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Devon Militia Deserters 1813

Trewman's Exeter Flying Post
Thursday, October 28, 1813;
Issue 2512 (Gale Document no Y3200653113)

Transcribed by

Brian Randell


DEVON LOCAL MILITIA
LIST of MEN enrolled in the PYMOUTH-DOCK, TAVISTOCK, and TORRIDGE Regiments of LOCAL MILITIA who have ABSENTED themselves without Leave, at the Periods appointed for the Assembly of the Regiments to which they respectively belong, for Training and Exercise in the present Year
PLYMOUTH-DOCK REGIMENT
No. NAMES What Hundred serving for What Parish serving for Rank When enrolled Age and Size Description Trade or Profession Remarks
            Yrs. Ft. In. Complex. Eyes Hair    
1 Anthony Tawe Roborough Stoke Damarell   19th Feb 1811 25 5 3 Ruddy Hazle Brown Labourer  
2 William Bath .. .. .. .. .. ..   25th Jan 1813 21 5 4 Do. Do. Dk. Ditto Mason  
3 James Phillips .. .. .. .. .. ..   Do. 24 5 5 Pale Do. Red Mason  
4 John Hoyton .. .. .. .. .. ..   Do. 25 5 3½ Dark Grey Dk. Brown Cordwainer  
5 William Ward .. .. .. .. .. ..   Do. 23 5 5½ Ruddy Hazle Do. Ropemaker  
6 John Maish .. .. .. .. .. ..   Do. 18           Butcher Description not taken
7 Thomas Roberts .. .. .. Vaulter's Home   28th ditto 21 5 7 Ruddy Grey Sandy Labourer  
8 John Lloyd Exminster Ashton   8th Feb. 24 5 7 Fair Do. Lt. brown Cordwainer  
9 Richard Smith .. .. .. Dawlish   29th May 1812 22 5 5½ Ruddy Hazle Brown Ditto  
10 James Moore .. .. .. Doddiscombsleigh and Dunchideock   8th Feb 1813 27 5 6 Do. Grey Dk. brown Labourer  
11 Anthony Mills .. .. .. Ditto   8th ditto 25 5 9 Fair Do. Lt. Brown Ditto  
12 Samuel Taylor .. .. .. Ditto   12th ditto 21 5 7 Ruddy Do. Do. Ditto  
13 Thomas Dromond .. .. .. Ide   8th ditto 24 5 7 do. Hazle Dk. Brown Ditto  
14 William Gill .. .. .. West Teignmouth   18th Jan 24 5 6 Do. Grey Lt. Brown Cordwainer  
15 John Page .. .. .. Ditto   12th Feb 21 5 8 Do. Hazle Dk. Brown Ditto  
16 William Stoneman .. .. .. Kenton   8th ditto 24 5 10 Do. Do. Do. Labourer  
17 John Winsor Teignbridge Bovey Tracey   8th ditto 20 5 3 Do. Grey Lt. brown Ditto  
18 William Brimacombe .. .. .. North Bovey   29th Jan 18 5 4 Do. Do. Do. Ditto  
19 Edward Gongdon .. .. .. Highweek   17th Sept. 1810 29 5 3 Fair Do. Do. Cordwainer  
20 Joseph Smith .. .. .. Lustleigh   21st Jan, 1813 24 5 5¾ Ruddy Do. Dk. Brown Blacksmith  
21 James Collins .. .. .. Moretonhampstead   29th ditto 33 5 8 Do. Do. Lt. brown Labourer  
22 William Hodge Stanbrorough Buckfastleigh   18th May, 1811 27 5 6 Pale Hazle Do. Blacksmith  
23 Richard Churchwood .. .. .. Ditto   10th May, 1813 27 5 8 Ruddy Grey Do. Carpenter  
24 Richard Vallet .. .. .. Ditto   3d March 21 5 4 Do. Do. Do. Labourer  
25 William Newland .. .. .. Dartington   10th Feb. 24 5 4         Description not taken
26 Matthew Pope .. .. .. Loddiswell   ist ditto 18 5 2 Fair Grey Lt. brown Tanner  
27 William Harrison .. .. .. Kingsbridge   17th ditto 21 5 4 Ruddy Do. Do. Labourer  
28 John Andrews .. .. .. Ditto   15th March 29             Description not taken
29 Joseph Morgan .. .. .. South Milton   10th Feb. 23 5 5 Ruddy Hazle Lt. brown Mason  
30 Thomas Webster .. .. .. Thurleston   17th ditto 21 5 7 Do. Do. Do. Quarryman  
31 John Jarvis .. .. .. Ditto   17th ditto 25 5 3 Do. Do. Do. Labourer  
32 John Michelmore .. .. .. Churchstow   10th ditto 27             Description not taken
33 Peter Grey .. .. .. Diptford   10th ditto 18             Ditto
34 John Grey .. .. .. Ditto   10th ditto 23             Ditto
35 John White, 2d .. .. .. Marlborough   17th ditto 29             Ditto
36 John Sheppard .. .. .. Ditto   19th ditto, 1811 18 5 6 Ruddy Grey Brown Labourer  
37 Michael Cole .. .. .. north Huish   10th ditto, 1813 22 5 5 Do. Hazle Lt. brown Ditto  
38 Richard Cole .. .. .. Ditto   10th ditto 28 5 6 Do. Do. Do. Ditto  
39 James Searle .. .. .. South Brent   3d March 25 5 9 Do. Grey Do. Ditto  
40 William Norcomb .. .. .. Ditto   3d ditto 21 5 7 Do. Hazle Do. Ditto  
41 William Prouse .. .. .. Rattery   1st Feb. 1810 19 5 1½ Do. Grey Brown Miller  
42 John Quaint Ermington Modbury   14th August 24 5 8 Do. Do. Lt. ditto Slater  
 
TAVISTOCK REGIMENT
1 Nicholas Miller Tavistock Tavistock   .. .. .. 28 5 8 Pale Grey Black Blacksmith Supposed to be at Chatham Dockyard
2 Richard Hext .. .. .. .. .. ..   .. .. .. 20 5 8 Fresh Light Ditto Labourer  
3 Walter Dingle Roborough Beerferris                    
4 James Yeolland .. .. .. Whitechurch                    
5 William Masters Haytor Ipplepen   .. .. .. 25 5 5½ Fresh Hazle Dark Mason  
6 Charles Baker Tavistock Tavistock                    
7 Joseph Mounce Blacktorrington North Petherwin                    
 
TORRIDGE REGIMENT
1 John Ford Shebbear Peter's Marland Private .. .. .. 20 5 6 Fresh Grey Dark Labourer  
2 John Parker .. .. .. Bideford Do. .. .. .. 22 5 7 Fair Grey sandy Ditto  
3 WilliamCudmore North Tawton Ashreigney Do. .. .. .. 21 5 7 Pale Grey light Ditto  
4 Philip James Doyne from Dublin, Ireland Balloted for Bideford Do. .. .. .. 25 5 7¾ Fresh Blue Dark Player  
5 James Welsford Shebbear Bideford Do. .. .. .. 21 5 6 Fair Blue Black Sawyer  
6 William Snell North tawton Bundley Do. .. .. .. 25 5 7½ Dark Hazle Brown Servant  
 
The Sum of Twenty Shillings will be allowed for the apprehension of every Deserter, and will be payable by an order of a Magistrate upon the Treasurer of the County, as soon as it shall be ascertained that the Persons apprehended are really Deserters. Immediately on the apprehension of any of the above Deserters, notice thereof must be sent to the Adjutants of the respective Regiments at Head-Quarters, viz. THE PLYMOUTH-DOCK REGIMENT at Plymouth-Dock; TAVISTOCK REGIMENT at Tavistock; and the TORRIDGE REGIMENT at Great Torrington.
By Order
Southmolton, 16th October, 1813 JAMES PEARSE, Clerk of the General Meetings.

Last updated 2 Sep 2008 - Brian Randell.

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