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1839 JAMAICA ALMANAC

MILITIA

Captain-General and Governor in Chief, His Excellency Lieut-General Sir Lionel Smith, Baronet, K.C.B., G.C.H.

Military Secretary, John Davy, Esq.

Aides de Camp, Lieut.-Col. Alexander Reid Scott, Lieut.-Col. William Thomas Kemble

Adjutant-General, Colonel Thomas Land

Assistant Adj. Gens., Captain John Haughton James, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Palmer Rodgers

Deputy ditto, Captain William Tharp

Quartermaster-General, Lieut.-Col. Evan McPherson

Deputy Quartermaster-General, Lieut.-Col. Hon. Joseph Gordon, Major Henry Lord Garrigues, Lieut.-Col. Bartholomew I. Williams, Lieut.-Col. John Oldham

Judge Advocate General, John Gale Vidal

Deputy ditto for Middlesex, David Skaife

Deputy ditto for Cornwall, Frederick Burt Zincke

Deputy Physician General, James W. Buchanan

Deputy Physician General and Inspector of Hospitals for the County of Middlesex, Lewis Quier Bowerbank, M.D.

Surgeon-General, Richard Chamberlaine, M.D.

Major-Generals, Hon. D. Robertson, Hon. William Williams, Hon. William Frater. John Mais, Robert Page.

The Districts of Militia are organized as follows:-

No. 1. The parishes of St. Catherine, St. John, St. Dorothy, St. Mary, Clarendon and Vere, under the command of Major-General Robert Page.

Major of Brigade, Major Henry Lowndes, St. Thomas in the Vale Regiment

Aide-de-Camp, Lieut. George Thompson

No. 2. The parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew and Pt. Royal, under the command of Major-General John Mais

Major of Brigade, Captain John Stuart, Kingston Regiment

Aide-de-Camp, Lieut. James Austin Fowles, Kingston Regiment

No. 3. The parishes of St. Ann (two Regiments), Trelawny, St. James, and Hanover, under the command of Major-General William Frater

Major of Brigade, Lieut. John L. Walcott, of the Trelawny Windward Troop

Aide-de-Camp, Lieut. P. Anderson, of the Trelawny Leeward Troop

No. 4. The parishes of Manchester, St. Elizabeth, and Westmorland, under the command of Major-General Hon. Duncan Robertson

Major of Brigade, Captain Hon. Thomas McNeil, of the Westmorland Regiment

No. 5. The parishes of St. Thomas in the East and St. David (one Regiment), Portland, and St. George, under the command of Major-General William Williams

Major of Brigade, Captain John King, of the St. George's Regiment

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MILITIA REGIMENTS OF HORSE

MIDDLESEX

Colonel, David Hollingsworth

Lieut.-Colonel, Francis McCook

Major, James McCatty

ST. CATHERINE'S

Captain, Asher Asher

Lieut. John Wilson

Lieut. Robert Darling

Cornet, James Derbyshire

Quartermaster, William Lee

Surgeon, Marcus M. Stamp

ST. JOHN'S

Captain James Perry

Lieut. Thomas Bowden

Lieut. John Bourie

Cornet James Falconer

Surgeon, M. W. Loane

ST. DOROTHY'S

Captain, George F. Willet

Lieut. James McLarty

Lieut. David H. Delamotta

Cornet, John McLarty

Surgeon, Andrew Dunn

ST. THOMAS' IN THE VALE

Captain, Donald McIntosh

Lieut., John Aris

Lieut., Henry Mignott

Cornet, Benjamin S. Williams

Surgeon, John Ewart

CLARENDON

Captain, J. R. Hollingsworth

Lieut. Gilbert Shaw

Lieut. John T. Howell

Cornet, John H. Haynes

Surgeon, R. G. Bruce

Assistant Surgeon, William Weir

VERE

Captain, Canute Wilson

Lieut. Thomas Wright

Cornet, Henry Coates

Surgeon, D. S. Ritchie

MANCHESTER

Captain, Robert Ray

Lieut. Henry Nation

Lieut. John Crawford

Lieut. William Thomas Brown

Cornet, Philip Donegan

Surgeon, Thomas Bygrave

Assist. Surgeon, W. B. Wright

ST. MARY'S EASTERN

Captain, Michael Kelly

Lieut. Charles Stewart

Cornet, John Mogg

ST. MARY'S WESTERN

Captain, Rook C. Plunkett

Lieut. John Hunt

Lieut. G. McGrath

Cornet, Francis Greathead

Surgeon, William T. Smith

ST. ANN'S EASTERN

Captain, R. Hemming

Lieut. John Borland

Lieut. William G. Clark

Cornet, S. D. Lindo

Surgeons, William Bailey. W. B. Rose

ST. ANN'S WESTERN

Captain, Adam Gunn

Lieut. John Wallace

Lieut. Joseph Isaacs

Lieut. Frederick S. Fleming

Cornet, John Smythe

Surgeon, John Anderson

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Adjutant, W. T. Bawn

Deputy Judge Advocate, James Allwood

Total strength:- Sixty-four officers, twenty-one sergeants, one hundred and twenty-five rank and file, Grand total, two hundred and ten.

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SURREY

Colonel, Wellwood Hyslop

Lieut.-Colonel, Robert Chisholm

Major, George Parker

ST. ANDREW'S

Captain, Diederick Cooper

Lieut. John Gordon

Lieut. John M. Smith

Cornet, W. Arrowsmith

Surgeon, James McFayden

Deputy Judge Advocate, A. W. Aikman

KINGSTON FIRST

Lieut. Alexander R. Scott

Lieut. George Isaacs

Lieut. Robert Taylor

Cornet, A. H. Isaacs

Surgeon, W. Arnold

KINGSTON SECOND

Captain, Laurence Gibson

Lieut. Alexander J. Lindo

Lieut. William Hyslop

Cornet, Alexander Branker

Surgeon, Jacob H. Sequiera

ST. GEORGE'S

Captain, Josias Bowyer

Lieut. Robert Sproull

Lieut. Shaw Grosett

Cornet, M. Sollas

ST. DAVID'S

Captain, H. F. Leslie

Lieut. E. McGeachy

Lieut. George Taylor

Lieut. en. sec., H. McLean Wood

Cornet, David Mignot

Quartermaster, William Turner

Surgeon, George McDowall

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Lieut. Grey Rutherford

Lieut. Hugh Paterson

Cornet, Henry Richardson

Quartermaster, Robert Patterson

Surgeon, Henry James

PORT MORANT

Captain, James Dadley

Lieut. G. B. Jones

Lieut. M. Thompson

Cornet, J. McNaught

Surgeon, William Pine

MANCHIONEAL

Captain J. P. Speed

Lieut. James Helps

Lieut. William Hughes

PORTLAND

Captain W. F. Williams

Lieut. Fred Coy

Cornet, James Languard

Surgeon, Wm. F. Henderson

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Adjutant A. H. Isaacs

Surgeon, Andrew Cooke

Deputy Judge Advocates, Edward B. Thomas (Kingston Troops), Richard William Sherwood (Portland and Saint George's Troops), R. G. Marshall (Blue Mountain, Port-Morant, Manchioneal, and St. David's Troops)

Marshal, Robert Aitkin

Total strength:- 49 officers, 22 sergeants, 107 rank and file, Grand total 178.

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CORNWALL

Colonel, John Earle

Lieut.-Colonel, John Huggup

Major, James Dunstone

ST. ELIZABETH'S

Captain, J. E. Burlton

Lieut. E. Wright

Lieut. T. Bayes

Cornet, John Maitland

Cornet, Alexander Gladstone

Surgeon, S. F. McDonald

WESTMORLAND

Captain, E. Barker

Lieut. William Glen

Lieut. Hugh A. Whitelock

Cornet, Walter Hogg

Surgeon, D. Mason

HANOVER

Captain, Thomas Leslie

Lieut. F. Chisholm

Lieut. J. Buchanan

Lieut. John T. Medley

Cornet, T. Glen

Surgeon, David Gardner

ST. JAMES'S

Captain, Lawrence Hislop

Lieut. J. Jump

Lieut. J. Ewart

Cornets, George Colbrooks, C. W. Hine, J. Melmoth

Surgeon, P. Spence

TRELAWNY WINDWARD

Captain, C. McKenzie

Lieuts. J. L. Walcot, J. Stubbs

Cornet, J. R. Samuels

Surgeon, Thomas Mitchell

TRELAWNY LEEWARD

Captain, George Coulson

Lieut. P. Anderson

Lieut. David I. Davis

Cornet, Richard Packer

Surgeon, George Willis

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Adjutant, Allan Kennedy

Quartermaster, James Doran

Serjeant Major, Alexander J. Rankine

Deputy Judge Advocates, David Cooper (St. Elizabeth's Troop), Henry Jackson (Westmorland Troop), R. Watt (St. James's Troop), James K. Binns (Hanover Troop), William Dyer (Trelawny Windward and Leeward Troop).

Total strength:- 41 officers, 11 sergeants, 114 rank and file, Grand total 166


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