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1817 JAMAICA ALMANAC

CIVIL LISTS

*This mark prefixed to names denotes absence from the island.

Captain General and Governor of this Island and its Dependencies
His Grace William Montagu Duke of Manchester

Secretary William Bullock Esq.
Military Secretary, Captain Charles Vallaucey, 5th West India Regiment

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HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL

President, Hon. John Lewis
The Hon. *James Jones
*George Pinnock
George Cuthbert
*Robert Scarlett
Ballard Beckford Nembhard
*William Murray
James Lee
*James Laing
James Cunningham
William Rowe
William Burge

Clerk, William Bullock, Esq.
Assistant Clerk, William Hewitt, Esq.
Usher of the Black Reed and Messenger, Hugh Fraser, Esq.
Chaplin, Reverend Lewis Bowerbank
Library and William Hewitt, Esq.


HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Returned to serve at a General Election, May, June, and November, 1816
The names of Members who were not in last Assembly are in Italic.
Speaker, Hon. James Lewis

ST. CATHERINE'S
Hon. James Lewis, John Lunan, William Rodon Rennalls, Esqrs.

PORT ROYAL
*Alexander Grant, John Rawleigh Jackson, Thomas Legal Yates, Esqrs.

KINGSTON
John Campbell, John Crosman, Richard Kinkead, Esqrs.

ST. ANDREW'S
Hon. James Stewart, James Corne Pownall Esq.

ST. THOMAS IN THE VALE
George Marshall, Robert William Harris, Esqrs.

ST. DOROTHY'S
William Caldwell, Alexander Bayley , Esqrs.

ST. JOHN'S
*Hon. John Shannon, George Harrison Townshend, Esq.

CLARENDON
Hon. Roland Williams Fearon, William Bryan, Esq.

VERE
Hon. William Stimpson, George Cosens Richards, Esq.

MANCHESTER
Hon. Richard Boucher, George Graham Stone, Esq.

ST. ELIZABETH'S
*James Rowe, Isaac Allen, Esqrs.

WESTMORELAND
David Findlayson, Anthony Gilbert Storer, Esqrs.

HANOVER
William James Stevenson, Philip Anglin Scarlett, Esqrs.

ST. JAMES'S
Richard Barrett, William Stirling, Esqrs.

TRELAWNY
Hon.  James Stewart, Walter Minto, Esq.

ST. ANN'S
Alexander Kinston, George Fletcher Coward, Esqrs.

ST. MARY'S
Abraham Hodgson, Henry Cox, Esqrs.

ST. GEORGE'S
Alexander Aikman, senior, Hector Ross, Esqrs.

PORTLAND
James Colthirst Colthirst, George Minot, Esqrs.

ST. THOMAS IN THE EAST
Hon. Peter Robertson, George Panton, Esq.

ST. DAVID'S
*John Dick, James Ouchterlony, Esqrs.

Clerk, Francis Smith, Esq.
Sergeant at Arms, Peter Grant, Esq.
Chaplain , Reverend William Vaughan Hamilton
Printer, Mr. Alexander Aikman, junr.
Librarian and Messenger, Mr. James Wintle


COURT OF CHANCERY

Chancellor, his Grace William Duke of Manchester
Registrar and Clerk of Patents, William Ramsay, Esq.

MASTERS IN ORDINARY

John Clinton McAnuff, Esq.
*Hon John Shand
*George Howel
*James Stewart
Henry Parry
*William Jowett Titford
William Allen
John Harrison Clarke
Charles Oswin
Hugh McLean
John James Vidal
James Gayleard
John Steel
Joseph Delpratt
John Alves
William Savage
Richard Combauld
George Marshall
Jonathan Forbes
Herbert Jarrett James
David McVicar
Larchin Lynch, Esqrs.

MASTERS EXTRAORDINARY

For the island --*Thomas Hinds, Robert Johnstone, Esqrs.
St. Thomas in the East -- John Drysdale,*Robert Fergusson, Esqrs.
Portland -- William Galloway, Esq.
St. George -- Benjamin Crossley, George Jackson, Esqrs.
St. Thomas in the Vale -- Thomas Hussey, Esq.
Clarendon -- John Williams, James Brown, Esqrs.
St. Mary -- Joseph Green, Esq.
St. Ann -- Robert Burford, George Fletcher Coward, John Watkin Williams, esquires.
Westmoreland -- James Murray, Esq.
Hanover -- Richard Dickon, Esq.
St. James -- William Plummer, Esq.
Trelawny -- (Note: formerly Edward Knowles, Esq., but now deceased)
County of Cornwall -- Philip Davies, Alexander McCallum, George Henry Marrett, Esqrs.
County of Middlesex -- Thomas Groser, Esq.
County of Surrey -- Henry John Rose, Esq.

COURT OF ORDINARY

Ordinary, his Grace William Duke of Manchester.
Clerk, William Bullock, Esq.

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COURT OF APPEALS UPON ERRORS

Judges, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief, and the Members of his Majesty's Council, for the time being.
Clerk, William Bullock, Esq.

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COURT OF VICE-ADMIRALTY

Judge and Commissary, Hon. Henry John Hinchliffe
Surrogate, Thomas Dennis, Esq.
Surrogate at Montego Bay and Martha Brae, William Stanford Grignon, Esq.
Kings Advocate, Hon. James Lewis
Principal Registrar, *Owsley Rowley, Esq.
Deputy Registrar, Adam Dolmage, Esq.
Marshall,*Sir Mordaunt Martin, Baronet
Deputy-Marshal, Hugh Wright, Esq.
Interpreter of the French and Spanish Languages, Mr. Joseph Desnoues
Interpreter of the Portuguese Language, Mr. Abraham De Souza
Interpreter of the Northern Languages, Mr. Joseph F. Wilckens
Appraiser, Mr. Peter Cochran

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COURT OF ADMIRALTY SESSIONS

President, Hon. Henry John Hinchcliffe
Assistant Judges, Commander in a Chief of the Squadron on this Station; Members of his Majesty's Council; Chief Justice and Assistant Judges; Captains of the Royal Navy on this Station; Justices of Assize; Barristers at Law; Naval Officer, Receiver-General, Collectors and Controllers of Customs, of the island, all for the time being.
Clerk of Arraigns, Adam Dolmage, Esq.

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SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

Chief Justice, Hon. Thomas Witter Jackson

Assistant Judges,
John Clinton McAnuff, Esq.
*Hon. James Jones
*Hon. John Hiatt
John James Vidal
*Oliver Hering
James Corne Pownall
*Philip Pinnock, esquires
Hon. James Stewart (of Trelawny)
Hon. James Stewart (of St. Andrew)
Robert Allwood
George Mills, esquires
Hon. Samuel Vaughan

Attorney-General, Hon. William Burge
Clerk of Court, Francis Smith, Esq.
Clerk of the Crown, Thomas Farquhar Hill, Esq.
Solicitor for the Crown, Henry John Ross, Esq.

COURTS OF ASSIZE

SURREY

Justices, Hon. James Stewart (of St. Andrews), William Holgate,*Richard Lake, George Mills, John Campbell, Robert Henry, *Alexander Grant, Maurice West, esquires

Deputy Clerk, Thomas Dennis, Esq.

CORNWALL

Justices,*Philip Kinnock, Esq., Hon. James Stewart (of Trelawny), Hon. Samuel Vaughan, William James Stevenson, Esq.,*Hon. William Murray,*Hon. Robert Scarlett, Robert Allwood, Joseph Stone Williams, John Malcolm, esquires.

Deputy Clerk, Thomas Kerr Vernon, Esq.

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BARRISTERS

John Verdon, Esq.
*Hon. Charles Grant
*Oliver Hering
† Alexander Campbell
Stephen Drew, esquires
Hon. James Lewis
Hon. Henry John Hinchcliffe
William Heath
† George Cosens Richards
*Alexander Whyte
William Anglin Scarlett, esquires
Hon. William Burge
*George Loman Tuckett
† John Malcolm
William Rodon Reynolds
Francis Forbes
Hugo James
Thomas James Hall
Robert Stewart
Henry Burke, esquires

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ATTORNEY AT LAW

Thomas Denniss
Stewart George Dallas
*William Cruickshank
Walter Brett
Hon. Ballard B. Nembhard
John G. Milward
*D_v. Baillie
Philip Davies
Thomas Raffington
James Murray
George Harrison Townshend
William James Stevenson
David Ferrier
Samuel Jackson
David Finlayson
John Townsend Harris
Nathaniel Marston
Joseph Jackson
*James Minot
George G. Stone
Edward Bullock
*Charles Nicholas Pallmer, M. P.
Thomas Kerr Vernon
Henry Turton
Digby Denniss
William John James
*James Hodge Byles
Thomas Ibbott
Henry Bond
John March
John Cargill
William John Harrison
Edward Jackson
William Graham
Lachlan McBayne
Robert Shepheard
*William Munro
Robert Corbett
John Strutt
Isaac Panton
*John Dick
William Taylor
George Beak
John Skelton
*Richard Pusey
John Goodin Lewis
William Langley
*William James
Henry Haldane
William Stanford Grignon
George William Henderson Stanbury
John Lynch Charles Sophie
Richard Poore
Philip Bay
William Rhodes James
Francis V. Rowlinson
Robert Whair
John Millward
Thomas Farquhar Hill
William Brooks King
Henry John Ross
Joseph Millward
Samuel Jackson Dallas
Samuel Murphy
Samuel John Johnson
William Dawes Quarrell
Rowland Williams
John Johnston
William Rob
William Andrews
John Allen
William John Rowe
*Charles Lee
James Dunlevie
John Harriott
Thomas James Brown
William Myers
David Skaife
George Crawford Ricketts
John Gale Vidal
George Singer
John Graham
Robert Sayer Barrow
John Penny
John Mackglashan
William George Harrison
Edward Dickenson
Zacariah James
Edward Trueman Guy
J. Arelier
James Whitehorne


PUBLIC OFFICERS

Agent in Great Britain, George Hibbert Esq.£1500 sterling
Auditor-General and Surveyor of the Revenues, Hon. James Stewart,£210
Master of the Revels, Thomas Denniss, Esq.
Commissioner of Stamp-Duties, John T.G. Harris, Augustus Gould, Esqrs. £800 each
Island Storekeeper, William Bullock, Esq., (formerly Adam Dolmage) £500
Surveyor of Public Works and Island Engineer, Augustus Gould Esq.
Island Barrackmaster-General, Major Henry Boone Hall, Captain 101st Foot, £365
Crown Surveyor, Mr. Patrick Hewlett Keeffe
Island Botanist, Dr. Stuart West, £200
Printers to his Majesty, Messrs. Alexander Aikman and Son
Public Messenger, William Bullock, Esq. £500
Interpreter and Translator of Foreign Languages to the Courts of Equity and Justice, Mr. John Joseph Itter

Secretary of the Island and Notary Public, William Bullock, Esq.

His Deputies, £70 each:
At Morant Bay -- Newall Berwick, Esq.
At Port Antonio -- Robert Mein, Esq.
At Port Maria -- Godfrey Wharam, Esq.
At St. Ann's Bay -- Bennet William Smith, Esq.
At Falmouth -- Edward Hoole, Esq.
At Montego Bay -- James Stothart, Esq.
At Lucea -- James Keys, Esq.
At Savanna-la-Mar -- John Pritchard, Esq.

Receiver General and Public Treasurer, Cheney Hamilton, Esq. £7000

His Deputies, £70 each:
At Morant Bay -- Newall Berwick, Esq.
At Port Antonio -- Robert Mein, Esq.
At Annotto Bay -- George Jackson, Esq.
At Port Maria -- Godfrey Wharam, Esq.
At St. Ann's Bay -- Bennett William Smith, Esq.
At Falmouth -- Edward Hoole, Esq.
At Montego Bay -- James Stothart, Esq.
At Lucea -- James Keys, Esq.
At Savanna-la-Mar, John Pritchard, Esq.

Receiver-General and Public Treasurer, Cheney Hamilton, Esq. £7000

His Deputies, £70 each:
At Morant Bay -- Newall Berwick, Esq.
At Port Antonio -- William Sherwood, sen., Esq.
At Annotto Bay -- William Williams, Esq.
At Port Maria -- Mr. William Read
At St. Ann's Bay -- Thomas Raffington, Esq. (formerly Isaac Higgin, Esq.)
At Falmouth -- Edward Hoole, Esq.
At Montego Bay -- John Fray, Esq.
At Lucea -- James Keys, Esq. (in the room of Hon. William Brown deceased)
At Savanna-la-Mar -- John Pritchard, Esq.

Naval Officer and Clerk of Navy, James Greenfield, Esq.

His Deputies, £70 each:
At Morant Bay -- Newall Berwick, Esq.
At Port Antonio -- Robert Mein, Esq.
At Annotto Bay -- William Williams, Esq.
At Port Maria -- Godfrey Wharam, Esq.
At St. Ann's Bay -- Bennett William Smith, Esq.
At Falmouth -- Edward Hoole, Esq.
At Montego Bay -- W. Ewart?, Esq.
At Lucea -- Andrew Reddie, Esq.
At Savanna-la-Mar -- John Pritchard, Esq.

Provost-Marshal-General, Hugh Fraser, Esq.

Deputy-Marshal for the precinct of St. Catherine -- Mr. Thomas Greenhill
For the parishes of Clarendon, Vere and Manchester-- Mr. James Clark
For St. Ann and St. Mary -- Mr. James Townson
For Kingston, Port Royal, and St. Andrew-- Mr. Stevens Wood
For St. Thomas in the East, St. David, Portland, and St. George -- Mr. John Blake
For St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, and Hanover -- Mr. Hector Fraser
For St. James and Trelawny -- Mr. Harry Reid

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OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

KINGSTON

Acting Collector, James Greenfield, Esq.
Acting Comptroller, Philip Pinnock, Esq.
Land and Tide Surveyor, John Shaw, Esq. (in the room of John Durno, Esq., deceased)
Surveyor and Admeasurer of British Shipping, Mr. George Brown
Island Tide Waiter and Searcher, James Stewart Innes, Esq.
Land Waiters and Searchers, Messrs. George Brown, George Morey, James Stewart Innes, Thomas Jeyes, and George Gillies (in the room of George Stewart, deceased)

MORANT BAY

Collector, Edward Pinnock Wallen, Esq.
Controller, Joseph Graham, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, Mr. Hugh Spence
Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Newall Berwick Esq.

PORT ANTONIO

Acting Collector, Augustus Hamilton, Esq.
Acting Controller, George Minot, Esq.
Second Waiter and Searcher, and Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Henry John Hazell, Esq.

ANNOTTO BAY

Collector, William Williams, Esq.
Comptroller, George Jackson, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, James Ellison, Esq.
Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, *

PORT MARIA

Collector, Augustus Gould, Esq.
Comptroller, Godfrey Wharman , Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, and Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Mr. Robert Shand

ST. ANN'S BAY

Collector, William James Hall, Esq.
Comptroller, Henry James Tucker, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, Mr. Bennett William Smith, jun.
Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Mr. Isaac Deane Bryant

FALMOUTH

Collector, Robert Gilpin, Esq.
Comptroller, William Manby, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, Mr._____ Gilpin , jun.
Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Mr. Edward Shaw

MONTEGO BAY

Collector, Robert Holmes, Esq.
Comptroller, Patrick Green, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, and Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Mr. John Walker

LUCEA

Collector, James Brodie, Esq.
Comptroller, Andrew Reddie, Esq.
Acting Land Waiter and Searcher, and Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, Mr. James Keys

SAVANNA-LA-MAR

Collector, James Brown, Esq.
Acting Comptroller, William Murray, Esq.
Land Waiter and Searcher, John Dobson, Esq.
Surveyor and Admeasurer of Shipping, John Pritchard, Esq.

Solicitor, John Lynch, Esq.


BOARD OF FORTS AND FORTIFICATIONS

Clerk, William Bullock, Esq.

BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Commissioners, The Speaker and Members of the Assembly for the time being, with the Hon. George Kinghorn, George Mills, John Fowles, Robert Smart, Samuel Walker, William Harris, Robert McClelland, Robert Hamilton,*Joseph Barnes, Esqrs.; five of whom a Quorum. (formerly included Thomas Brearcliffe, Esq., now deceased).
Secretary, John James Vidal, Esq.

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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Commissioners, The Governor, President and Members of the Council, Speaker and Members of the Assembly, Chief Justice, and Attorney General, for the time being, with the Hon. George Kinghorn, John James Vidal, GeorgeMu___,*Joseph Barnes, John Fowles, Robert Smart, Samuel Walker, William Harris, Robert McClelland, Robert Hamilton, esquires; and five of who form a Committee. (formerly included Thomas Brearcliffe, Esq., now deceased).
Clerk, William Hewitt, Esq. (formerly William Bullock, Esq.)

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COMMISSIONERS OF CORRESPONDENCE

President and Members of the Council, and Speaker and Members of the Assembly.
Clerk, John James Vidal, Esq.


ECCLESIASTICAL COURT
DO EXERCISE ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION AND CONTROL

Instituted April 5, 1800

The livings are in the appointment of the Governor or Lt. Governor for the time being.  The Candidates must have taken Deacons' and Priests' Orders, and been ordained agreeably to law.
Commissaries, Reverend Alexander Campbell,*Reverend Thomas Simcockes, Reverend Isaac Mann, A. M., and Reverend William Vaughan Hamilton.
Registrar, Edward Bullock, Esq.
Apparitor, Mr. James Wintle

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BOND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF CLERGYMAN

Trustees, President of the Council, Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Justice, Attorney General, Members for St. Catherine and Kingston, Rectors of Port Royal, Kingston, St. Catherine, and St. Andrew; five of who form a committee.
Treasurer, Cheney Hamilton, Esq.
Cleric, Thomas F. Hill, Esq.

        A deduction of 10% is made from the Stipends of the Rectors (£420 each per annum) to support the above Fund.


SURVEYORS IN COMMISSION

Messrs. John Robert Bown
Joseph Bryant
*Alexander Burt
William Campbell
William Cawley
Francis John French
*John Fullarton
Alexander Garden
John Gautier
Francis Gordon
Patrick Grant
William Septimus Greene
Benjamin Haynes
Patrick Hew___ Keene
Philip Anglin Morris
Samuel Morris
George Cuthbert Pottinger
Francis Ramsay
John Sutherland
James Turnbull
David Walker
Richard Weightman.


MAROONS

MOORE TOWN, Portland
Superintendent -- George Fuller, Captain in the Militia, March 10, 1808,£200
Maroons -- Men 80 , women 113, boys 32, girls 20, children 148; total of 393

ACCOMPONG TOWN, St. Elizabeth
Superintendent -- Mr. George Rose, £200 (formerly Mr. Hadley D'Oyley Witter, now deceased).
Maroons -- Men 68, women 71, boys 49, girls 63, children 19; maroons, and their children, belonging to Old Maroon Town, 16; total 286.

SCOT'S HALL, St. Mary
Superintendent -- Thomas Murch, Captain in the Militia, October 31, 1806, £200.
Maroons -- Men 18, women 21, boys 3, girls 4, children 24; total 70.

CHARLES TOWN, St. George
Superintendent -- Robert Gray, Esq. £200.
Maroons -- Men 73, women 91, boys 58, girls 46, superannuated and invalids 9 , nonresident 29; total 306.


GENERAL POST OFFICE

Postmaster General, John Milbourne Marsh, Esq.
Chief Clerk, Robert Stokes, Esq.

DEPUTY POSTMASTERS

WINDWARD

Yallahs, Mr. William Graham
Blue Mountain, Hew Snodgrass, Esq.
Morant bay, Mr. Hugh Spence
Port Morant, Mr. James Tennent
Bath, Mr. Alexander Milne
Amity Hall,*
Manchioneal, Mr. Patrick Burke

ST. MARY'S, ST. GEORGE'S, AND PORTLAND

Buff Bay,*
Hope Bay, Mr. John Dallas
Port Antonio, Messrs. Arthur R. Jones and Co. (in room of James Drummond, Esq.)
Annotto Bay, Charles Merrick , Esq.
Highgate, Mrs. P. E. Burrowes
Port Maria, Mr. William Read

NORTHSIDE

Spanish Town, John Lunan, Esq.
Bog Walk, Mr. Jeremiah Hewar (in the room of Mrs. Catherine Cathcart deceased)
Bagnals and Soho, Mr. J. Moncrieffe
Moneague, Mr. Henry Longbotham
Salt Gut, Mr. Edward Pyke Taylor
Ocho Rios, Mr. Peter Macgregor
St. Ann, Mr. Israel Lemon
Runaway Bay, Mr. Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe
Alexandria, John Alexander, Esq.
Dry Harbour, Mr. William Codner
Rio Bueno, Mr. Edward Higgins
Duncan's, Mr. Richard Wood
Falmouth, Messrs. Dunn & Dallas
Little River, Mr. Joseph Hind
Montego Bay, Messrs. Shergold and Guthrie
Flint River, Mr. Thomas L. Kearn
Lucea, Messrs. *Henry and Charles Coote
Green Island, Mr. Francis Henry

LEEWARD

Spanish Town, John Lunan, Esq.
Old Harbour, Mr. Gilbert Fairfax Wallis
Clarendon, Mr. Donald Dingwall
Chapelton, Messrs. Walter Joseph Carruthers & Co.
Vere, Mr. John Francis Padmore
Green Pond, Thomas Bygrave, Esq.
Mile Gully, Mr. Adam White
May Hill, Thomas Philpotts, Esq.
Goshen, John Griffith, Esq.
Lacovia, Mr. John Holliday
Black River, Mr. Richard Ro-
Robin's River, Mr. George Pilliner
Savanna-la-Mar, James Brown, Esq.

Mail is expected from Great Britain about the 20th of every month.  The Packets sail from Port Royal (if not postponed by the Governor) on the third Monday after their arrival.


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