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Admin History:

In 1440 the town of Kingston upon Hull was separated from Yorkshire as an independent county (sometimes known as Hullshire) with its own sheriff and the burgesses were empowered to elect twelve aldermen to assist the mayor and to serve as magistrates for the new county. This system of government remained in force until 1835 when the ancient corporation was abolished and the Municipal Reform Act was passed. While the rural villages of the former county were transferred to the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull itself continued to function as the Town and County.

One of the functions of the County of Hull was to organise a local militia. This was a part-time voluntary force. Officers of the county would identify those in the parish or ward who would be eligible for active service in the event of war and compile the information into a muster rolls

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Minutes and muster rolls