It was part of the
responsibility of the Parish Constable to compile the Militia Lists. In the case
of Castor the Parish Constable was Robert Wright, whose name appears at the end
of the list
APPENDICES –
MILITIA LISTS– 1762 -
Nassaburgh
CASTOR
A list of the inhabitance and servents in Castor wit Milton that is qualified to serve one the melishe for the parrish above menched for Northamptonshire as folrith. December ye 3, 1762
1. Mr Wright Serjent, ferm
2. Mr Wm Wright, surgon
3. Mr John Peeter, fermer
4. Mr Tho Bate, fermer
5. Mr Wm Wolgrave, fermer
6. Mr Rob Laxton, fermer
7. Mr Clem Tompson, fermer
8. Mr Knotton, gardner Number of children
9. Mr Crow, park keeper Each famleys
10. <Nat Guding, miller> 4 children
11. <John Shelston, carpend> 8 dit
12. <Tho Chapel, blmacks> 3 dit
13. <Wm Shelston, bacor> 3 dit
14. <Tho Brown, taler> 3 dit
15. John Darby, juner, weelrigh btc
16. James Stanger, shumaker btc
17. Scmuren
18. John Rudkin, shewmacor
19. Edward Serjant, bacor btc
20. Mr Wm Serjant, farmer
21. John King, laber 2 dit
22. <Wm Smith, taler> 3 dit
23. Wm Suton, laber 1 dit
24. Tho Dolby, shepard 2 dit
25. <Wm Cope, laber> 5 dit
26. <Tho Liming, shomaker> 4 dit
27. <Wm Hill, laber> 3 dit
28. <Wm Chamberling, butcher> 6 dit
29. <Tho Shelston, carpindr> 6 dit
30. <Tho Judsen, laber> 7 dit
31. <John Stimson, shepard> 5 dit
32. John Broten, laber 2 dit
33. Tho Serjeant, laber 2 dit
34. James Willkson, carpindr wid
35. Mathe Boland, laber 2 dit
36. Tho Bate, backer bct
37. Wm More, laber
38. Wm Edwards, laber
39. <Tho Dawkens, wever> 3 dit
40. <John Burbig, laber> 4 dit
41. <Wm Herson, laber> 4 dit
42. Tho Snel, laber 2 dit
43. Edward <Numon> (Newman) 1 dit
44. <Gorg Green, laber> 4 dit
45. John Hale, masner
46. John Dunston, laber
47. <Tho Tweltrees, laber> (Twelvetrees)
48. John Woddell, laber
49. Robt Cuper, serven
50. <Mr Brickwod, turpik>
51. John Parrish, serven
52. Robt Peper, dit
53. Robt Ex, shepard
54. Wm Sandfild, dit
55. Wm Rowell, dit
56. Robt Gregry, dit
57. Gabril Core, dit
58. John Traton, dit
59. Wm Quiner, dit (Wilkinson)
60. Mathey <y groom> dit
61. Ricgard Hudson, sheprd
62. Wm Lenton, dit
63. Tho Gilby, dit
64. Wm Cobley, laber 6 dit
65. Wm Dolby, sheprd
66. Wm Leading, servent
Robt Wright, custable
John Sweby, mason Willm Scotney, shepard
??????????????? John Hurd, farmerman
Notes and Comment:
(1) bct & btc = bachelor; 2 wid=widower
(2) Nos 54-60 and 62-3 have been counted as servants and not as shepherds in Tables 2a and 3a. If nos 54-60 had been shepherds, it would have been unnecesary for Robert wright the Constable, to indicate that no 61 was also a shepherd. Moreover “Mathey <y groom>” is more likely to have come into the category of servant rather than shepherd. Nos 62 and 63 are more difficult to place. If they were shepherds this would mean that out of 66 listed men, seven (10.6%) were employed in looking after sheep. This is an exceptionally high proportion compared with other occupations, even at Castor where sheep were numerous (p117). (One shepherd is also recorded ar each of Castor’s two hamlets, Ailsworth and Sutton). Moreover, it will be seen from the table of “Number of children. Each famleys” that Wright was quite unreliable in his use of the abbreviation ‘dit’(ditto).