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Militia List 1803, Parish of Allhallows on the Walls, Exeter

Trewmans, Printers, High Street, Exeter

Devon Record Office, Miscellaneous Papers Box 5

The document is the property of Exeter City Council, and its transcript is provided here with their kind permission.

Transcribed by Iris Sutton

Abbreviations to names are as in the original document. The headings were written in full at the top of every column, these have been replaced by letters to save space. The entries are handwritten in what appears to be three different hands. There are also variations in the way children are recorded.

 

SCHEDULE B

Constable's List (Militia List) of the Parish of Allhallows Goldsmith Street, Exon

Column Headings, originally written in full at top of each column.
A   1st Class, 17 to 30 unmarried and no children under 10 years
B2nd Class, 30 to 50 unmarried, and no children under 10 years
C3rd Class, 17 to 30 married, or two children under 10 years.
D4th Class, Remainder between 17 and 55.

 

 

NAMESDescriptionA           B           C           D           REMARKS
Caleb HedgelandBuilder   1Engaged as an Artisan
Robt. HakeDraper  2 Willing to serve
Thos. Hake 1   Do.
Wm KingdonSurgeon2   Discharged
Wm. FrenchPlasterer   3Volunteer
Richd. SamsGoldsmith   4Willing to serve
James TuckerAccomptant   5Do.
Richd. CollinsHouseholder   6 
Thos.ShipcottServant3    
James ManningLicenced Teacher   7 
James Manning Junr 4    
John ClowPainter   8Willing to serve
Thos. CoombePlasterer (Apprentice)  1  
Saml. WhiteBrewer   9Adjt. 1st Devon Cavalry
James WhiteSurgeon5   Royal Dragoons
Wm. BowringAttorney at Law   10Serving by Substitute
Isaac CoxApprentice6    
Richd. CarlyleCustom House Officer   11Infirm
Wm. NewcombeCarrier 1  Infirm
Thos. PetersMeal Man   12 
Thos. CollingsMaltster   13Volunteer
Wm. ColwellLabourer   14Do.
Geo. MeinApprentice7    
Richd. StrongSalesman   15Willing to Serve
Saml. StrongSalesman 2  Do.
John SmaleLabourer   16Do.
Thos. CockramWoolcomber   17Volunteer
M.D. DewdneyGentn.   18Lieu. East D. Melitia
Geo. Wood    19Infirm
John CousinsHellier   20 
James DenhamCork Cutter   21Engaged in the Artillery
John Tucker   2 Volunteer Cavalry
Francis TettPensioner   22Willing to Serve
John PhillipsCordwainer8   Volunteer
John Phillips senr.Do.   23Willing to Serve
  8 72223 
Richd. Elson    24Artillery Driver
John Podger 9   Rifle Man
James BalleSaddler10   Volunteer Cavalry
Charles Davis 11   Rifle man
John LucraftLabourer   25 
Richd. KnowlingCarpenter   26Volunteer
Wm. NorthcotCarpenter12   Do.
Wm. Hooper 13   Do.
John WiltonCarpenter   27Do.
Solomon CouldridgeJoiner 3  Willing to Serve
James RidgeTaylor  3 Volunteer
Thos. HaymanLand Surveyor 4   
Wm. MorganTaylor   28Infirm
John MorganPlasterer14   Volunteer
John AventCordwainer   29Do.
Richd. GilesWoolcomber   30 
John SandersPrinter   31Willing to serve
James CrookeBrewer   32Do.
George RowsePump Maker   33 
Richd. RowseDo.15    
John DarbyJoiner   34 
Joseph Stamp 16   Volunteer
Thomas 17   Do.
Robt. Greeslade 18   Do.
John MortimerBaker   35Willing to Serve
Wm. GearyDyer 5  Do. Do.
Wm SanfordPublican   36Volunteer Cavalry
John ArnoldMedical Man  4  
James CrackfordJoiner   37 
Geo. DenhamShoemaker   38 
Thos. NortonCordwainer 6   
Wm. JacksonHellier  5 Artillery
Richd. HolmesJoiner   39 
Geo. RadmoreLabourer   40 
Joseph HicksSilversmith   41 
Phillip ColemanBroker   42 
Wm. HolettLabourer   43 
  176543Vol 21 Infirm 4
Joseph AcresLabourer  6 in the Army of Reserve
John StephensApprentice19    
Mathew EmesStonemason   44 
George GreenPainter  7 Volunteer
James OldridgeSmith20   in the
Army of Reserve      
Wm. BickhamSergemaker 7  Infirm
Thos. BickhamLinen Draper21    
David EvansWhitesmith   45Willing to Serve
Wm. SuttonGentleman22   Do.
Saml. SoutheyGrocer   46Do.
Patt LawlorChair Maker   47in the Army of Reserve
Wm. BennettAccomptant   48Willing to Serve
Humphrey Tucker  8   
Wm. PoorDyer   49Infirm
P. PassmoreTaylor  8 Volunteer
David WilcocksLinen Draper   50 
Wm. WilcocksGentn.   51 
Wm. SymsSalesman   52Infirm
Wm. MahanSailor   53Discharged form Service
Thos. Wreyford    54Volunteer
Robt. Goss    55Willing to Serve
Wm. DavisPainter   56 
Saml. TreleavenBookbinder23   Volunteer
Thos. SquireSoap Boiler  9 Willing to Serve
Richd. TraversWheelwright   57 
Richd. TremlettDo  10 Drawn in the Army of Reserve
Robt. SparkesConfectioner   58Substitute Serving
Wm. BartlettWhite Smith   59Artilliery Man
John RocketPorter   60Pensioner
John EdsallMember of Exeter College Oxford24    
Thos. WestlakeGentn.   61Willing to Serve
Wm. PatesSalesman  11 Volunteer
Thos. ReedCoombe Maker   62Do.
Wm RendallCordwainer  12 Infirm discharged
Wm. TurnerCork Cutter25   Volunteer
James TurnerSmith26   Do.
Thos. WadeltonCordwainer   63 
  2581163Vol. 59 Infirm 7
John NicholsBroker   64Willing to Serve
John Nichols junr.Do.27   Do.
Joseph HeathHousekeeper   65Infirm
Henry HardingOfficer of Excise   66Willing to Serve
Robt. GouldBroker   67 
John PaulGlass Cutter  13 Volunteer
Robt GraterGentn.28    
Charles GilbertApothecary 9   
Geo. Rendall 29    
Jeremiah Esworthy 30   Volunteer
Edwd. BuxtonCurrier   68Volunteer Cavalry
Saml. CouldridgeDo. Apprentice31   Willing to Serve
Thos. HutchingsDo. Do.32   Do.
John FirsmanTaylor  14 Volunteer
  3191368Vol. 33 Infirm 8

John Salisbury Constable