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1799 ALMANAC
MILITIA OF JAMAICA
Commander-in-Chief, Right Honourable Alexander Earl of Balcarres
Major-Generals
Honourable Donald Campbell
Hon. Simon Taylor, 1799
Honourable William Mitchell
Thomas Reid
Nathaniel Beckford
Charles McMurdo__
Robert Brereton
Thomas Gibson
Aids-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
William Bullock, June 1, 1795
George Atkinson, July 23, 1795
Charles Grant, December 20, 1795
John Blagrove, March 5, 1796
Samuel Smith, August 17, 1797
George Cuthbert, October 1, 1798?
Aids-de-Camp to General Officers, with the rank of Major
To General Taylor, -- -- James Stewart, October 12, 1795
to General Beckford, -- -- N. A. Grant, December 7, 1795
to General Reid, -- -- Samuel Jackson, March 11, 1796
to General Gibson, -- -- J. McGhie, November 7, 1798
STAFF
Adjutant-General
Colonel John Clinton McAnuff
Deputy Adjutant-Generals
Lieutenant Colonel Jasper Farmer, August 4, 1795
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Moore, August 4, 1795
Lieutenant Colonel James Walker, August 17, 1795
Quarter Master General
George Murray
Deputy Quarter Master Generals
Colonel Eliphalet Fitch
Deputy Quarter Master General for Middlesex, Lieut. Colonel E. P. Lyon
Deputy Quarter Master General for Surry, Lieut. Colonel Charles William Alder, May 26, 1796
Deputy Quarter Master General for Cornwall, Lieut. Colonel John Graham, April 21, 1797
Quarter Master General for St. Andrews, Lieut. Colonel Hugh Fraser, May 23, 1796
Assistant Commissary-General, Major Thomas Gray, March 1, 1796
Deputy Commissary-Generals, Lieut. Alexander Donaldson, October 5, 1795, Ensign Alexander Forbes, October 6, 1795
Commissary for St. Thomas in the East and St. David's, Major W. Holgate
Commissary for Kingston, Lieut. Colonel Alexander Shaw
Deputy Commissaries for Kingston, Majors Robert Rainford and Stewart Bruce, and Ensign John Burroughs, April 24, 1798.
Deputy Commissary-General for St. James, Major McLaurin Gillies, October 23, 1795
Deputy Commissary For Westmoreland, Ensign James McGill
Commissary of Forage for the Horse for the Parish of Kingston, Major William Bailey
Superintendent-General of Ordnance Stores throughout the Island, Colonel John McLean
Deputy Superintendents for Surry, Lieut. Colonel Samuel Delpratt, June 22, 1798
Deputy Superintendent for Middlesex, Major William Patterson
Deputy Superintendent for Cornwall, Lieut. Colonel William Balfour, June 23, 1798
Deputy Superintendent for Portland, Lieut. Colonel Thomas Oakley
Assistant Superintendent-General for St. Andrew, ------- --------
Superintendent of Pioneers and Working Parties, Colonel Robert Jackson, September 2, 1796
Superintendant of Signals and Beacons, James McFarlane
Barrack-Master for Kingston, Ensign John Fisher
Deputy Barrack-Master General for St. Andrew, A. M. Belisario, December 23, 1795
Deputy Barrack-Master General for St. Ann, Robert Jones
Deputy Barrack-Masters for Westmoreland, Captain William Rose, December 15, 1792, William Rogers, September 1, 1796.
Judge-Advocate-General, Lieutenant-Colonel William Cruickshank, September 27, 1796
Deputy Judge-Advocates-General, Lieut. Colonel David Baillie, September 28, 1796; Lieut. Col. William Ramsay, September 29, 1796
Muster Master-General, John Sibbit, May 20, 1794
Deputy Muster Master-General, Samuel Felsted
Physician and Purveyor General, James Walker, M. D.
Physician-General for Surry, Colin McLarty, M.D., May 26, 1796
Physician-General for Cornwall, A. Gardner, M.D.
Surgeon-General of the Militia, Doctor Robert Porter, May 3, 1796
Surgeons-General for Cornwall, William Taylor, and William Littlejohn, M.D.
Apothecary-General, Doctor William Fyfe
Apothecary-General for Middlesex, Doctor Isaac Titford
Apothecary-General for Cornwall, Doctor Robert Watson
ARTILLERY
Major Commandant, and Superintendant for Middlesex, James Newby, Esquire, March 16, 1796
Superintendent for Surry with the rank of Major, John Nicoll
Colonel Commandant and Superintendant for Cornwall, ----- ------
ONE REGIMENT OF HORSE AND FIVE REGIMENTS OF FOOT
Colonel in Chief, James Rose, May 6, 1797
Colonel en seconde, Thomas Millward, May 21, 1796
Lieut.-Colonels, George Bremmer, and Honourable James Jones
Majors, Robert Ross, and H. W. Tucker, May 30, 1796
Capt. John Shand, March 6, 1794
Lieut. Edward Bullock, October 25, 1793 (Captain December 16, 1795)
2nd Lieut. Alexander Campbell, September 26, 1796
Cornet, David Finlay, March 30, 1796
Quarter Master, James Burnett, October 26, 1792 [or 1797?]
Deputy Judge Advocate, G. W. Harrison, October 5, 1797
Captain John Blackburn, May 20, 1796
Lieut. Richard Welsh, August 10, 1796
2d. Lieutenant, Thomas Logan, October 25, 1797
Cornet, T. Dickson, October 7, 1797
Quarter Master, G. McKeslie, October 7, 1797
Quarter Master, R. Blair, October 30, 1797
Deputy Judge Advocate, James Avis , June 9, 1797
Captain Samuel Pleydell, November 23, 1791
Lieutenant, Robert Reid, May 22, 1792
2d. Lieutenant, John Oliver, July 12, 1798
Cornet, A. Hackett, July 4, 1798
2d Cornet, E. Mahoney, August 30, 1796
Captain, John MacRae, November 27, 1794
Lieutenant John May, December 5, 1794
2d. Lieut. John Rome, December 6, 1794
Cornet, John Pink, March 5, 1797
Cornet, F. F. Hill, March 6, 1797
Quarter Master, Christopher McRae, March 5, 1797
Captain Thomas J. Mytin, October 9, 1792
Lieutenant James King
2d. Lieutenant P. B. Jennings
Cornet, E. Castello
Quarter Master, G. Newall, May 30, 1796
Captain, William Prendergast, December 20, 1796
Lieut. W. P. Hayle, March 7, 1797
2d Lieut. R. C. Gibb, November 30, 1798
Cornet, John Marshall, October 26, 1798
Cornet, Charles Cubbison
Quartermaster, J. McLaren, February 21, 1797
Surgeon, James Brown, July 26, 1797
Captain Robert Taylor, April 12, 1792
Lieut. Charles Blackford
Cornet, Robert Newby
Second Cornet, W. Archer
Quarter Master, J. Simpson, 1799
Capt. G. Cruickshank, May 30, 1796
Lieut. James Syms, June 27, 1795
2d Lieut. J. Severight, May 30, 1796
Cornet, J. Davidson, May 10, 1798
Cornet, B. Henderson
Quarter Master, T. Ivy
Captain S. W. Whithorne, July 31, 1792
Lieut. George Stennett
2d Lieut. William Bigam, November 27, 1798
Cornet, J. Williamson, November 27, 1798
Cornet, William Ellison
Captain Charles Grant, December 19, 1791
Lieutenant Henry Hough
2d. Lieutenant Donald McBean, March 30, 1797
Cornet, J. Mathee, December 7, 1797
Quarter Master, B. Waldron, October 7, 1797
Quarter Master, A. Dakers, December 18, 1797
Quarter Master, Hugh Edwards, December 18, 1797
Adjutant, W. B. Wheeler, June 20, 1798
Captain Stephen Donellan, September 26, 1798
(Capt. en. second.) C. Tonge, September 27, 1798
Lieut. William Porter
2d Lieut., Robert Lee
Cornet, E. N. Cox
Cornet, Edmond Nagle
Quarter Master, J. Donellan, May 24, 1798
Dep. Judge Advocate, G. Jackson, May 30, 1796
Judge Advocate, to the Midland Regiment, Alexander Rose
Adjutant to the Midland Regiment, Captain John O'Mealy
Mate, W. Weston, June 11, 1795
FIRST BATTALION - SPANISH TOWN
Colonel, Philip Redwood, June 2, 1795
Lieutenant-Colonels, G. Cruickshank, June 2, 1795; and J. G. Millward
Majors, Francis Smith, February 23, 1797, and Isaac Singer, October 22, 1798
ARTILLERY COMPANY
Capt. Robert Pitcairn, junior
Lieut. Cooper Demetres
2d. Lieut. G. E. Taylor
CAPTAINS
R. R. Parker, May 22, 1795
J. Tomlinson, September 22, 1796
E. P. Lyon, October 29, 1796 (Brev. December 15, 1795)
Benjamin Lyon, February 24, 1797
Charles Gordon October 2, 1797
George Cuthbert (Brev. December 16, 1795)
F. March, October 10, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
C. N. Palmer
W. Falconer, May 20, 1795
William Edmonstone, May 22, 1795
D. Finlayson, October 3, 1795
G. Marshall, October 6, 1795
N. McLeod, December 1, 1795
J. H. Byles, December 2, 1795
J. March, February 29, 1796
William Ross
ENSIGNS
Charles Smith
John Stewart
J. Tait
J. March, October 1, 1797
W. S. Tonge, October 2, 1797
T. Bean, October 22, 1798
James Taws
Jon. Clemo, November 6, 1798
Adjutant, George Marshall
Chaplain, Rev. R. S. Woodham
Q. Master, J. Wintle, July 4, 1796
Deputy Judge Advocate, Alexander Gilzean
Surgeon, J. P. Rennalls, April 21, 1798
Surgeons Mate, Thomas Talbot
Secretary, Ensign Charles Smith
SECOND BATTALION - ST. JOHN AND ST. DOROTHY
Colonel, Honorable W. Jackson
Lieutenant Colonel, R. Ogilvy, June 9, 1798
Major, Peter Douglas
Second Major, Samuel Queneborough, June 20, 1798
CAPTAINS
Roderick Mathison
Duncan McDonald, July 21, 1795
W. Pearson, February 18, 1796
William Jackson, July 12, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
George Clarke
J. Lumsden, July 16, 1795
J. Routh, July 16, 1795
J. Brown, February 18, 1796
J. Anderson, March 1, 1796
T. J. Mytin, September 22, 1796
T. B. Geatrell, October 7, 1797
Thomas Smith
ENSIGNS
J. L. Davidson, 1796
F. Holcombe, April 13, 1796
T. Anderson, May 25, 1796
T. Brailsford, September 29, 1797
Quarter Master, J. Quest, October 21, 1797
Surgeon, John Quier
Surgeons Mate, Edward James
Deputy Judge Advocate, John Quest
THIRD BATTALION - ST. THOMAS IN THE VALE
Colonel, R, Page November 24, 1791
Lieut. Colonel, W. Caldwell, November 25, 1793?
Major, J. Mackay, November 26, 1791
2d. Major, William Smith, July 31, 1795
CAPTAINS
A. McDonald, September 24, 1795
John Muir, September 23, 1796
T. Keater, September 7, 1797
C. Leithead
LIEUTENANTS
M. McLeod, February 12, 1796
Robert Blake, February 13, 1797
R. Brown, September 22, 1796
S. Hyde, October 29, 1796
George Ross
W. Parker, November 7, 1797
W. Whitman, January 3, 1798
Joseph Teasdale, January 5, 1798
J. McBean, January 23, 1798
ENSIGNS
J. Cameron, September 16, 1797
Patrick Gibbon, April 5, 1798
Adjutant, Edward Dobbins
Chaplain, Rev. William Williamson
Surgeon, Henry Just_ne, Junior
Deputy Judge Advocate, ----- Harris
Marshal, Archibald Browning
Duke of Clarence's Troop
Captain, Hector McKay
Lieutenant, George Ross
2d. Lieutenant, Malcolm McLeod
Colonel, Joseph Israel, December 1798
Lieut. Colonels, T. Balllantyne, December 3, 1795, and W. H. Israel, November 20, 1798
Majors, W. Stewart, October 7, 1795 and R. W. Fearon, August 15, 1798
CAPTAINS
Robert Waugh, August 6, 1792
William T. Anderson, August 30, 1793
Wal. Fearon, August 31, 1793
C. Ruddock, September 1, 1793
Alexander Mackenzie, June 1794
A. McFarlane, July 8, 1795
J. Thomson, October 8, 1795
Daniel Tabois, May 28, 1796
J. McLachlan, July 31, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
H. D. McKenzie, December 9, 1791
G. Farquhar, September 2, 1793
W. G. Howell, September 3, 1793
T. Henderson, September 4, 1793
W. E. Nembhard, September 6, 1793
W. Barlow, March 6, 1794
J. Bedward, May 30, 1795
John Scott, May 31, 1795
T. P. Howell, June 1795
Dan. Nairn, June 2, 1795
C. McKenzie, June 3, 1795
A. McRae, July 8, 1795
W. Russell, April 13, 1796
C. Loughnan, April 14, 1796
J. P. Fearon, April 16, 1796
J. Gordon, April 17, 1796
J. Campbell, April 18, 1796
J. Williams, April 19, 1796
William Rose, April 21, 1796
L. Holcombe, October 1, 1796
H. McKinlay, October 3, 1796
John Snaith, October 4, 1796
W. Gilfillan, October 5, 1796
And. Dunn, July 2, 1797
James Small, July 3, 1797
W. Murdoch, July 4, 1797
ENSIGNS
David Christie, August 7, 1797
C. Craggs, July 16, 1798
Deputy Judge Advocate, Hector Mowat (Lieut. December 1, 1795)
Adjutant, Alexander McCrae
Quartermaster, George Mitchell, July 1, 1797
Surgeons, G. McKenzie April 22, 1796, and Richard Aug. Clare, July 1, 1796
Mate, Martin Barry, October 1796
Chaplain, Rev. Adam Sibbit
Deputy Quartermaster, J. Burrell
Sec. J. Foxen (Lieutenant April 22, 1796)
Colonel, Dutton Smith Turner, November 25, 1794
Lieut. Colonel, James Craggs, November 20, 1787
Lieut. Colonel, C. Hutchinson, November 25, 1794
Major, A. Schaw, November 26, 1794
2d. Major, W. Hudson, August 15, 1798
CAPTAINS
W. Scott, March 23, 1794
J. Morgan, June 5, 1795
T. A. Priddie, August 21, 1795
G. B. Barnet, April 27, 1796
Robert Huggins
J. Wright, April 5, 1798
R. Davis, July 13, 1798
W. Bowman, July 18, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
J. Mitchell, July 29, 1792
J. Roberts, February 12, 1793
G. Falconer, December 15, 1794
T. Thompson, December 15, 1794
J. McPherson, July 29, 1795
W. Frazer, July 30, 1795
C. Schaw, July 31, 1795
D. McDonald, August 21, 1795
J. Swanson, July 23, 1796
J. Holmes, August 31, 1796
T. Smith, August 14, 1796
G. Husband, April 28, 1798
W. Anderson, June 9, 1798
R. Elrington, June 12, 1798
Adjutant, Donald McDonald
Q. Masters, H. D'Aguilar, February 2, 1798, and D. Thompon, June 19, 1798
Surgeon, J. Bowman, December 5, 1795
Mates, Commin, Errington, and Smith
Chaplain, Reverend Edward Ledwich
Colonel in Chief, Donald Campbell, (Major-General)
Colonel Thomas Murphy
Lieut. Colonel, Patrick Kein
2d. Lieut. Colonel, C. B. Edwards
Lieut. Colonel en second, Charles Montgomery
Major, John Neilson
2nd. Major, William Reid, May 29, 1796
CAPTAINS
W. Pollock Brev. Lt. Col.
James Duthie
John McDonald
James Cunningham
Henry Williams
Hugh Ross?
William Turner†
Patrick Lynch
William Nasmith
Lewis Clarke
J. Johnston (Brev. Lt. Colonel)
A. W. Hamilton, February 27, 1796
LIEUTENANTS
Abraham Hodgson
J. Scott
James Barton†
William Bennett
Robert Haylett
Alexander Clarke
William Forbes *
H. Galbraith, February 5, 1796
G. H. Cosens, May 24, 1798
G. Wharam, September 10, 1798
ENSIGNS
Wilfred Fisher
H. Cox
Hugh Hamilton†
Joseph Brown
William Simmonds
Robert Graeme
Jeremy Ready†
Thomas Munro
James Tucker
Andrew Blackburn
T. R. Townshend, September 25, 1795
A. Gordon, October 12, 1795
William Jaffray, February 5, 1796
John Smith, October 3, 1797
William Tait, October 10, 1797
T. Neilson, October 11, 1797
William Neilson, October 12, 1797
Robert Petrie, October 13, 1797
Edward Swan, April 10, 1798
James Robbins, October 19, 1798
Adjutant, John Smith, September 29, 1797
Quartermaster, Godfrey Wharam
Surgeon, David Shaw
Mates, James Gowan, James Stormont, Thomas Fad
Deputy Judge Advocate, James Forsyth
Barrack Master, William Ross
->Note: Those marked * are attached to the Artillery, and thus † to the Light Horse.
Colonel, William Parke, November 23, 1796
Lieut. Colonels, T. Jenkins, February 18, 1796
Major, John Gordon, April 1, 1796
CAPTAINS
Henry Smallwood
James Henry
J. Pottenger
Charles Steer
B. W. Smith, March 17, 1796
T. Ashmeade, March 18, 1796
T. Raffington, September 22, 1796
J. Shaw, September 11, 1777
John Taylor
P. Commons
J. Fraser, September 17, 1798
LIEUTENANTS
B. S. Hind
James Utten
William Milne
A. Campbell, April 25, 1796
P. Watkis, May 11, 1796
A. Fraser
J. Taylor, October 7, 1797
Phil. Cox, December 18, 1797
ENSIGNS
Clephane Tulloch
John Anderson
A. Stewart, May 16, 1795
R. Burford, August 4, 1795
H. Ashmeade, April 11, 1796
W. Levers, April 28, 1796
W. Webb, April 30, 1796
James Anderson, January 28, 1797
Sibah Skelly, April 22, 1797
C. Fyfe, November 21, 1797
G. Harvey
G. McKay
G. Taylor, September 17, 1798
L. Rattigan, October 31, 1798
Adjutant, T. Ashmeade
Quartermaster, James Grant, September 20, 1795
Surgeon, John Weston, May 31, 1796
Mate, William Stewart
Deputy Judge Advocate, B. W. Smith
Barrack Master, John Fenton
Captain, T. Bainbridge, April 5, 1796
Lieut. John Parkin, September 14, 1796
2d. Lieut. William Boyle, September 15, 1796
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