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can somebody enlighten

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The Hrt Man

The Hrt Man Report 14 Sep 2006 20:50

i have a rellie on the 1861 ancestry census he is down (it looks like) sergent in militia he was in south mims barnet herts can anybody tell me who why and were there regi are gypsie

♫ Penny €

♫ Penny € Report 14 Sep 2006 21:37

South Mimms was & is quite small. Have you looked at the image to see if that throws any more light on it? Penny

Keith

Keith Report 14 Sep 2006 22:42

For militia read Home Guard/Territorial Army type of service and you will see that they were very local units. Regards Keith