Collection search - WO 13. Muster Books and Pay Lists, Militia and Volunteers [textual record (microform)]

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WO 13. Muster Books and Pay Lists, Militia and Volunteers [textual record (microform)]

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Series

Date:

1837-1850.

Reference:

R14028-4-3-E, MG13-WO13

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

104822

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War Office fonds

WO 13. Muster Books and Pay Lists, Militia and Volunteers
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Series includes:

45 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1837-1850.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

43 microfilm reels.

Language of material:

English

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War Office 13 contains 4,675 volumes of muster rolls and pay lists for British-paid militia and volunteer units. Muster rolls and pay lists record the name, rank, military station and period of service of each man in a unit. In rare instances, muster rolls include the place and date of birth, trade, place and date of enlistment, and date of death or reason for absence if the individual was missing from his unit. Pay lists record rate of pay. The terms pay list and muster roll are requently used interchangeably. The National Archives has acquired microfilmed selected volumes of muster rolls and pay lists for Canadian militia and volunteer units, 1837-1850. Regiments are usually co-terminous with county. The microfilmed originals are available on microfilm reels B-2916, B-2917, B-2976, B-2977, B-2995, and B-3159 to B-3196.

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Textual records (microform) (Electronic) Finding Aid No. 90, British Records on Microfilm, is a microfilm shelf list. For WO 13, it includes reel numbers, volume numbers, outside dates, and general subject matter of each volume. MSS0090 (90: Open)

Textual records (microform) (Electronic) Finding Aid No. 442 is a table of contents for volumes 3652 to 3688 and later volumes. There is also a detailed description of the contents of volumes 3673 to 3688. MSS0442 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001500.pdf

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For additional muster rolls and pay lists for the Canadian militia and volunteers, see also RG 8 and RG 9.
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Canada - Militia - Paylists, 1837-1850

Canada - Militia - Muster rolls, 1837-1850

Military service, Voluntary - Canada, 1837-1850

Regimental histories - Canada, 1837-1850

Canada. Canadian Armed forces - History, 1837-1850
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MG13-WO13
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 442] 46

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel

[Consultation 90 Open]

B-2916--B-2917;

[Consultation 90 Open]

B-2976--B-2977;

[Consultation 90 Open]

B-2995;

[Consultation 90 Open]

B-3159--B-3196;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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