Men in armour for Gloucestershire 1608 (General)

by m p griffiths , Monday, February 01, 2010, 19:23 (5484 days ago) @ teresa baldwin

Men in Armour in Gloucestershire - Author: John SMITH born 1567

Genuki:/Genealogical research information for Gloucestershire England

www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/

(on Page 10)

Men between the ages of 18 - 60 are listed.

'The names and Surnames of all the able and sufficient men in body fitt for his Ma'ties service in the warrs within the City of Gloucester and the Inshire of the same, wherein are contayned the City of Glouc' and the Hundreds of Dudstone and Barton Regis, with their ages, personable Statures and Armours viewed by the Right honourable Henry Lord Berkley Lord Lieutenant of the said City and the County thereof by direction from his Ma'tie in the month of September 1608'

The list provides occupation, and a measure of age, and physique of the parties concerned by means of a key, for example: - John Bendall Broadweaver -1m being decipherable using the following table: - etc.

Look-up requests on Rootsweb Mailing List Gloucestershire (FEBRUARY 2010) with answers.