Gillingham Militia List 1798

©Transcribed for the Dorset OPC by Joy Waters
 

Militia List 1798

Dorset History Centre

The Dorset History Centre provides the following background on these records:

English militias were part-time military units established at the county level for home defence. After a dormant period following the Civil War, they were reinstated by the 1757 Militia Act. When volunteers proved insufficient, a parish selected men by ballot. These men then either served or found a substitute to take their place.

The Lord Lieutenant for each county was responsible for arming, training and mustering able-bodied men. When the Militia was raised, each county was given a quota of men and the Lord Lieutenant would allocate this number between the hundreds in his county.

Lists of able-bodied men between 18 and 50 (after 1762 the age was lowered to 45) in each tithing were drawn up and from these lists the names of those who were to serve in the militia were selected by ballot. Ministers of Religion, apprentices, doctors and parish officers were exempt from militia service.

Militia list 1798

for Gillingham

A true list of all persons usually and at this time dwelling within the Tything of Gillingham between the ages of 18 and 45 distinguishing their Ranks and Occupations, Family, Size, Exemptions and Infirmities. Dated the 17 th day of November 1798

NameRank or OccupationWifeChildrenSizeSizeExemptions or Infirmities
  <10yrsFtIns
Enoch LushLabourer  55 
George? Sibber?Weaver  56 
Robert LushCarter  55 
James (son of James Light)Carpenter  58 
William HatchLabourer  56 
John KingWeaver  55 
Thomas KingWeaver  56 
Thomas LushLabourer  53 
Robert LushLabourer  55 
Silas MatthewsLabourer  56 
Silas HullLabourer  58 
James SnookLabourer  56 
Farmer BurneYeoman  56 
Edward (illegible)Yeoman  58 
James GeorgeFarmer?  53 
Robert GeorgeFarmer?  5  
James Dowding   57 
William IngsGlazier  57 
Stephen Arnold   55 
Edward ReeveMercer  56 
William BellGent  56 
John GreenSmith  56 
Samuel HarrisClockmaker  57 
Stephen GreenLabourer  56 
Robert Phripp junr.Mason  54Deaf
Ephraim SlyYeoman  510 
George HorderServant  56 
Charles MorganYeoman  55 
Daniel ReadLabourer  56 
William CassleLabourer  56 
Thomas LightCarpenter  55 
John DoggrellLabourer  53 
William DoggrellLabourer  58 
Albinus CowardLabourer  54 
George HixLabourer  53 
George TopWeaver  56 
James WattWeaver  58 
George ReadWeaver  57 
Morgan SangerCordwainer1157 
John BrierLabourer  57 
Isack HayterWeaver1158 
James WhiteGlover  53 
Thomas EdwardsCooper  58 
John EdwardsRoper  57 
John EdwardsCollar Maker  52 
Joseph ChappelCordwainer  57 
George WobourneWeaver  52 
Robert PhrippLabourer  58Absconded for an assault
John SpearingWeaver  56Absconded for an assault
Robert ParsonsPlaisterer  56Absconded for an assault
John StoneLabourer  57Absconded for an assault
John ReevesCordwainer  55Absconded for an assault
Meshach CoombsSawyer  58 
Thomas TaylorYeoman  56 
John LeerYeoman  58 
John HorderYeoman  54 
John HillierLabourer  52 
Charles WhitmarshLabourer  55 
William MeadLabourer  55 
William ToogoodYeoman  58 
James HuntLabourer  55 
William HuntLabourer  55 
William EdwardsYeoman  510 
William LydfordSawyer  56 
George GibbsLabourer  55 
Elias GreenLabourer  55 
Thomas HullYeoman  57 
George MilesLabourer  56 
Charles BellWeaver1156 
Robert DoggrellYeoman  57 
John AndrewsCordwainer  55 
John GrayLabourer  55 
John RidoutLabourer  56 
Hugh MatthewsLabourer  58 
Thomas HullLabourer  54 
John JupeLinman  58 
Thomas ToppWeaver  58 
James (son of Geo. Light)Carpenter  55 
Edward Godwin   56 
John PhillipsCarpenter  58 
George TuttonDealer  56 
John HerridgeThatcher  55 
Gracious MilesWeaver  57 
Henry ShepherdWeaver1157 
Stephen SmithLabourer  55 
Humphrey CoakLabourer  54 
Richard KingWeaver  55 
George MullinsServant  53 
John LangleyCordwainer  58Two bad arms
James LangleyCordwainer  58 
William FrancisCordwainer  57 
James HayterWeaver  58 
Thomas HayterWeaver  57 
William ToppWeaver  53 
James Hamm? Harm?Weaver  56 
Thomas Hamm? Harm?Weaver  57 
John LightSawyer1257 
Christopher ? illegibleWeaver1359 
Thos. Stone   57Sub. in Dorset Prov. Cavalry
William Godwin   59Private in Som. Vol. Cavalry
William HansfordLabourer1258 
Robert Blackmore      
Richard Miles   57Sub. in Dorset Prov. Cavalry
John Hatch   57Sub. in Dorset Prov. Cavalry
Robert ReadLabourer  57Balloted and excused
Thomas GrayLabourer1259 
John SnookLabourer 256 
John KingWeaver 256 
Thomas StoneBaker    Served by substitute
James HerridgeWeaver    Serving by substitue
James HedditchLabourer  57 
       

All persons who think themselves aggrieved by their names being inserted on this list, or by the omission of others, may make their appeal at the Swan Inn, Sturminster Newton on Thursday next the 22 nd of this inst. At 10 o'clock in the forenoon as no appeal will be afterwards heard.

William Phripp

Tythingman Militia List 1798


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