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Militia List 1803, Parish of Exeter Cathedral

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 The headings were written in full at the top of every column, these have been replaced by letters to save space. Errors in entering the information in columns are as in the original.

 

SCHEDULE B

Constable's List (Militia List) of the Precincts of the Close of the Cathedral of St Peters

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
Thos. CarpenterTaylor21   Volunteer
John TremlettDo21   Do
Geo. PhillipsFootman24    
Wm PorterGroom22    
C.Q.BarnwellA Member of ye Univ. of Cambge22    
Wm. WeeksFootman29    
Ralph Barnes jnrAttorney at Law22   Serving as Volunteer but not Gazetted
Saml. BarnesApprentice19   Medical Man
Wm. Garbett Junior5feet 6 Inches29   Volunteer
Jas. GarbettDo Do22   Willing to Serve if requested
Jas. Knotts4 Feet 8 Inches18   Do Do Do
Wm. Newcombe 21   Incapable
Jas. Floud5 Feet 6 Inches22   Willing to Serve if required
Jas. CookBaker18   Do Do Do
Jas. RiceHellier26   Do Do Do
Wm. HakeTaylor28   Volunteer
John FlayBricklayer25    
Thos. GrinsladeTaylor29    
John PettleCoach maker21   Volunteer
Wm. AyreDo. do.18    
Edwd. AddicottCarpenter17    
Alice HumphreyDo23   a Bad Knee
John ForcePost Office Clerk19    
John ClenchDo Do21    
Richd. Donn 27    
John JoslinSawyer17   Volunteer
Wm. BaileyCordwainer18    
John KempTaylor18    
Joseph PinnDo18    
Saml. WilliamsDo25    
Saml. CasserSleeker21   Volunteer
Phillip Mugford 25    
John RoperHarness Maker22   Volunteer
John StoneCarver23   Volunteer
Robt. DiamondPostillion to M Sawle 45   
John BonnerMail Guard 43   
Wm. NexShoemaker 35  Crippled
Nics. BonifantDo Do 46  Volunteer
John WilsonGent   52Willing to Serve
Thos. WarrenLabourer30   Volunteer
Jos. FrankmoreDo  30  
Thos. LoudonDo  30  
Math. IsaacDo   40 
Saml. HawkerWeaver   22Drawn in army of Reserve
Rich. ArnellCoach Driver   36 
Phillip DonnSmith  30 Volunteer
Thos. DrownOstler  26  
Edwd. TurtonVictualar   52Willing to Serve if required
Wm. BackliffeBaker 25  Act as Baker if required
Jas. HarrisCoach Maker   35Volunteer
Wm. JacksonPost Master   45 
John HakeTaylor   45Willing to Serve if required
John PophamGlazier   40Volunteer
Robt. BaileyLabourer   55 
Thos. WinterJoiner   50Volunteer
Thos. Winter junr.Do   24Army of Reserve
Saml. KempTaylor   39 
Saml. StoneTaylor   44Volunteer
Jos. BorriceSleeker   50Willing to Serve if required
Ambrose TobyCoachmaker   38Do Do Do
Richd. RisdonPerfumer   40Volunteer
Wm. KempHousekeeper   42Willing to Serve if required
Jas. EllardProcter   51Do. do. do.
Geo. StabbackSurveyor of Taxes   34Drawn in army of reserve
John JonesAtty at Law   35Under Sheriff of Devon willing to serve
Wm. MoxeyDeputy Recr. Of Taxes   33 
John LakemanJoiner   33Volunteer
John KnowlesLabourer   39Willing to Serve
Saml. CodnerDo.   55Do. do.
Benjm. LangsfordPainter   40Do. do. now a volunteer
Jas. TaylorCarver   33Willing to serve if required
Robt. EvansCoach Smith   31Do. Do. Do.
John HuntHair Dresser   50Infirm
John Penbirth    39Volunteer
Bartmus. BerryCordwainer   46Do.
Geo. LivertonTaylor   43 
Matthw. PearShopman   31 
Robt. ParsonsWheelwright   47Russells Artillery
Jos. MitchellCarpenter   49 
Wm. WareingBricklayer   29 
Jas. PerkinsLabourer   39 
Wm. PorterSevt. to Js. Pearce   31Willing to serve if required
Rich. HalfyardLabourer   42Do. Do. Do.
Thos. BickellDo.   38Russells Artillery
Jas. NewberryCordwainer   29Serving as a Volunteer
Thos. ChaveHair Dresser   43 
Thos. LinscottChaise Driver   27 
Thos. ParkerHorse Keeper   40 
Chrisr. FurseCarver   46Deaf
John WoodWoolsorter   45Blind in the right eye
Jas. MurdockCordwainer   48Lame & Infirm
Geo. Long     Clergyman & Lame
Wm. GatterApothecary   55Medical Man
Wm. Speare    51Clergyman
Robt. Cross junrShopkeeper    Quaker
Joseph PotterCordwainer   49Unable to Serve
Wm. TruemanSchoolmaster   36 
David RadfordWorsted man   50 
Geo. ShortAtty at Law   40Servg. by Sub. in Militia
Wm. Z HolwellPainter    Do. in volunteers
Chanr. NutcombeClergyman    Returns at Morchard
Genl. Simcoe     Returns at Woodford Lodge
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Wm Picksley                   
William Wills, Constables