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Devon Militia Deserters 1813
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post Thursday, October 28, 1813;
Issue 2512 (Gale Document no Y3200653113)
Transcribed by
Brian Randell
DEVON LOCAL MILITIA | |||||||||||||
LIST of MEN enrolled in the PYMOUTH-DOCK, TAVISTOCK, and TORRIDGE Regiments of LOCAL MILITIA who have ABSENTED themselves without Leave, at the Periods appointed for the Assembly of the Regiments to which they respectively belong, for Training and Exercise in the present Year | |||||||||||||
PLYMOUTH-DOCK REGIMENT | |||||||||||||
No. | NAMES | What Hundred serving for | What Parish serving for | Rank | When enrolled | Age and Size | Description | Trade or Profession | Remarks | ||||
Yrs. | Ft. | In. | Complex. | Eyes | Hair | ||||||||
1 | Anthony Tawe | Roborough | Stoke Damarell | 19th Feb 1811 | 25 | 5 | 3 | Ruddy | Hazle | Brown | Labourer | ||
2 | William Bath | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | 25th Jan 1813 | 21 | 5 | 4 | Do. | Do. | Dk. Ditto | Mason | ||
3 | James Phillips | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | Do. | 24 | 5 | 5 | Pale | Do. | Red | Mason | ||
4 | John Hoyton | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | Do. | 25 | 5 | 3½ | Dark | Grey | Dk. Brown | Cordwainer | ||
5 | William Ward | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | Do. | 23 | 5 | 5½ | Ruddy | Hazle | Do. | Ropemaker | ||
6 | John Maish | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | Do. | 18 | Butcher | Description not taken | ||||||
7 | Thomas Roberts | .. .. .. | Vaulter's Home | 28th ditto | 21 | 5 | 7 | Ruddy | Grey | Sandy | Labourer | ||
8 | John Lloyd | Exminster | Ashton | 8th Feb. | 24 | 5 | 7 | Fair | Do. | Lt. brown | Cordwainer | ||
9 | Richard Smith | .. .. .. | Dawlish | 29th May 1812 | 22 | 5 | 5½ | Ruddy | Hazle | Brown | Ditto | ||
10 | James Moore | .. .. .. | Doddiscombsleigh and Dunchideock | 8th Feb 1813 | 27 | 5 | 6 | Do. | Grey | Dk. brown | Labourer | ||
11 | Anthony Mills | .. .. .. | Ditto | 8th ditto | 25 | 5 | 9 | Fair | Do. | Lt. Brown | Ditto | ||
12 | Samuel Taylor | .. .. .. | Ditto | 12th ditto | 21 | 5 | 7 | Ruddy | Do. | Do. | Ditto | ||
13 | Thomas Dromond | .. .. .. | Ide | 8th ditto | 24 | 5 | 7 | do. | Hazle | Dk. Brown | Ditto | ||
14 | William Gill | .. .. .. | West Teignmouth | 18th Jan | 24 | 5 | 6 | Do. | Grey | Lt. Brown | Cordwainer | ||
15 | John Page | .. .. .. | Ditto | 12th Feb | 21 | 5 | 8 | Do. | Hazle | Dk. Brown | Ditto | ||
16 | William Stoneman | .. .. .. | Kenton | 8th ditto | 24 | 5 | 10 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Labourer | ||
17 | John Winsor | Teignbridge | Bovey Tracey | 8th ditto | 20 | 5 | 3 | Do. | Grey | Lt. brown | Ditto | ||
18 | William Brimacombe | .. .. .. | North Bovey | 29th Jan | 18 | 5 | 4 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Ditto | ||
19 | Edward Gongdon | .. .. .. | Highweek | 17th Sept. 1810 | 29 | 5 | 3 | Fair | Do. | Do. | Cordwainer | ||
20 | Joseph Smith | .. .. .. | Lustleigh | 21st Jan, 1813 | 24 | 5 | 5¾ | Ruddy | Do. | Dk. Brown | Blacksmith | ||
21 | James Collins | .. .. .. | Moretonhampstead | 29th ditto | 33 | 5 | 8 | Do. | Do. | Lt. brown | Labourer | ||
22 | William Hodge | Stanbrorough | Buckfastleigh | 18th May, 1811 | 27 | 5 | 6 | Pale | Hazle | Do. | Blacksmith | ||
23 | Richard Churchwood | .. .. .. | Ditto | 10th May, 1813 | 27 | 5 | 8 | Ruddy | Grey | Do. | Carpenter | ||
24 | Richard Vallet | .. .. .. | Ditto | 3d March | 21 | 5 | 4 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Labourer | ||
25 | William Newland | .. .. .. | Dartington | 10th Feb. | 24 | 5 | 4 | Description not taken | |||||
26 | Matthew Pope | .. .. .. | Loddiswell | ist ditto | 18 | 5 | 2 | Fair | Grey | Lt. brown | Tanner | ||
27 | William Harrison | .. .. .. | Kingsbridge | 17th ditto | 21 | 5 | 4 | Ruddy | Do. | Do. | Labourer | ||
28 | John Andrews | .. .. .. | Ditto | 15th March | 29 | Description not taken | |||||||
29 | Joseph Morgan | .. .. .. | South Milton | 10th Feb. | 23 | 5 | 5 | Ruddy | Hazle | Lt. brown | Mason | ||
30 | Thomas Webster | .. .. .. | Thurleston | 17th ditto | 21 | 5 | 7 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Quarryman | ||
31 | John Jarvis | .. .. .. | Ditto | 17th ditto | 25 | 5 | 3 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Labourer | ||
32 | John Michelmore | .. .. .. | Churchstow | 10th ditto | 27 | Description not taken | |||||||
33 | Peter Grey | .. .. .. | Diptford | 10th ditto | 18 | Ditto | |||||||
34 | John Grey | .. .. .. | Ditto | 10th ditto | 23 | Ditto | |||||||
35 | John White, 2d | .. .. .. | Marlborough | 17th ditto | 29 | Ditto | |||||||
36 | John Sheppard | .. .. .. | Ditto | 19th ditto, 1811 | 18 | 5 | 6 | Ruddy | Grey | Brown | Labourer | ||
37 | Michael Cole | .. .. .. | north Huish | 10th ditto, 1813 | 22 | 5 | 5 | Do. | Hazle | Lt. brown | Ditto | ||
38 | Richard Cole | .. .. .. | Ditto | 10th ditto | 28 | 5 | 6 | Do. | Do. | Do. | Ditto | ||
39 | James Searle | .. .. .. | South Brent | 3d March | 25 | 5 | 9 | Do. | Grey | Do. | Ditto | ||
40 | William Norcomb | .. .. .. | Ditto | 3d ditto | 21 | 5 | 7 | Do. | Hazle | Do. | Ditto | ||
41 | William Prouse | .. .. .. | Rattery | 1st Feb. 1810 | 19 | 5 | 1½ | Do. | Grey | Brown | Miller | ||
42 | John Quaint | Ermington | Modbury | 14th August | 24 | 5 | 8 | Do. | Do. | Lt. ditto | Slater | ||
TAVISTOCK REGIMENT | |||||||||||||
1 | Nicholas Miller | Tavistock | Tavistock | .. .. .. | 28 | 5 | 8 | Pale | Grey | Black | Blacksmith | Supposed to be at Chatham Dockyard | |
2 | Richard Hext | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | .. .. .. | 20 | 5 | 8 | Fresh | Light | Ditto | Labourer | ||
3 | Walter Dingle | Roborough | Beerferris | ||||||||||
4 | James Yeolland | .. .. .. | Whitechurch | ||||||||||
5 | William Masters | Haytor | Ipplepen | .. .. .. | 25 | 5 | 5½ | Fresh | Hazle | Dark | Mason | ||
6 | Charles Baker | Tavistock | Tavistock | ||||||||||
7 | Joseph Mounce | Blacktorrington | North Petherwin | ||||||||||
TORRIDGE REGIMENT | |||||||||||||
1 | John Ford | Shebbear | Peter's Marland | Private | .. .. .. | 20 | 5 | 6 | Fresh | Grey | Dark | Labourer | |
2 | John Parker | .. .. .. | Bideford | Do. | .. .. .. | 22 | 5 | 7 | Fair | Grey | sandy | Ditto | |
3 | WilliamCudmore | North Tawton | Ashreigney | Do. | .. .. .. | 21 | 5 | 7 | Pale | Grey | light | Ditto | |
4 | Philip James Doyne | from Dublin, Ireland | Balloted for Bideford | Do. | .. .. .. | 25 | 5 | 7¾ | Fresh | Blue | Dark | Player | |
5 | James Welsford | Shebbear | Bideford | Do. | .. .. .. | 21 | 5 | 6 | Fair | Blue | Black | Sawyer | |
6 | William Snell | North tawton | Bundley | Do. | .. .. .. | 25 | 5 | 7½ | Dark | Hazle | Brown | Servant | |
The Sum of Twenty Shillings will be allowed for the apprehension of every Deserter, and will be payable by an order of a Magistrate upon the Treasurer of the County, as soon as it shall be ascertained that the Persons apprehended are really Deserters. Immediately on the apprehension of any of the above Deserters, notice thereof must be sent to the Adjutants of the respective Regiments at Head-Quarters, viz. THE PLYMOUTH-DOCK REGIMENT at Plymouth-Dock; TAVISTOCK REGIMENT at Tavistock; and the TORRIDGE REGIMENT at Great Torrington. | |||||||||||||
By Order | |||||||||||||
Southmolton, 16th October, 1813 | JAMES PEARSE, Clerk of the General Meetings. |