Craven Muster Rolls 1803
The following Middlebrook/Middlebrough entries are extracted from North Yorkshire County Record Office Publications, No. 9.
The Muster Roll lists all those men from Craven parishes aged between 17 and 55, eligible to be called up for military duty.
| Parish | Township | Name | Occupation | Class | Notes
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| Bentham | Bentham | William Middlebrook | blacksmith | 1 | .
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| Bentham | Bentham | William Middlebrook | labourer | 1 | infirm
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| Bentham | Bentham | James Middlebank | labourer | 4 | .
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| Bentham | Bentham | Robert Middlebrook | blacksmith | 4 | .
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| Bentham | Ingleton | James Middlebruff | blacksmith | 3 | voluntary service
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| Burnsall | Appletreewick | John Middlebrough | servant | 2 | .
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| Gargrave | Gargrave | William Middlebrough | weaver | 1 | .
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| Gargrave | Gargrave | John Middlebrough | servant | 2 | .
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| Gargrave | Gargrave | Thomas Middlebrough | labourer | 4 | .
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| Keighley | Keighley | Thomas Middlebrook | farmer | 4 | .
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| Kirkby Malham | Malham | John Middlebrook | labourer | 2 | .
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| Linton | Grassington | William Middlebrough | . | 4 | infirm
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| Slaidburn | Newton | William Middlebrough | farmer | 4 | .
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The classes assigned to each man are explained as follows:
- unmarried men aged under 30, with no children under 10
- unmarried men aged 30-49 inclusive, with no children under 10
- married men aged 17-29 inclusive with no more than 2 children under 10
- others not included above
The Craven list includes men from the following parishes of the West Riding of Yorkshire:
| Addingham | Arncliffe | Barnoldswick | Bentham
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| Bolton-by-Bolland | Bracewell | Broughton-cum-Elsack | Burnsall
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| Carleton | Clapham | Gargrave | Giggleswick
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| Gisburn | Horton-in-Ribblesdale | Keighley | Kettlewell
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| Kildwick | Kirkby Malham | Linton | Long Preston
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| Marton (both) | Mitton | Sawley-cum-Tosside | Sedbergh
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| Skipton | Slaidburn | Thornton-in-Craven | Thornton-in-Lonsdale
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