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Title: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: Elleray Girl on Sunday 10 July 11 18:39 BST (UK)

Hi,

I have a record for a marriage at St. Nicholas Liverpool in 1781 it states that the groom was serving in the Middlesex Militia. The couple remain in Liverpool and have 5 children - I'm trying to find out where the groom (Thomas Parker) would have come from.  Would there have been a Middlesex regiment in Liverpool  ??? or can anyone of you knowledgeable people out there point me in the right direction!

Thanks,

Karen

Title: Re: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 July 11 09:43 BST (UK)

There was at least one company of Middlesex Militia in Lancashire at that  time. Their baggage transport bills are held at Lancashire RO - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=055-q_8-27&cid=-1#-1 (do Control+F and search for Middlesex Militia)

Lancashire-OPC has baptisms in 1782 at Our Lady and St Nicholas in Liverpool of :

- a child of Nathaniel Radford " a Private in the Westminster battalion of Middlesex Militia"
-a child of Philip Conway, "  a Private in the Westminster Batallion of Middlesex Militia"
-2 children of Willoughby Chapman "Private in the Westminster Battalion of Middlesex Militia"
-a child of John Heslea " Private in the Westminster Battalion of Middlesex Militia "

and several others

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Liverpool-Central/stnicholas/baptisms_1782.html

Title: Re: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: Elleray Girl on Monday 11 July 11 10:11 BST (UK)

Thank you  :)

Do you know if there are any militia lists available - I'm trying to find out where Thomas originated from (now assuming that it will be Middlesex as he was in the Middlesex Militia, but you know what they say about the word assume!!)

Karen

Title: Re: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 July 11 10:22 BST (UK)

The City of Westminster archives has a lot of militia material http://www.calmview.eu/Westminster/CalmView/default.aspx

Title: Re: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 July 11 10:29 BST (UK)

Have you seen the baptism of Elizabeth at St Nicholas in 1795 "Daughter of Thomas Parker & Lydia (formerly Roberts), his 2nd Wife" ?

Title: Re: Middlesex Militia in Liverpool
Post by: Elleray Girl on Monday 11 July 11 10:37 BST (UK)

Yes! - Lydia is from Liverpool, but Thomas is a little more elusive!

Thanks for your help, I shall keep sleuthing!

Karen