn up by the constables of all men in their parish between the ages of 18 and 50. No 18th century lists appear to have survived for Ely and South Witchford. Names, occupation, infirmities and grounds for exemption 25, 31 October, 1 November 1802 1. Downham 2. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 3. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 4. Littleport 5. Stuntney
56 - Militia lists Copy lists giving names and occupations only 4 November 1802 1 Coveney 2 Downham 3 Ely St. Mary with Chettisham 4 Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5 Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6 Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7 Haddenham 8 Littleport 9 Manea 10 Mepal 11 Stretham 12 Stuntney 13 Sutton 14 Thetford 15 Wentworth 16 Wilburton 17 Witcham 18 Witchford
57 - Militia lists 18 June 1803 Secondary lists of men liable to serve, usually stating name and occupation only, exist for a number of parishes for this year. 1. Coveney 2. Downham (Constable's declaration only) 3. Ely St. Mary with Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward. Notice of meeting to hear appeal appended 11 June 1803 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport (incomplete) 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Stuntney 13. Sutton 14. Thetford 15. Wentworth 16. Wilburton 17. Witcham
58 - Militia lists Printed forms requiring name, occupation, 24 January 1805 whether liable to serve, and grounds for exemption 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Bank Hill Ward with Stuntney 5. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10 Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
59 - Militia lists 14 November 1805 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary, with Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe with Stuntney 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
60 - Militia lists 11 September 1806 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
61 - Milita lists 6-12 March 1807 Hand written forms headed a list of every male inhabitant within the parish of - between the ages of 18 and 45. Most give names only. 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 4. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward with Stuntney 5. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Manea 9. Mepal 10. Stretham 11. Sutton 12. Thetford 13. Wentworth 14. Wilburton 15. Witcham 16. Witchford
62 - Militia lists 5 November 1807 Printed forms, names, occupation, age, if any child under 14, whether exempt, grounds of exemption 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Hithe Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
63 - Militia lists 17 November 1808 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary and Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
64 - Militia lists 14 December 1809 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
65 - Militia lists 7 November 1811 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
66 - Militia lists 5 November 1812 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Stuntney 13. Sutton 14. Thetford 15. Wentworth 16. Wilburton 17. Witcham 18. Witchford
67 - Militia lists 4 November 1813 1. Downham 2. Ely St. Mary 3. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 4. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Manea 9. Mepal 10. Stretham 11. Sutton 12. Thetford 13. Wentworth 14. Wilburton 15. Witcham
68 - Militia lists 24 November 1814 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward (unfit for production) 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Manea 9. Mepal 10. Stretham 11. Sutton 12. Thetford 13. Wentworth 14. Wilburton 15. Witcham 16. Witchford
69 - Militia lists 23 November 1815 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
70 - Militia lists 21 November 1816 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
71 - Militia lists 20 November 1816 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Manea 9. Mepal 10. Stretham 11. Stuntney 12. Sutton 13 Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
72 - Militia lists 28 November 1818 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward with Stuntney 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
73 - Militia lists 25 November 1819 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward with Stuntney 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
74 - Militia lists 16 November 1820 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
75 - Militia lists 15 November 1821 1. Manea
76 - Militia lists 14 November 1822 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Stuntney 13. Sutton 14. Thetford 15. Wentworth 16. Wilburton 17. Witcham 18. Witchford
77 - Militia lists 13 November 1823 1. Downham 2. Ely St. Mary 3. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 4. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Manea 9. Mepal 10. Stretham 11. Stuntney 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wilburton 15. Witcham 16. Witchford
78 - Militia lists 4 November 1824 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary with Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
79 - Militia lists 17 November 1825 1. Downham 2. Ely St. Mary 3. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 4. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 6. Haddenham 7. Littleport 8. Mepal 9. Stuntney 10. Sutton
80 - Militia lists 16 November 1826 1. Chettisham 2. Coveney 3. Downham 4. Ely St. Mary 5. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 7. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 8. Haddenham 9. Littleport 10. Manea 11. Mepal 12. Stretham 13. Sutton 14. Thetford 15. Wentworth 16. Wilburton 17. Witcham 18. Witchford
81 - Militia lists November 1827 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary with Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Witcham 16. Witchford
82 - Militia lists 13 November 1828 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary with Chettisham 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Stuntney 13. Sutton 14. Thetford 15. Wentworth 16. Wilburton 17. Witcham 18. Witchford
83 - Militia lists 10 February 1831 1. Coveney 2. Downham 3. Ely St. Mary 4. Ely Trinity, Broad Hithe Ward 5. Ely Trinity, Castle Hithe Ward 6. Ely Trinity, Steeple Ward 7. Haddenham 8. Littleport 9. Manea 10. Mepal 11. Stretham 12. Sutton 13. Thetford 14. Wentworth 15. Wilburton 16. Witcham 17. Witchford
83a - Militia lists Unidentified list - 31 names with occupations and reason for exemption n.d.
84 - Surgeons' certificates These certificates, some formerly attached to militia lists, others loose, identify those men unfit to serve and the nature of their ill health. They would have been made out at the time the militia lists were compiled. 1. Coveney (5 items) 1814,1816-17 2. Downham (2 items) 1814, 1817 3. Ely St. Mary (20 items) 1814, 1816-1818 4. Ely Trinity (8 items) 1815-18 5. Haddenham (14 items) 1814-1816 6. Littleport (42 items) 1814-17 7. March (13 items) 1814-17 8. Mepal (2 items) 1814, 1816 9. Stretham (8 items) 1814, 1816-17 10. Stuntney (3 items) 1815, 1818 and n.d. 11. Sutton (13 items) 1814, 1816, 1818 12. Thetford (2 items) 1814, 1818 13. Wentworth (1 item) 1816 14. Wilburton (11 items) 1814-17 15. Witcham (7 items) 1814, 1816 16. Witchford (1 item) 1814
85 - 1 Returns of numbers of men in eachparish liable for or exempt from service 4 November 1802, 22 November 1805, 13 September 1806, 15 December 1825 - 6 September 1828 10 February 1831 (9 items) 2 Volume of returns as above 5 December 1821-1825 3 Returns of numbers of men in each parish liable to serve or to be trained or exempt from service made in pursuance of an an Act 47 Geo III c71 12 November 1807, 24 December 1809, 15 November 1819 and n.d. (4 items) 4 Volumes of returns, as above, including list of men and substitutes enrolled, bounties and fines paid 24 August 1811 - 6 December 1820
86 - Notices to Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the numbers of men to be raised for each hundred (3 items) 27 November 1802, 24 November 1807, 16 November 1810
87 - 1 Apportionment of men among parishes with draft version (2 items) 1 December 1807 2 Apportionment under the 'Training Act' of 1806 (3 items) 17 February - 12 March 1807
88 - Precept to Chief Constable of the Hundred of Ely to give notice to petty constables of the number of men appointed to serve for each parish (2 items) 4 December 1802
89 - Notices of date and venue of subdivision meeting for balloting of men from the parishes of Ely St. Mary, Littleport, Haddenham, Mepal, Downham and Ely Holy Trinity (6 items) 19 December 1807
90 - Summonses to balloted men; Jonathon New of Ely Trinity and Samuel Wright toappear to be enrolled in the militia Endorsed 'cannot be found' (2 items) 23 May 1809
91 - Memorandum for use of Deputy Lieutenant in enrolling and swearing in men (2 items) 13 December 1807
92 - Substitutes' Militia Attestations Comprising certifcate of fitness to serve, oath regarding name, trade, place of residence, married status etc. and oath of allegiance to the King. Most include a note of the man whom the substitute was replacing 1 Attestations (20 items) 23 May 1803 - 23 February 1804 2 Ditto (40 items) 2 January - 4 March 1808 3 Ditto (16 items) 29 January - 15 August 1811 4 Ditto (8 items) 17 July - 14 August 1817 5 Ditto (54 items) 13 March - 9 June 1820 6 Ditto (4 items) 3 - 10 May 1821 7 Ditto (9 items) 1 August 1822 8 Ditto (47 items) (fragile) 5 March - 11 April 1825 9 Ditto (11 items) 12 January - 8 February 1827 10 Ditto (2 items) 14 and 17 March 1829 11 Ditto (51 items) 3 - 17 March 1831
93A - Enrolment volume
93B - Enrolment volume
94 - Substitutes' certificates giving details of their Company and the men for whom they are serving (31 items) 2 January 1808 - 15 August 1811
95 - Class return of men serving in the Cambridgeshire Regiment of Militia Compiled by Robert Mann, Captain and Adjutant 11 May 1803
96 - 1 Description Roll of the Ely Division, Cambridgeshire Militia Includes age, height, colour of hair and eyes, complexion, town of birth and occupation 25 August - 7 October 1803 2 Schedule of persons drawn for the South Witchford Hundred 4 January - 8 February 1808 3 List of men serving in the Cambridgeshire Militia 9 June 1817
97 - Order of the Lieutenancy for assembling the Militia for training and exercise 4 April 1831
98 - Notices to Cambridgeshire Regiment of the Militia to assemble for training (2 items) 26 April 1825, 4 April 1831
99 - Deserters 1 Returns of men who did not join the Regiment on its being embodied. Includes names, ages, height, description, place of birth, occupation and date of enrolment. The return for 10 August also lists vacancies created by desertions, discharges and promotions (3 items) 25 March - 10 August 1803 2 Return of John Bedford, aged 21, deserted from Ipswich barracks 8 July 1803 together with letter notifying his arrest 16 - 23 July 1803 3 Return of deserters 25 May - 22 June 1825
100 - Lists of men from the Cambridgeshire Militia who have volunteered to the line with note of the regiments they were discharged to (5 items) 26 April 1805 - 19 June 1811
101 - Return of men promoted 29 April 1803
102 - Return of men whose service has expired 6 January 1826
103 - Discharge certificates (18 items: fragile) 14 April 1803 - 18 April 1805
104 - Returns of vacancies (14 items) 11 September 1803- 19 January 1831
105 - List of men disembodied and precept for them to reassemble and prepare to march to join the Regiment (3 items) 17 August 1801
106 - Return of moieties of bounties received. Draft copy also (2 items) 20 August 1805
107 - Receipt for bounties 6 February 1808
108 - Returns of fines (7 items) 1803 - 11
109 - Abstract accounts of fines, half bounties and residues for the period 1803-08 (2 items) 17 June 1811
110 - Militia Book: an account of sums paid out to overseers of Ely St. Mary and Holy Trinity, Haddenham and other parishes for the relief of wives and families of militia men andsubstitutes February 1804 - 19 January 1816
111 - Entry Book for Militia Orders: an account of orders signed by the magistrates for reimbursing the respective parishes within Ely and South Witchford Hundred that they have advanced to the wives and families of militia men now in actual service and residing within their respective parishes from 3rd August 1799
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