Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library

DOUGLASS & AIKMAN'S
ALMANACK AND REGISTER FOR THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA 1782

PUBLIC OFFICERS

Superintendent at the Mosquito Shore, James Lawrie, Esq.

Superintendents of the Maroon Negro Towns
   Trelawny Town, John James
   Charles Town, Peter Ingram
   Accompong Town, Alexander Forbes
   Moore Town, Charles Swigle
   Scott's Hall, Bernard Nalty, Esquires

Notary Public, Thomas Mure, Esq.
Commissary of Prisoners, Thomas Nevill, Esq.
Agent for ditto, George Glenny, Esq.
Auditor-General of the Revenue, John Hardwar, Esq.
Botanist, Dr. Thomas Clarke
Public Messenger, John Clement, Esq.
Master of the Revels, Lewis Hallam, Esq.
Clerks of the Markets, Alexander Cumming, Esq.
Island Store-keeper, John Edward Shackleford, Esq.
Physician to the Bath, Dr. Thomas Dancer
Surgeon to Kingston gaol [jail], Mr. Lawrence Hunter
Surgeon to Spanish-Town gaoil, Mr. Edward Parnell
King's Printers, D. Douglass and W. Aikman

_______________________________

SURVEYORS IN COMMISSION

William Smellie
Samuel Savory
Thomas Powell
Robert Graham
John Whitaker
Matthew Foss
Robert Brown
James Syms
Peter Dalton
James Ferguson
J. McDowall
Robert Clarke
Robert Forbes
D. McPherson
Samuel Morris
Patrick Grant
John Murdock
John McLellan
George Innes
Abraham Sims

_______________________________

SECRETARY OF THE ISLAND, Thomas Mure, Esq.

Deputies
   Kingston, William Kynnier, Esq.
   Savanna la Mar, Thomas Barker, Esq.
   Port Antonio, Mr. Thomas Oakley
   Montego Bay, R. Montague, Esq.
   Lucea, Mr. Nathaniel Grey

_______________________________

RECEIVER GENERAL, Hinton East, Esq.

Deputies
   Spanish Town, John Ed. Shackleton, Esq.
   Port Antonio, Mr. John Harris
   Savanna la Mar, George Murray, Esq.
   Montego Bay, T. D. Bernard, Esq.
   Lucea, William Kynnier, Esq.

_______________________________

NAVAL OFFICER, James Robertson, Esq.

Deputies
    Lucea, Donald Campbell, Esq.
    Port Antonio, Mr. George Minot
    Savanna la Mar, George Murray Esq.
    Montego Bay, J. Palmer, junior, Esq.

_______________________________

ENGINEER OF THE ISLAND, Thomas Craskell, Esq.

_______________________________

COMMISSIONERS OF FORTS

The Commander in Chief
The President and Members of His Majesty's Council, and the Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly, for the time being.
James Jones, Esq., Clerk

SUPERINTENDENTS OF FORTS

Windward, Sir Thomas Champneys, Baronet
North-Side, Nathaniel Bailey, Esq.

OFFICERS OF FORTS

     Governor of Fort Charles at Port Royal, Edward Smith Esq.
Deputy Governor, John Innes Esq.
Lieutenant, Clotworthy Dobbin, Esq.

     Captain at Fort Augusta, Thomas Williams, Esq.
Lieutenant, George Smith, Esq.

     Captain of Rock Fort, John Rewys, Esq.
Lieutenant, Mr. Walker Lodge

     Captain of Apostles Battery, George Aikenhead, Esq.
1st Lieutenant, Alexander Cumming, Esq.
2nd Lieutenant, Mr. James Allan

     Captain of Fort Frederick [ St. James],  D. Campbell, Esq.
Lieutenant, Patrick Rennald, Esq.

     Commandant of the Post at Stoney-Hill, -----
Captain en seconde, Colonel Matthew Wallen
Fort Major, Lieut. Colonel Daniel Moore
Lieutenant, Lt. Col. Philip Ph. Livingston
 

     Captain of East's Battery, Lt. Col. Edward East

     Captain of Hall's Battery, Lt. Col. Charles Hall
 
     Commandant of the Post at Sixteen-Mile Walk, Joseph Millward, Esq.
Lieutenant, William Davis

     Captain of Henderson's Battery, John Henderson
1st Lieutenant,  Hamilton Lythgow, Esq.
2nd Lieutenant, Mr. David Small

     Captain of Fort Columbus, St. Ann's, Miles Borthwick, Esq.
Lieutenant, Mr. John Murray

     Captain at Fort William [St. Ann's],  John Willox, Esq.

    Captain of  Fort Haldane, St. Mary's, Major William Ross
Lieutenant, Mr. Adam Glover

     Captain of Saltgut Battery [St Ann's], John Brasier, Esq.
Lieutenant, Mr. James Hay

     Capt of Fort George, Port Antonio,  John Harris, Esq.

     Captain of Annotto Bay Fort, -----  Burrowes, Esq.

     Captain of Fort Dalling, Trelawny,  Robert Sterling, Esq.

     Captain of Fort Dalling, Rocky Point,  Fairlie Christie, Esq.
Lieutenant, Mr. John Adamson

     Captain of Ferry Fort and Works, William Peete, Esq.

     Captain of Pera Fort, St. Thomas in the East, James Pinnock, Esq.
Lieutenant, Mr. Ph. Pinnock

     Captain of Lucea Fort,  Robert Kerr, Esq.

     Captain of Green Island Fort, John Dickson, Esq.

     Captain of St. Ann's Fort, Richard Poore, Esq.
1st Lieutenant, William Hull, Esq.
2nd Lieutenant, Ronald Campbell, Esq.

     Captain of Savanna-la-Mar Fort,  Major-General Myrie
Lieutenant, Mr. Richard Dobson

     Captain of Black River Fort, William Salmon, Esq.
Lieutenant, James Hart

     Captain of Train of Artillery, John Ed. Shackleford, Esq.
1st Lieutenant, John Clement, Esq.
2nd Lieutenant, Charles March, Esq.

_______________________________

OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

Inspector-General, George Felton, Esq.

Custom House, Kingston

Collector, Thomas Davison, Esq.
Comptroller, John Woolfrys, Esq.
Land and Tide Surveyor, William Fenton, Esq.

Land-Waiters and Searchers
     Matthew Swiney
     William Shaftoe
     Robert S. Byrne
     Robert Ravenhill, and
     John Pidgley, gentlemen

Harbour-master, Captain John Fowlis

Custom House, Savanna la Mar

Collector, George Murray, Esq.
Waiter and Searcher, Mr. Matthew Wade

Custom House, Lucea

Collector, Robert Dallas, Esq.
Comptroller, Robert Baker, Esq.
Waiter and Searcher, Mr. Thomas Rider

Custom House, Port Antonio

Collector, Thomas Greathead, Esq.
Comptroller, Samuel Cator, Esq.
Waiter and Searcher, Mr. Thomas Morgan

Custom House, Montego Bay

Collector, Charles Hamilton, Esq.
Comptroller, William Robinson, Esq.

_______________________________

POST OFFICE

Postmaster-General, Thomas Gray, Esq.

His Deputies

       Leeward
Spanish Town, Mr. Richard Brooke
Old Harbour, Mr. John Denny
Clarendon and Vere, Mr. James Blair
Goshen, Mr. John Heath
Lacovia, Mr. James McIntosh
Black River, H. Colquhoun, Esq.
Savanna-la-Mar, Robert Baker, Esq.
Saltspring Barquadier, Mr. Francis Somervell
Lucea, Mr. John Evans

       North Side
Buff Bay, Mr. S. Buckmaster
Port Antonio, Mr. Thomas Walton
Annotto Bay, Mr. David Sutherland
Port Maria, Mr. John Walner
Saltgut, Mr. Andrew Shearer
St. Ann, Mr. Thomas Riley
Rio Bueno, Mr. James Utten
Martha Brae, Mr. J. Houldsworth
Montego Bay, Hon. John Palmer, Esq.

       Windward
Yallah's, Mr. Henry Forbes
Hall-head, Mr. James Clarke
Morant Bay, Mr. James Renny
Port Morant, Mr. W. Trumble
Bath, Mr. James Hamilton
Amity Hall, Mr. George Grant
Manchioneal, Mr. Francis King

_______________________________

RECTORIES with the names of the present INCUMBENTS

[Church of England Rectors]

Kingston, William Morgan, D. D. £250
St. Catherine, John Lindsay, D.D., per annum  £300
St. Andrew, John Poole  £200
St. Thomas in the East, Middleton Howard  £250
St. Dorothy, Joseph Lendrum, A.M., £200
St. Thomas in the Vale, Inglis Turing  £200
Vere, Francis Johnstone  £200
Clarendon, Thomas Poole  £250
Port Royal, John Scott £200
St. John, William Teale  £200.
St. David, Alexander Roberts £100
St. George, Thomas Davies £100
St. Mary, Thomas Rees £200
St. Ann, David Fullerton, A.M., £200
St. James, J. Grignion £200
Trelawny, Joseph Stoney £200
Westmoreland, William Stanford £250
St. Elizabeth, Thomas Warren £200
Hanover, Philip Anglin £200
Portland, William Williams £100

SEARCH THIS SITE

GO TO:

Home

Plan of this website

Help - Frequently Asked Questions

Jamaica Almanacs Slave-owners, Civil & Military officers, Magistrates etc.

Items in the Samples Directory

Items in the Members Directory

Transcriptions from Registers and Wills (Church of England, Dissenters, Civil Registration)

Jamaican Roman Catholic Church Registers - transcriptions

Jamaican Methodist Baptisms - transcriptions

Jewish births marriages deaths - transcriptions

Slaves and slavery in Jamaica

Photographs, maps, prints, etc.