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1817 JAMAICA ALMANAC

MILITIA

CAPTAIN GENERAL AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF

His Grace William Montagu, Duke of Manchester

Aide-de-Camp, Lt. Col. Walter Minto, December 19, 1816
Adjutant-General, Colonel, William Ellis Nembhard, December 18, 1807
Assistant Adjutant-General, Lt. Colonel Hugh Walker, September 6, 1816
Assistant Adjutant-General, Lt. Colonel William Caldwell, December 19, 1816
Deputy Adjutant-General for Surrey, Lt. Col. James Corne Pownall, July 11, 1814
Deputy Adjutant-General for Cornwall, Lt. Col. John Pusey Wint, May 26, 1810
Quartermaster-General, Colonel Robert William Harris, June 5, 1815
Deputy Quartermaster-General for Middlesex, Lt. Colonel Robert Taylor, June 30, 1815
Deputy Quartermaster-General for Surrey, Lt. Col. Thomas Addison, August 30, 1814
Deputy Quartermaster-General for Cornwall, Ensign Philip Levys, December 24, 1810
Judge Advocate-General, Colonel Francis Smith, January 27, 1806
Deputy Judge Advocate-General, William Burt Wright, December 23, 1816
Deputy Judge Advocate-General for Surrey, Captain Lachlan McBayne
Deputy Judge Advocate-General for Cornwall, Frederick Burt Zincke
Inspector-General of Hospitals, and Physician-General, Mi___Benignus Clare, M. D. (with rank of Major-General)
Assistant Physician General, James Smith, June 27, 1801
Surgeon-General, Robert Porter , May 3, 1796
Surgeon-General for Cornwall, William Littlejohn, M. D.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL
William Mitchell, December 21, 1799

MAJOR-GENERALS

Thomas Murphy, 1 July 1801
Thomas Denniss, 1 July 1801
William Vick, 1 July 1801
David Kerr, 1 April 1805
Honourable Charles Grant, 18 January 1806
John Gard. Millward, 26 October 1807
Honourable Peter Robertson, 26 November 1807
John Gutzmer, 26 November 1807
Isaac Allen, 26 November 1807
Walter Pollock
Honourable John Shand
Nathaniel Marston
Honourable John Pusey Edwardes
Honourable William James Stevenson
Honourable James Stewart
George Marshall
James Clayton White

Major Commandant of Artillery for Middlesex, Thomas Bainbridge, May 29, 1813
Major Commandant of Artillery for Surrey, Joseph Barnes, August 1, 1810
Major Commandant of Artillery for Cornwall, Edward Earl, February 24, 1816


MIDDLESEX REGIMENT OF HORSE

Colonel, George Cruickshank, November 9, 1816
Lieutenant Colonels, Caleb Tonge, June 10, 1813; Charles McDermot, November 15, 1816
Major, Robert Charles Gibb, November 22, 1816

ST. CATHERINE'S TROOP

Captain, Evan McPherson, 30 April 1811
Lieut., Neil Harding, 25 February 1809
Lt., William Vick, 4 February 1813
Cornet, Edward Sword, 13 January 1816
Surgeon, Edward Bennett, 2 November 1811
Deputy Judge-Advocate, Henry John Harrison, 5 September 1797

ST. JOHN'S TROOP

Captain, William Smith, 17 November 1812
Lieutenant, George O. Edmonds, 17 November 1812
Lieutenant, ___. H. Russell, 18 November 1812
Cornet, Thomas Henry V____te, 10 June 1816
Quartermaster, John Gayner, 8 June 1816
Adjutant, G.B.C. Christian, 1 November 1812
Surgeon, Marcus W. Loane, 2 October 1806
Deputy Judge-Advocate, John Skelton, 19 November 1806

ST. DOROTHY'S TROOP

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_______ Thomas Moore, 6 February 1813
_______ Tim McDow_______, 1 February 1813
_______ nd. Handyside, 6 February 1813
Quartermaster, Robert Shawe, 2 February 1813
Adjutant, J. I. Montefiore, 15 February 1809
Deputy Judge-Advocate, John Skelton, 19 November 1806

ST. THOMAS IN THE VALE TROOP

_______ Alexander McInnes, 16 December 1810
_______ James David_______and, 20 December 1813
_______ John Simpson _______eves, 21 December 1813
_______ Donald McIntosh, 11 January 1817
Quartermaster, Alexander Gilzean, 17 January 1817
Surgeon, Edward C. Edwards, 2 October 1804

CLARENDON TROOP

Captain, David Hollingsworth, 16 July 1811
Lieutenant, John Reid
Lieut., Hugh Reed, 23 December 1813
Cornet, William Ayton, 21 July 1814
Surgeon, Jesse Foot, 1 December 1808
Deputy Judge-Advocate, Thomas Greenhill, 3 July 1805

VERE TROOP

Captain, Thomas Sampson
Lieutenant, John Walker, 3 October 1807
Cornet, Thomas John Branfoot, 1 April 1809
Quartermaster, William Goodall, 1 April 1809
Surgeon, Thomas Clarke, 21 June 1814
Deputy Judge-Advocate, Thomas Greenhill, 3 July 1805

ST. MARY'S TROOPS
EASTERN

Captain, Alexander Dakers, 8 June 1808
Lieutenant, William Kennedy, 12 August 1813
Lieutenant, Thomas Mackenzie Simpson, 24 November 1814
Cornet, Alexander Farquharson
Quartermaster, James, McConachie, 17 November 1814
Surgeon, James McIntyre, 6 June 1806
Surgeon en seconde, William Norman
Deputy Judge-Advocate, Peter Grant, 16 April 1808

WESTERN

Captain, Francis Owen, 6 January 1809
Lieutenant, John Lynch, 8 February 1811
Lieutenant, James Gibb, 13 January 1814
Lieutenant, Francis John French, 24 Jan. 1817
Cornet, Francis John French, 17 January 1817
Surgeon, J. T. B. Watt, 29 September 1810
Deputy Judge-Advocate, David McVicar, 16 February 1807

ST. ANN'S TROOPS

EASTERN

Captain, Robert Newby, 28 April 1809
Lieutenant, Thomas Geoghegan, 8 April 1807
Lieutenant, Henry Williams, 16 June 1809
Cornet, John Mignot, 16 June 1809
Quartermaster, Ferdinand Hansbrow
Surgeon, William Graham, 7 September 1815
Deputy Judge-Advocate, W. Williams, 1807

WESTERN

Captain, Samuel Whitehorne Rose, 29 January 1814
Lieutenant, John Hawthorn, 17 November 1809
Lieutenant, William Whitehorne LaWrence, 29 January 1814
Cornet, Donald Campbell, 17 November 1809
Quartermaster, W.  M.  Johnston, 1813
Surgeon, John Anderson, 29 January 1814
Deputy Judge-Advocate, J.  W.  Williams, 5 December 1807

Adjutant, Isaac Higgin, March 13, 1815
Surgeon, Murdoch McKenzie, June 5, 1806
Deputy Judge-Advocate, John Alves, March 15, 1809


[MIDDLESEX REGIMENT OF FOOT]

ST. CATHERINE'S REGIMENT

Colonel, Edward Bullock, October 31, 1816
Lieutenant Colonel, Jonathan Forbes, July 12, 1810
Majors, Edward Jackson, September 26, 1812; John Gor.___Jackson, May 31, 1816

Artillery Company

Captain, Charles W. Packer, 24 November 1800
Lt., John Mitchell, 24 November 1809
Lieutenant, John Dempster, 31 May 1816

CAPTAINS

John Goodin Lewis, 4 June 1811
William Rhodes James, 1 October 1812
William Taylor, 25 June 1813
Norman Macleod, 9 December 1799
Thomas Peter Rennalls, 2 November 1814
Henry Haldane, 3 January 1815
William Hewitt, 2 May 1816
George William Henderson Stansbury, Adj., 17 May 1816
Robert B. Muirhead, 31 May 1816

LIEUTENANTS

William D. Quarrell, 25 September 1812
William Andrews, 26 September 1812
Thomas F. Hill, 25 June 1813
Rowland Williams, 13 August 1830
Thomas James Brown, 17 June 1814
Francis Eliott, 2 November 1814
John Gale Vidal, 3 January 1815
Francis V. Rowlinson, 10 December 1814
Thomas Groser, 31 May 1816
Frederick Charles Grant, en sec., 23 May 1814

ENSIGNS

Herbert J. James, 12 August 1813
Larchin Lynch, 13 August 1813
Joseph Millward, 14 August 1813
James Dunlevie, 17 June 1814
Edward Trueman Guy, 2 November 1814
William Rodon Rennalls, 3 January 1815
George Singer, 13 December 1815
Hugo James, 12 August 1816

Chaplain, Reverend William Vaughan Hamilton
Surgeon, Edward Samuells Wright, 23 July 1816
Quartermaster, James Wintle, 4 July 1796
Deputy Captain Judge-Advocate, Thomas Mullet, 17 June 1814
Marshal, David Fonseca

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ST. JOHN AND ST. DOROTHY'S REGIMENT

Colonel, William Jackson, August 20, 1814
Lt. Col., John Anderson, August 22, 1814
Major, Thomas Smith, August 23, 1814

CAPTAINS

Thomas Brailsford, 1 November 1808
Malcolm McLeod, 13 August 1812
G. F. Wallis, 20 August 1814
G. G. McPherson, 24 August 1814
B. Pourie, 25 February 1815

LIEUTENANTS

Thomas Scott, 26 March 1830
William Pengel__, adj, 26 to 1813
Joseph Newell, 26 October 1814
A. Lumsden, 16 February 1815
James Morgan, 27 November 1816

ENSIGNS

Patrick McDonnell, 25 October 1810
___can Forbes, 6 December 1810
John Stiff, 23 October 1815
Timothy Flanagan, 27 November 1816
Turner Haslam, 3 January 1817
Chaplain, Reverend William J. Haswell
Quartermaster, S. P. Mendes, 16 February 1815
Surgeon, William Smith, 6 May 1809
Assistant Surgeon, Edward Graham, 6 June 1813
Deputy Judge-Advocate, William George Harrison, 31 August 1816
Marshal, John Edward Ahlborn

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ST. THOMAS IN THE VALE REGIMENT

Colonel, John Mackay, April 29, 1805
Lieut. Colonels, Malcolm Macleod, May 8, 1805; Robert Brown, March 10, 1809
Majors, Samuel Hyde, May 7, 1805; William H. Parker, March 10, 1809

CAPTAINS

James Seton Lane, 21 March 1807
Henry Palmer, 15 January 1808
Samuel Hamman, 1 December 1814
George Barriffe, 14 April 1815
Peter Burnett, 9 May 1816
Robert Paige, 24 December 1816

LIEUTENANTS

Thomas Hussey, 1 December 1814
James Grant, Acting Adjutant, 14 February 1815
John Campbell, 24 June 1815
George William Hamilton, 1 October 1815
Jeremiah Hewer, 15 June 1816
James Cardno, 24 at December 1816

ENSIGNS

Peter F. Garrigues, 23 January 1815
Francis Gordon, 23 June 1815
Joseph Walcomb, 24 June 1815
William Drummond, en seconde, 21 January 1816
William Palmer, 19 December 1816
Chaplain, Reverend William G. Burton
Surgeon, William Clarke, 17 October 1805
Surgeon, Hugh Edwards, 21 June 1806
Assistant Surgeon, William J. Neilson, 18 August 1815
Quartermaster, William Thaw, 3 March 1815
Deputy Judge-Advocate, James McIntosh, 17 March 1815
Marshal,  ----- Smith

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CLARENDON REGIMENT

Colonel, Daniel Tabois, July 3, 1807
Lieutenant Colonels, Thomas Parks Howell, May 5, 1807, Alexander ___le, April 6, 1816
Majors, Joseph Peters Fearon, February 26, 1814; James C____ell, April 26, 1816

CAPTAINS

John Williams, 10 June 1805
William Rose, 7 October 1805
John Snaith, 19 November 1805
Andrew John, 18 December 1805
William Shand, 1807
Thomas Rodon, 1 December 1809
Rowland Israell, 8 June 1814
Charles Ayrey, 20 January 1814
William Ferguson, 21 May 1816

LIEUTENANTS

William Power Trench, 20 July 1805
Horatio Grant, 1 September 1806
Thomas Carstairs, 3 July 1807
Charles Peck, 6 July 1807
William Nicholl, 9 November 1809
Alexander McLean, 10 November 1809
James Miller, 11 November 1809
George Cleugh, 27 November 1807
Alexander Campbell

ENSIGNS

James Alexander Stewart, 3 July 1807
Archibald Smith, 4 July 1807
Alexander McDowall
William Cooper McKenzie
John S. Ritchie
William King Stewart
William Bryan
James Reid
William Wheeler Fearon

Adjutant, Henry Hayle
Chaplain, Reverend Thomas P. Williams
Quartermaster, James Campbell
Quartermaster, Robert Brash
Surgeon, William Sells
Assistant Surgeon, William McCartney
Deputy Captain Judge-Advocate, William Bryan (Ensign)
Marshal, George P. Hammon__

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VERE REGIMENT

Colonel, William Fraser, March 2, 1815
Lt. Col., John Holmes, June 1, 1807
Major, Donald McLean, June 1, 1807

CAPTAINS

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____ White, 11 January 1812
____Allan, 23 January 1813
____s Howell, 5 April 1815
____th Murchison, 10 August 1816

LIEUTENANTS

____ Rodon, 11 October 1807
____ Eltringham, 8 March 1815
____ard White, 20 September 1816
____am Hissom, 14 January 1817

ENSIGNS

____rt Baxter, 25 June 1814
____ Lowe, 8 March 1815
____y Nembhard, 10 August 1816
George Hibbert Oates, 7 December 1816
Thomas Fraser, Adj., 28 December 1816
Gilbert Haxter, 29 January 1817
Norman Howal, 25 January 1817

Chaplain, Reverend George C. R. Fearon
Quartermaster, Benjamin Binger, 7 February 1817, in the room of James Kelly
Adjutant, William Robertson, 6 February 1817
Surgeon, Alexander Murchison, 28 October 1806
Assistant Surgeon, Joshua H. DeCordova, 30 September 1816
Deputy Judge-Advocate, George Cosens Richards
Marshal, Nicholas Demetres

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ST. MARY's REGIMENT

Colonel, William Bennett, July 12, 1810
Lieutenant Colonels, Godfrey Wharam, February 27, 1813; Alexander Stevenson, February 18, 1815
Majors, Colin McKenzie, February 14, 1815; Robert Alexander, August 11, 1815

CAPTAINS

Patrick Lynch (Brev.  Lt. Col.)
Henry Cox, 13 June 1814
John Ramsay, 19 October 1814
Larchin Gordon, 1 November 1814
William Heslop, 16 June 1815
John Waters, 28 June 1815
Charles Smith, 11 May 1816
William peters all, 29 October 1816
J__es Lawes, 30 October 1816

LIEUTENANTS
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____ Hagart, 15 October 1814
Thomas P. Rogers, 18 October 1814
William Williamson, 31 October 1814
Thomas Pickersgill, 29 March 1815
William McDowall, 13 June 1815
____ McDermott, 14 June 1815
____id Brydon, 31 May 1816
____ Cameron, 21 October 1816
Robert S. Thompson, Adjutant, 22 October 1816
Henry A. Garbett, 12 December 1816

ENSIGNS

James Bigsby, 19 December 1814
William Mercer Scott, 13 June 1815
Alexander Cameron, 14 June 1815
Frederick Tharp, 21 September 1815
Jacob Crasser, 12 December 1815
John Ray, 16 to May 1816
James Walker
Donald Brearcliffe, 22 October 1816
John Bolton, 27 October 1816

Chaplain, Reverend Colin Donaldson
Quartermaster, John Greenland, 20 March 1810
Surgeon, James Collinridge, 23 October 1811
Surgeon en sec., William Russell, 23 January 1815
Marshal, Robert Shand

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ST. ANN's REGIMENT

Colonel, Bennett William Smith, June 10, 1810
Lieutenant Colonels, Thomas Ashmeade, October 7, 1807; Thomas Raffington, June 11, 1812
Majors, John Shaw, October 7, 1807 (Lt. Col. December 9, 1805); J. Chrystie, June 12, 1812

Artillery

Captain, John Harkin, 26 July 1813
Lieutenant, John Chippendale, 26 July 1813
Lieutenant, John Wilson, 19 September 1816

CAPTAINS

William Bigam, 14 November 1805
Thomas W. Horlock, 5 June 1806
George F. Coward, Adjutant, 9 October 1807
Robert Burford, 31 May 1809
William Leevers, 16 June 1812
William ParkE, 8 June 1814
James L. Hilton, 1 February 1816
Luke Ratigan, 6 February 1816
James Aitken, 10 June 1816

LIEUTENANTS

Henry James Tucker, 15 March 1806
James Johnston, 5 June 1806
Benjamin Henderson, 14 November 1806
Robert Grier Hamilton, 31 May 1809
Angus Campbell, 1 June 1809
Adam Anderson, 22 September 1809
Hamilton Brown, 29 August 1812
Robert Marsh, 6 October 1813
James Campbell, 15 January 1814
Oswald Brodie
Samuel Drake
Lucius Tucker
Gilbert W. Senior

ENSIGNS

Samuel B. Parke
B. William Smith, jun.
David Christie
Robert Fairweather
Thomas Bull Williams
Basil Chrystie
James Austin
James Townson
Ralph Walker
George McFarlane
Charles Smith

Chaplain, Reverend Louis Bowerbank
Quartermaster, Henry Allan Hull
Surgeon, John W. Sadler
Assistant Surgeon, ----- Robb
Deputy Judge-Advocate, John Banbury
Marshal, Isaac Hyman

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MANCHESTER REGIMENT

Colonel, Robert Crawford, January 22, 1813
Lt. Col., Duncan Robertson, December 16, 1814
Major, Thomas Powell, August 5, 1815

CAPTAINS

John Thompson, 22 September 1813
James Brown, 27 September 1813
Henry R. Morgan, 28 March 1815
Adam White, 16 August 1815
Thomas W. Sill, acting Adjutant, 21 August 1816

LIEUTENANTS

George Young
Jon. Kent Boorn
Charles Patrick McNally
Daniel Virtue, 12 August 1815
Alexander Robertson
Richard Bygrave

ENSIGNS

Randall Dale
William Abell
Richard Powell
Thomas Pitter

Quartermaster, James Sutherland
Surgeon, James Stewart
Deputy Judge-Advocate, Thomas C. Husband


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