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1870 JAMAICA ALMANAC

PAROCHIAL OFFICERS, MAGISTRATES, ETC.

Note 1: All Justices of the Peace take Probates of Deeds.

Note 2: The *prefixed to a name denotes off the Island; the + that the person resides out of the Parish; and the Justices' names in italics are Stipendiary Magistrates.

COUNTY OF CORNWALL

PARISH OF ST. ELIZABETH

Custos Rotulorum, etc: Hon. John Salmon, Malvern P.O.

Magistrates:

William Finlason

Alexander Thomson

Isaac Isaacs

+John Cuff

*Hon. Charles Miller Farquharson

Raynes Waite Smith

+Allan Kennedy

+Michael Muirhead

*John Benson Barrow

*Sir Carlo Arthur Henry Rumbold, Baronet

*Hon. John Joseph Arthur Shakspear

John Myers Cooper

William Harriot Coke

*Thomas Mason

John William Leyden

+Lionel Edmund Isaacs

Michael Myers

Robert Smith

Francis Maxwell

+John Sawers

Arthur Beswick

*William Neilson Farquharson

+Peter McLaren

+Andrew McCubbin

J. Calder

Henry Lawrence

William Brydson

*Henry Laidlaw

William Lewis

William Brice Salmon

+Theodore Stone

Thomas Doran

+Michael Easton Muirhead

Stephen C. Peynado

John Hudson

Francis J. Maxwell

John W. Earle

Charles Earle Isaacs

Samuel Griffith Graves

James M. Farquharson

+Charles Hall

John Edward Kerr

Samuel John Manley

John Manderson

Wentworth Storer Wheatle

+Alexander George McCatty

Clerk to the Magistrates: George Graham Stone

Municipal Board:

Hon. John Salmon (Chairman)

John Cuff

James M. Farquharson

John Hudson

John William Leyden

William Lewis

Road Board:

Hon. John Salmon

Arthur Beswick

William L. Boxer

John Cuff

James M. Farquharson

William Finlayson

John Hudson

William Hill

John William Leyden

William Lewis

Samuel Greaves

John Myers Cooper

Francis Maxwell

William Harriot Coke

Clerk to the Municipal Board and Road Board: William Brice Salmon

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Churchwardens: Frederick Alberga, C. E. Isaacs

Collector of Taxes: William Brice Salmon

Assistant Collectors of Taxes: Edward Skyers and William Lawson Boxer

Clerks: James C. French, R. S. Spalding

Inspector of Police: Thomas K. Wheatle

Harbour Master: William G. K. Boxer

Coroner: John Cuff

Solicitor for the Parish: A. Levy

 

Government Medical Officers:

Black River: J. Adolphus

Santa Cruz: A. H. Cotter

 

Collector of Petty Debts:

Malvern P.O.: Joseph M. Sailman,

Black River P.O.: Henry R. Hyam

 

Poundkeepers:

at Middle Quarters and Dunsandale: Sarah Monteith

at Goshen: Robert Muschett

at Alverstoke and Santa Cruz Mountains: Joseph M. Sailman

at Black River: Catherine Allen

at Crawford's: John W. Wiggan

at Mountainside: Ed. Thomas Grindley

 

Keeper of the Town Clock: William Weller

Crier of the Circuit Court: Henry R. Hyam


WESTMORELAND

Custos Rotulorum, etc: Hon. Benjamin Vickers, Grange Hill P.O.

Magistrates:

Hon. Hugh Anthony Whitelocke

*Anthony Morris Storer

Edward Hudson Clarke

+John Haughton James

*Daniel Winder Kelly

+Charles William Masters

Samuel Cleland Gray

William Hylton Cooke

+Joseph Whittingham

+H. G. Groves

Stephen Touzalin

David King

Robert Francis Thomas

Jacob Segre

Richard Spence Harvey

Richard Burgess

Christopher Millward Gifford

Thomas Anglin Tate

William Anglin Tate

Adolphe Philipson

*Henry Turner

William Vickers

Henry Sloly

Tomlin Campbell

Henry Coote

Zebulon Mennell

William Neilson Farquharson

Joseph Adolphus

David Francis Thomas

Alexander Rerrie

James Fenton

Daniel Isaacs

William Nicol

Winslow Young Garcia

Octavus C. Harvey

Edward John Sadler

Zackery Jones

Joseph S. Segre

John Addison

James Dougall

John C. Stone

William V. Walcott

Archibald Scott

Clerk of the Peace and Clerk to the Magistrates: Edward Alcock

Municipal Board:

Hon. Benjamin Vickers (chairman)

William Hylton Cooke

William Nicol

Joseph S. Segre

William Vickers

Richard Burgess

Road Board:

Hon. Benjamin Vickers

Christopher M. Gifford

Zebulun Mennell

William Nicol

Hon. Hugh Anthony Whitelocke

William Hylton Cooke

William V. Walcott

Edward John Sadler

Joseph S. Segre

William Vickers

Rev. Josias Cork

Richard Burgess

Clerk to the Municipal Board and Road Board: William Ewen

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Churchwardens: Richard Burgess, Joseph S. Segre

Collector of Taxes: William Ewen

Assistant Collector of Taxes: Martin A. Seaton

Clerk to Collector of Taxes: George Stricker

Inspector of Constabulary: John G. Casey

Harbour Master: J. J. Peynado

Health Officer: Richard S. Harvey

Matron for the Poor House: Mrs. Smith

 

Government Medical Officers:

Western: Z. Mennell

Sav-la-Mar: Richard S. Harvey

Eastern: O. C. Harvey

 

Almoner: James C. Young

 

Collectors of Petty Debts:

for Sav-la-Mar and St. Peter's Districts: Herbert Prout

for St. Paul's and Trinity districts: John Pearce

for St. Thomas's and St. John's Districts: James Hayle

 

Poundkeepers:

at Bloomingdale: J. J. Peynado

at St. Paul's District and Little London: Stephen Touzalin, junior

 

Crier of the Circuit Court: John Campbell


HANOVER

Custos Rotulorum, etc: Vacant (October 27, 1869)

Magistrates:

George Johnson

*Hon. Henry Brockett

+William Hylton Cooke

J. McDonald

+Edward Hudson Clarke

+Richard Chamberlaine

Jacob Lyon

James Davidson

*Alexander McBean

+Henry George Groves

*George Robert Ruthven

+Andrew McCubbin

William Browne

Richard Hind

Edward Sharp

*Adolphe Philipson

Robert Nunes

Joseph Whittingham

John D. Potts

Henry Phillips

James Alexander Hoskin

John Edwards

Francis Dodd

William B. S. Heaven

Thomas B. Johnson

Henry Davis

Jacob Jackson

J. W. Parkin

George Malcolm

Clerk of the Peace and Clerk to the Magistrates: Edward Claver Smith, junior

Municipal Board:

Hon. Hugh Anthony Whitelocke (chairman)

William Brown

John Edwards

Jacob Jackson

Jacob Lyon

Edward Sharpe

Joseph Whittingham

Road Board:

William Brown

Rev. John Campbell

Jacob Jackson

Francis Dodd

Jacob Lyon

Murdoch Munroe

John D. Potts

Edward Sharpe

Joseph Whittingham

Clerk to the Municipal Board and Road Board: Robert William Allwood

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Churchwardens: Edward Sharpe, Robert William Allwood

Collector of Dues: Robert William Allwood

Superintendent of the District Prison: J. R. Davis, £100

Inspector of Constabulary: A. H. Alexander

Harbour Master: James H. Caseley, £24

 

Health Officers: at Lucea: John D. Potts

..at Green Island: James J. Mason

 

Coroner: David A. Feurtado

Solicitor for the Parish: James Allwood

Government Medical Officer, Lucea: John D. Potts

Superintendent of Roads and Bridges: George Malcolm

Almoner: James Wilson

 

Collector of Petty Debts:

for the Central District: Louis Lee, junior

...for the Leeward District: M. Munro

..for the Windward District: Edward Young

Poundkeepers:

at Lucea: William T. Chambers

at Green Island: J. C. Watson

at Ramble: John Daly

at Sandy Bay: James Brown

 

Keeper of the Fire Engines: R. B. Walton

Surveyor of Fire Engines: John Douglas

Crier of the Circuit Court: Aaron McCallum


ST. JAMES

Custos Rotulorum, etc: Hon. Septimus Barrett, Montego Bay P.O.

Magistrates:

George Lyon Phillips

Hon. George McFarquhar Lawson

Samuel Cleland Gray

+James Fowler

Rodolphus W. Buchanan

*Barnett Isaacs

+Henry Laidlaw

*Findlater Roper

Henry George Groves

Charles William Masters

*Charles Nathaniel Phillips

Samah Gedelia Corinaldi

Alexander Grant

Richard Chamberlaine

Edward Rhodes Chambers

John William Parkin

*John Manderson

+Richard Hind

Henry Fray

+James Fletcher

George R. Phillips

+William Kerr

*Abraham Hart

William Hylton Cooke

Neill Malcolm

James Hewitt

John Phillpotts

Alexander Holmes

William Fowler

William Dewar

Edward Rollar Lindo

Clerk of the Peace and Clerk to the Magistrates: Thomas Brown

Municipal Board:

Hon. Septimus Barrett (chairman)

Hon. George McFarquhar Lawson, M. D.

Rodolphus W. Buchanan

John Phillpotts

John William Parkin

George R. Phillips

William Whittingham

M. D. Rodolphus

Road Board:

Hon. Septimus Barrett (chairman)

Hon. George McFarquhar Lawson, M. D.

Rodolphus W. Buchanan

J. Bridges

Richard Chambers

Rev. Walter Dendy

Alexander Grant

Henry Gray

Alexander Hart

Alexander Holmes

David Mills

John Phillpotts

John William Parkin

George R. Phillips

Daniel Miller

Clerk to the Municipal Board and Road Board: George Stricker

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Churchwardens: John William Parkin, Robert Fowler

Superintendent of the Female District Prison: Alexander Watt

Harbour Master: James Bates

 

Government Medical Officers:

Bandon District: John Wilson

Montego Bay: John Deleon, A. G. McCatty

 

Matron to the Poor House: Catherine Brown

Almoner: James Gray

Collector of Petty Debts: Samuel E. Payne

Clerk of the Markets: Daniel Levy

 

Poundkeepers: Rebecca Watkins

..Montego Bay: F. E. Smith

 

Keeper of the Town Clock: John C. Cooper

Crier of the Circuit Court: Sergeant of Police

Treasurer to General and Marine Hospital: F. W. Mortlock

Matron to General and Marine Hospital: Judith Ball


TRELAWNY

Custos Rotulorum, etc: Hon. Robert Nunes, Falmouth P.O.

Magistrates:

T. Patrick Kidd

Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt

William Sewell

Stuart Edwards

John Richard Kitchen

Michael Angelo Nunes

J. Wauchope Fisher

Frederick Robert Coy

*William Kerr

J. Peryer

Henry Benaim

Simon Thompson

*George Lyons

+Daniel Abraham

+Richard Chamberlaine

George Bowman

James Fletcher

Henry M. Purchas

Leicester C. Shirley

Septimus Barrett

William Scott

James Otway Clerk

James Adam Vine

James Alexander Hoskins

D. Galloway

Clerk of the Peace and Clerk to the Magistrates: Wellesley Bourke

Municipal Board:

Hon. Robert Nunes (Chariman)

Septimus Barrett

Hamilton Brown

James Wauchope Fisher

William Kerr

William Scott, M. D.

Simon Thompson

Stewart Edward

Charles Delgado

Road Board:

Hon. Robert Nunes

R. Bruford

George Bowman

Septimus Barrett

Leicester Colville Shirley

James Wauchope Fisher

D. Galloway

William Kerr

Henry M. Purchas

Simon Thompson

Clerk to the Municipal Board and Road Board: R. Maclachlan

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Churchwardens: William Scott, M. D., Stewart Edwards

Collector of Dues: Thomas Mitchell

Superintendent of the District Prison: Thomas P. Kidd

Harbour Master: John DeLisser

 

Government Medical Officers:

Falmouth: William Scott

Good Hope: C. G. Leacock

Swanswick: H. B. Foster

Ulster Spring: William Lemonius

 

Health Officer: William Scott, M. D.

Coroner: Henry Davidson

Superintendent of Poor House: William G. Rotchford

Collector of Petty Debts: Michael N. Nunes

 

Poundkeepers:

at Falmouth and Trelawny Leeward: Mrs. E. Isaacs

at Duncans: Henry Benaim

at Stewart Town: W. S. Evelyn

 

Gaoler: James Armstrong

Clerk of the Markets: Isaacs Reuben

Crier of the Circuit Court: Henry S. Gilbourne

Commissioners of the Marine Hospital: The Custos, J. R. Kitchen, John Delisser

Superintendent of the Marine Hospital: John Maclachlan

Collector of the Marine Hospital Tax: Sub-collector of Customs


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