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1851 ALMANAC

ARMY

Commander of the Forces: Major General Thomas Bunbury, K.G.____

Assistant Military Secretary: Captain S. G. Bunbury, 30th Dec. 1846, 67th Foot

Clerk to Military Secretary: W. Livingston

Deputy Adjutant General: Lieut. Col. P. Farquharson

Clerks to Deputy Adjutant General: R. J. Farquharson, James Conway

Assistant Quarter-Master General: W. J. Chamberlaine, 1st West India Regt.

Acting Deputy Judge Advocate: Captain A. W. Murray, 1st West India Regt.

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ROYAL ARTILLERY

HEAD QUARTERS, PORT ROYAL

Lieutenant Colonel: R. S. Armstrong, acting Governor and Captain of Fort Charles

2nd Bat. Captain: H. J. Morris, on leave in England 9/27/1840

6th Bat. Captain: W. T. Crawford, Newcastle, 4/5/1845

6th Bat. Bt. Major: C. C. Young, Staff in India, 4/1/1846

2nd. Bat. Captain: B. Bathurst, Honduras, 11/9/1846

6th Bat. Captain: M. C. Dixon, Port Royal, Lieut. of Fort Charles, 6/30/1848

6th Bat. Lieutenant: C. W. Grey, Military Secretary to his Excellency the Governor, 6/14/1845

2nd Bat. Lieutenant: E. H. East, Nassau, 4/1/1846

6th Bat. Lieutenant: W. W. Barry, Acting Adjutant and Quarter Master, 11/9/1846

2nd Bat. Lieutenant: A. Vandeleur, Port Royal, 5/30/1848

6th Bat. Lieutenant: H. J. T. Tomkinson, Port Royal, 11/1/1848

Assistant Surgeon: H. C. Walshe, M.D., Deputy Health Officer, Port Royal

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ROYAL ENGINEERS

HEADQUARTERS, CAMP [Up Park Camp]

Lieutenant Colonel: C. Wright, Camp, 7/4/1847

Captain: Thomas Hore, on leave, 1/10/1837

Lieutenant: F. E. Cox, Camp, 2/20/1847

Lieutenant: A. Mackenzie, Honduras, 9/3/1847

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97th REGIMENT, RESERVE BATTALION

HEAD QUARTERS, NEWCASTLE

Lieutenant Colonel: G. Hutchinson, 6/7/1850, Newcastle

Majors: Hon. Henry R. Handcock, 4/16/1846, commanding at Maroon Town; A. F. Welsford 6/7/1850

Captain: J. McCaskill, 10/26/1841, Maroon Town

Captain: T. O. W. Ingram 4/15/1842, Maroon Town

Captain: G. McGowan, on leave, 4/25/1845

Captain: J. Hutton, on leave, 4/14/1846

Captain: T. W. Evans, 4/11/1848, Newcastle

Captain: J. Dupre Brabazon, 10/20/1848, Newcastle

Captain: R. Dillon, 11/30/1849, Newcastle

Captain: E. C. Leigh, 6/7/1850, Newcastle

Lieutenant: J. F. Ferris, Acting Paymaster, 4/14/1846, Newcastle

Lieutenant: H. S. J. Vicars, 11/16/1846, Newcastle

Lieutenant: C. H. Lumley, on leave

Lieutenant: L. W. Reynolds, Newcastle

Lieutenant: H. G. Wood, Newcastle

Lieutenant: T. E. Jones, Adjutant, Newcastle

Lieutenant: E. Kent Jones, Maroon Town

Lieutenant: C. E. Stainforth, on leave

Lieutenant: W. F. Norman, on leave

Lieutenant: J. V. Arthure

Ensign: O. Barwell Cannon

Ensign: W. R. Annesley, Maroon Town

Ensign: Arthur H. Thistlethwayte, Maroon Town

Ensign: Matthew Brinkley, Newcastle

Ensign: P. Carroll

Ensign: Llywellyn H. Nash, Newcastle

Surgeon: D. McIlree, 12/8/1845

Assistant Surgeon: C. Vidlet Cay, 6/12/1846

Agents: Messrs. Cox and Co.

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1st WEST INDIA REGIMENT

HEAD QUARTERS, CAMP

Lieutenant Colonel: Robert Hughes, Jamaica

Major: James Clarke, 3/1/1848, Nassau

Captain: A. W. Murray, 11/25/1842, Camp

Captain: E. H. Bingham, 3/1/1848, Kingston Barracks

Lieutenant: William J. Chamberlayne, Camp

Lieutenant: Thomas Clarke, Adjutant, Camp

Lieutenant: Thomas Ryan, Adjutant, Kingston Barracks

Lieutenant: S. D. Stubbs, Adjutant, Kingston Barracks

Lieutenant: A. Bravo, Adjutant, Kingston Barracks

Ensign: Edm. Patterson

Ensign: Robert H. G. Minty

Ensign: W. A. A. Wallenger

Ensign: W. S. L. Murphy

Ensign: William B. Bower

Paymaster: Alexander Smith

Adjutant: T. Clark

Quarter Master: C. Stokeley

Surgeon: J. Edm. Stewart, M.D., 11/2/1830

Assistant Surgeon: Alexander McArthur, M.D. 4/3/1849

Assistant Surgeon: P. H. E. Cross

Agents: Messrs. Cox and Co.

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2nd WEST INDIA REGIMENT

HEAD QUARTERS, SPANISH TOWN

Lieutenant Colonel: H. C. Cobbe, 5/26/1844

Captain: E. Elliott, 8/7/1839

Captain: H. W. Whitfield, 4/15/1842

Lieutenant: G. Bennett 4/15/1842

Lieutenant: John Harper 8/18/1842

Lieutenant: A. W. Joyce, on leave at Nassau

Ensigns: W. B. Crispin, F. Rumley, L. R. C. Drouet, H. J. Wise, C. F. Johnson.

Paymaster: J. M. Gibbs

Adjutant: T. Birley (Ensign)

Quarter Master: Michael McHugh

Assistant Surgeon: P. J. Clarke, 3/17/1848

Agent: Mr. C. R. McGrigor

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3rd WEST INDIA REGIMENT

HEAD QUARTERS, FALMOUTH

Major Commanding: A. Findlay, 9/14/1849, Falmouth

Captain: G. W. Lovett, 7/10/1846, Morant Bay

Lieutenant: P. J. McDonald, Camp

Lieutenant: Thomas McCurdy, Falmouth

Lieutenant: J. O'Flanagan, Falmouth

Lieutenant: W. J. Russworm, Morant Bay

Lieutenant: John Hardy, Lucea

Lieutenant: J. M. Wilson, Camp

Ensign: Francis B. Dixon, Port Antonio

Ensign: J. Bolton Knott, Camp

Assistant Surgeon: W. J. Fyffe, M.D., 12/8/1848, Falmouth

Assistant Surgeon: Thomas Manners, 12/28/1848, Port Antonio

Agents: Messrs. Downes and Son


CIVIL DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY

I. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

HEAD QUARTERS, KINGSTON

Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals: Charles McLean, M.D., Kingston

Staff Surgeon 1st Class: (In Charge at North side,) Henry Hart, M.D, Morant Bay

Staff Surgeon 2nd Class: T. M. Fishbourne, M.D., Kingston

Staff Surgeon 2nd Class: J. A. D. McBean, Falmouth

Staff Surgeon 2nd Class: John Trench, M.D., Maroon Town

Staff Assistant Surgeon in charge of Stores: Robert Cooper, Kingston

Staff Assistant Surgeon: W. Browne, Lucea

Medical Clerk: J. A. Pope, Kingston

II. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT

KINGSTON

Deputy Commissary General: Lovell Pennell, Kingston

Assistant Commissary General: G. Yeoland, Kingston

Assistant Commissary General: Robert Lindsay, Kingston

Assistant Commissary General: Thomas Fraser, Morant Bay

Deputy Assistant Commissary General: Rupert B. B. Bower, Kingston

Deputy Assistant Commissary General: Charles Thomas Walcot, Kingston

Deputy Assistant Commissary General: James W. Wordley, Kingston

Deputy Assistant Commissary General: E. B. Fonblanque, Falmouth

Temporary Clerks: Thomas R. Tucker and Jeremiah Mais

 

III. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT

STOREKEEPER DEPT., KINGSTON

Ordnance Storekeeper: T. C. Martelli

Deputy Ordnance Storekeeper: R. Rogers (a)

First Clerk: J. Nicholls

Second Clerk: S. King

Third Clerk: H. F. Travers

Fourth Clerk: J. Bacon

Physician and Surgeon: R. Chamberlaine, M.D., M.R.C.S. London, 5/23/1845

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BARRACK MASTERS' DEPARTMENT

Newcastle: E. Harrison

Up Park Camp, Kingston and Stoney Hill: Captain P. S. Campbell

Lucea and Montego Bay: G. Ford

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ROYAL ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT

Clerk of Works: W. Walsh, Newcastle

Clerk of Works: T. Fabian, Falmouth

Clerk of Works: W. White, Camp

Clerk of Works: T. Blacklock, Honduras

Clerk at Camp: J. Okley, M. Bravo, J. E. Gowland

Officiating Chaplains:

Port Royal: Rev. C. F. Hall

Newcastle: Rev. William Rowe

Maroon Town: Rev. William N. Ashby

Lucea: Rev. J. Stainsby

Port Antonio: Rev. Joseph Williams

Falmouth: Rev. John Magrath

Up Park Camp: Rev. A. Campbell

Spanish Town: Rev. C. R. Chandler

Montego Bay: Rev. John H. Moore


NAVAL DEPARTMENT

VESSELS ON THE WEST INDIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN STATION

Commander on the Station: Vice Admiral Earl of Dundonald

ALARM, 26

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Captain: George Ramsay, 8/21/1849

Lieutenants: Charles W. Bonham, C. George Glinn, Augustus J. Kingston.

Master: John P. P. Warren

4st Lieutenant Mar.: Thomas C. Grey

Surgeon: David Thomson

Paymaster and Purser: Henry S. Hooper

Mate: John K. Simcoe

Assistant Surgeon: George F. Banks

2nd Master: Henry H. Boxer

Clerk: Christopher J. Martin

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BERMUDA, SCHOONER

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Lieutenant Commander: Archibald D. Jolly

Mate: Thomas Alving

Assistant Surgeon: Edward A. Carey (acting)

2nd Master: Alexander Brown (acting)

Clerk in Charge: Richard D. Hire

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COLUMBIA, 3. STEAM SURVEYING VESSEL. 100 HORSE-POWER

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Commander: Peter F. Shortland

Lieutenants: Peter A. Scott, John Burgess

Master: Thomas W. R. Pike

Assistant Surgeon: Douglas N. Tucker

2nd Master: William L. Scarnell

Clerk in Charge: John Retallick

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HELENA, 16. SLOOP

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Commander: Michael De Courcy

Lieutenants: Thomas C. Cholmeley and George J. Malcolm

Master: George A. Waters

Paymaster and Purser: William Horniman (acting)

Mate: Arthur R. Fox

Surgeon: Thomas Kincaid

Assistant Surgeon: John Philp

Clerk: John Curtis

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IMAUM, 72. RECEIVING SHIP

JAMAICA

Commodore: Thomas Bennett

Commander: Walter Reid

Lieutenants: Robert R. Sandom, William Swinburn

Master: James Penn

Surgeon: Hugh T. S. Beveridge, m.d.

Chaplain: Joseph W. Dickson

Paymaster and Purser: Samuel H. Manley

Assistant Surgeon: Arthur W. W. Babington

2nd Master: W. H. G. Willson (acting)

Clerks: Edward A. Amphlett, George T. Harris

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PERSIAN, 12. SLOOP

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Commander: Archibald G. Bulman

Lieutenants: Gilbert Elliot, Clement C. Day

Master: William F. Hains (acting)

Surgeon: Oliver T. Miller

Paymaster and Purser: Charles A. Thorne

Assistant Surgeon: Duncan

Clerk: Henry Callaway

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PLUMPER, 8. STEAM SLOOP

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Commander: Matthew S. Nolloth

Lieutenants: Trevenen P. Coode, William D. Harris

Master: Robert B. Batt___

Mate: William K. Bush

Surgeon: Edward H. Derriman, m.d.

Paymaster and Purser: George S. Singer

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SAPPHO, 12. SLOOP

NORTH AMERICAN AND WEST INDIES

Commander: Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane

Lieutenants: E. G. Hore, E. Barkley (acting)

Master: A. Brown

Surgeon: W. W. Baynes

Paymaster and Purser: John Barrett

Assistant Surgeon: J. C. Ingles (acting)

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SCORPION, 12, SURVEYING VESSEL

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Lieutenant Commander: George B. Lawrence

Lieutenant: William Mooney

Master: Edward Maunder

Assistant Surgeon: Robert Willcox

2nd Master: John Parsons

Clerk in Charge: Alfred Whitehouse

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WELLESLEY, 72. FLAG SHIP

NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES

Captain: George Goldsmith

Additional: H. W. Bayfield (For Surveying Service)

Commander: Charles F. Schomberg

Additional: John Orlebar (For Surveying Service)

Lieutenants: Augustus C. May, Augustus Butler, J. P. Palmes, Charles Vesey, George M. F. Molesworth (Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral Earl of Dundonald)

Additional: John Hancock (b) (For Surveying Service), James C. W. N. Taylor, Edward Scroggs, George J. Malcolm

Master: C. T. A. Noddall

Additional: William Forbes (For Surveying Service)

Captain Mar.: Henry Mitford

1st. Lieutenant Mar.: George Bazalgette and Edward G. McCallum

Mate: R. W. Fayrer (acting), and John E. Doran

Surgeon: Thomas Frazer

Surgeon Additional: Thomas Stratton, m.d. (For Surveying Service)

Chaplain: William S. Parish

Paymaster and Purser: William Reeve

Naval Instructor: William S. Parish

Assistant Surgeons: James H. Henry, m.d., and James Lilburn

Additional (For Service at Bermuda Yard): J. G. Cambell, R> B. Power, Alex. Watson, m.d. (acting), and Robert P. R. Sparrow

2nd Master: Charles R. B. Wilkinson and George Gilpin

Clerk: J. J. Hayward

Additional: Joseph G. Hoffman, A. G. Thomas, T. W. Wells, James H. Jackson


DOCK YARD DEPARTMENT

Clerk in Charge: C. H. Jones

VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT

Purser in Charge: S. H. Manley

Clerk: John Jones

NAVAL HOSPITAL

Deputy Inspector: J. W. Johnson, m.d.

Medical Storekeeper, John Watson

Assistant Surgeon: John Wallace

Assistant Surgeon: Seaton Wade


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