Property history pre census years (General)

by MPGriffiths , Sunday, May 04, 2025, 11:21 (11 days ago) @ Cole

In a recent reply to another Member, I did mention Men in Armour for Gloucestershire 1608, which is an online database on names, occupations, stature and age of 20,000 men in Gloucestershire, Able and Sufficient Men in Body fir for His Majesty's Service in the Wars etc.

If you Google: Coaley.net this contains a searchable transcript which you might find useful, given approx age , height and what they are fit for. There is a help page to explain the abbreviations.

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Having a quick check for RUDGE - the surname appears to also be spelt ARUDGE or even ALLRUDGE

The place names listed are

ELMORE (Gloucestershire)

ABENHALL (Forest of Dean)

RUARADEAN .... as spelt (Dean)

Lea (ROSS, Hereford)

Thomas ARUDGE, husbandman A40 - meanest stature
Thomas ARUDGE, yeoman unable in body has a corslet furnished
Robert ARUDGE son of Thomas ARUDGE yeomen A20, lower stature
the day John HANNIS and the said John GARWAY and John RUDGE have between them one musket furnished.

HINTON (Berkeley)

DURSELEY

WESTERLEIGH (South Glas. east of Bristol