© Copyright Mr. M Russell FIPD private postcard collection At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the County of Dorset at the house known by the sign of the 'King's Arms Inn' in Dorchester in the said County of Dorset for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Friday the Fourth day of April 1777 (being the second meeting(1) held in and for the said sub division ) pursuant to the order of the General Meeting held on Tuesday the twenty ninth day of October last past for carrying into execution an Act made and passed in the ninth year of the reign of his present Majesty "Entitled an Act for the explaining amending and continuing an Act made and passed in the Second year of the reign of his present Majesty Entitled an Act to Explain amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the several laws now in being relating to the raising and training the Militia within that part of Great Britain called England". We thinking it convenient and necessary to add together the lists of several Parishes Tythings and Places contained in their respective districts in the sub division and it appearing unto us that the several persons who are here under mentioned have been legally discharged from the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for just causes are entitled to their discharges from serving in the Militia men in the said Regiment by their terms of three years being expired therefore pursuant to the power vested in us by Law We do hereby confirm the discharges of all and every such men from serving in the said Militia and instead of the men so legally discharged and of those who have occasioned vacancies by death or otherwise since the last Ballot belonging to the subdivision have this day chosen by lot the several persons likewise hereafter specified to supply such vacancies according to the number of vacancies in each district Vitz:- Died discharged or term of service expired in the District of Dorchester in the sub district of Dorchester. [Footnote:- (1) I have not transcribed the first meeting which does not record peoples names only agreed on all the hundreds and parishes that would be included in the order}
Nichodemus SLADE of Dorchester Labourer Sub for Philip ELLIOTT of Dorchester labourer Richard POMROY of Beaminster Clothier Sub for John DAVIS Junior of Frampton Gentleman Charles LAMB of Sherborne Weaver Sub for William PALMER of Portland Servant James SLADE of Winterborne St Martin Labourer John ROTTENBERRY of Frampton Cordwainer Sub for John DUNMAN of Preston Servant Thomas BALL of Durweston Labourer Sub for Andrew HOUSE of Knighton Joiner Steven STEVENS of Glansville Wootton Labourer Sub for William COWE of Forthington [Fordington] Carpenter William TALBOTT of Broadway Labourer Sub for Edward BEALE of Sutton & East Chickerell [no occupation given] Edward VALLANCE of Radipole Labourer Sub for William BARTLETT of Broadway servant Nathaniel HAYDON of Dorchester Mason Sub for Richard MITCHELL of Chesil Quarryman John LOCK of Dorchester bricklayer Sub for Richard LOCKELL [LOCKETT?] of Dorchester Cordwainer Richard STOKES of Charmouth Labourer Sub for James BENNETT of Dorchester Hatter John CHURCHILL of Melbury Osmund Labourer Sub for Robert PEARCE of Portland Quarryman Joseph KEATS of Osmington Labourer James TUCKER of Stower Provest Taylor Sub for Robert CRITCHELL of Dorchester Mercer John MITCHELL of Blandford Blacksmith Sub for Thomas SPRACKLIN of Tincleton ? Henry MAJOR of Whitchurch Canonicorum Labourer Sub for James LAKE of Broadmayne Labourer John WINZAR of Forthington [Fordington] Blacksmith Sub for George LOCK of Dorchester Butcher Robert CROCKER of Charmouth Labourer Sub for William BAYER of Dorchester Maltster William TRAVERS of Bradford Peverell and Muckleford Labourer Samuel HOLLAND of Dorchester Mason Sub for John THORNE of Melcombe Regis (occupation? ) John ROCKETT of Bridport sailcloth weaver Sub for Edward COMBDEN of Portland William MILLER of Broadwindsor Butcher Sub for Abraham Pearce of Portland (no occupation given) William PALMER of Charminster Labourer Sub for George FREKE of Forthington [Fordington] Labourer John LOCK of Dorchester Tyler Sub for Joseph JEANES of Woodsford Labourer William READ of Dorchester Thatcher William FIANDER of Dorchester Taylor Sub for Alexander WAY of Portland Quarryman William OLIVER of Stinsford Labourer William SOPER of Frampton Labourer Sub for John LEGG of Grimston Servant James VOSS of Dorchester Labourer Sub for Edward VOSS of Dorchester Blacksmith
Joseph HARDY of Broadway Servant - discharged on the oath of William RANDALL Constable - proved to be gone to sea and could not be summoned Jacob COOMBES of Dorchester Carpenter - discharged by Field Officer being troubled with fits& not fit for service Henry HOOPER of the tithing of Winfrith Labourer - discharged by Deputy Lieutenant having been proved incapable of service Nicholas WHITE of Charminster Chandler - discharged proved to have hired a sub in 1767
William VALLANCE of West Knighton labourer Sub for Richard HALL of Turners Puddle Labourer Amos DENNIS of Dorchester Labourer Sub for Thomas COOMBES of Cerne Abbas Maltster James HYMAN of Shaston shoemaker Sub for John SANGER of Blandford (no occupation given) Thomas DURRANT of Glanvilles Wootton Labourer Sub for Francis DAVIS of Piddletrenthide (no occupation given) William RIDOUT of Bryantstone Labourer Sub for John OXFORD of Pimperne warrenship Labourer George BAGG of Lynns Gate labourer Sub for George FOOT of Mappowder Yeoman Vine GRANT of Watcombe Labourer Thomas DAVIS of Milborne Churchstone Labourer Henry VATCHER of Blandford Labourer Sub for James MITCHELL of Bryanstone Coower? Francis ROGERS of Dorchester Tyler Sub for John BOLES of Abbey Milton (no occupation given) James HARDING of Melborne St Andrews Labourer Sub for Robert HAWKINS of Blandford (no occupation given) Charles MELINER of Haselbury Bryan Labourer Sub for Thomas STICKLAND of Hilton Labourer Richard LACEY of Pimperne warrenship Cordwainer
Thomas WARR of Middle Piddletrenthide Labourer - On the Oath of William CHIPP Constable proved to be gone before Damon Nathaniel MORRIS of Cerne Abbas Tyler - On the Oath of William CHIPP Constable proved to be gone before Damon Henry MIELS [MILES?] of Stoke Gaylard Labourer Sub for George SANDERS of Buckland Newton [Note:-Probably should be part of the section above?] Benjamin RIGGS of Cheselbourne Shepherd - Discharged proved to have got a sub in 1768 Dorchester Hundred:-
Lott No. 25: Phillip COOMBES of Holy Trinity Parish in Dorchester - Maltster Lott No. 12: Thomas ROGERS of Holy Trinity Parish in Dorchester - Breeches Maker Lott No. 01: Dennis SLADE of Holy Trinity Parish in Dorchester - Carpenter Lott No. 15: Thomas DAWLE of St Peters Parish in Dorchester - Gardiner Lott No. 21: George ANDREWS of St Peters Parish in Dorchester - Currier
Lott No. 18: David KEATES of East Stafford & Lewell - Labourer Lott No. 10: Robert WINZAR of Broadway - Carpenter Lott No. 26: Richard GAPE of Osmington - Labourer Lott No. 13: Edward STERNEY of Radipole - Labourer
Lott No. 15: Thomas WESTBURY of Preston & Sutton Poyntz - Servant
Lott No. 01: Daniel WALLIS of Winfrith & Knighton - Servant
Lott No.06: James PROUSE of Melcombe Regis - Joiner Lott No. 02: John Herbert BROWN of Melcombe Regis - Mercer Lott No. 20: James OLD of Melcombe Regis - Joiner
Lott No. 24: Charles THORN of Frampton - Servant Lott No. 03: Richard WHITEMAN of Frampton - Carpenter
Lott No. 19: William CHAMBERLAINE of Stinsford - Labourer Lott No. 07: Andrew MILLS of Winterbourne st Martin - Labourer Lott No. 22: Thomas WILCOX of Charminster - Labourer Lott No. 09: James POCKETT of Charminster - Servant
Lott No. 18: John COLLINS son of James of Easton in Portland - Taylor Lott No. 21: Alexander ATWOOD of Chesil in Portland - Quarryman Lott No. 26: Richard MUDDLE of Chesil in Portland - Quarryman Lott No. 05: Philip HOLLAND of Fortuneswell in Portland - Quarryman
Lott No. 39 Andrew PIDDLE of Blandford Forum - Hatter
Lott No. 48: James CURTIS of Puddletown - Labourer
Lott No. 15: Stephen LAWRENCE of Cerne Abbas - Millwright
Lott No. 18: Thomas HAYWARD of Bryanstone - Servant Lott No. 17: James GOLDEN of Knighton - Mason Lott No. 26: Stephen HASKELL of Pimperne Warrenship - Servant
Lott No. 24: James BUSSELL of Cheselbourne - Hellier Lott No. 03 Richard BRAY of Abbey Milton - Labourer Lott No. 02 Thomas JOYCE of Abbey Milton - Labourer William SALKELD; Poole BATHUURST; Thomas GOULD Sub Division Meeting - 2nd May 1777 PRESENT:- David Robert MICHEL; Thomas GOULD; Francis John BROWN Esq's At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the County of Dorset at the house known by the sign of the King's Arms Inn in Dorchester in the said County of Dorset for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Friday the Second day of May 1777 for carrying into execution an Act made and passed in the ninth year of the reign of his present Majesty "Entitled an Act for the explaining amending and continuing an Act made and passed in the Second year of the reign of his present Majesty Entitled an Act to Explain amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the several laws now in being relating to the raising and training the Militia within that part of Great Britain called England". The following are the names of persons chosen by lot at the last meeting for this sub division who have appeared before us this day and been enrolled to serve in the Dorchester Regiment of Militia for the term of three years or provided substitutions to serve in their places or stead as posted opposite to their respective manes or or discharged by being incapacitated or otherwise:- After this listing it states:- DR MICHEL and Tho's GOULD |
Men's Names Chosen | Abode | Occupation | Name of Substitute | Abode | Occupation | Sums Received | Age | Size & Family | Remarks |
George CHAFFEY | All Saints Dorchester | Serjeant of Mace | Thomas HUTCHINGS | Dorchester | Basket maker | £1.7s. 6d | 18 | 5/6 Single | |
Philip COOMBES | Holy Trinity Dorchester | Maltster | William WILLIAMS | Dorchester | Cordwainer | £1. 5s. 0d | 21 | 5/5 Wife | |
Thomas ROGERS | Holy Trinity Dorchester | Breeches Maker | Robert MASTERS | Dorchester | Breeches Maker | £1. 7s. 0d | 20 | 5/7 Single | |
Dennis SLADE | Holy Trinity Dorchester | Carpenter | On the oath of John NELSON one of the constables - proved to have left notice at his usual place of abode & fined £10 respected (rest illegible) | ||||||
Thomas DOWLE | St Peters Dorchester | Gardener | Aaron LESTER | Dorchester | Labourer | £1. 11s. 6d | 18 | 5/6 Single | |
George ANDREWS | St Peters Dorchester | Currier | Amos WHITE | Frampton | Cordwainer | £1. 11s. 6d | 26 | 5/6 Wife + 2 | |
John STEVENS | West Stafford | Labourer | 31 | 5/6 Single | |||||
[Illegible] | East Stafford & Lewell | Labourer | James JOHNSON | Blandford | Gardener | £1. 11s. 6d | 28 | 5/7 Single | |
Robert WINZAR | Broadway | Carpenter | 23 | 5/6 Single | |||||
Richard GAPE | Osmington | Labourer | 24 | 5/8 Single | |||||
Edward AMEY | Radipole | Labourer | Robert NEWMAN | Dorchester | Lime Burner | ? | 18 | 5/5 Single | |
James OLD | Preston & Sutton Pointz | Servant | 18 | 5/4 Single | |||||
Thomas WESTBURY | Preston & Sutton Pointz | Servant | 19 | 5/6 Single | |||||
William SHAPMAN | Woodsford | Labourer | Thomas BISHOP | Dorchester | Labourer | £1. 6s. 0d | 18 | 5/5 Single | |
Daniel WALLIS | Winfrith and Knighton | Servant | Thomas STEVENS | Bourton in Winfrith | Labourer | £2. 4s. 6d | 24 | 5/7 Single | |
Nathaniel GRIFFEN | Chaldon Herring | Labourer | George SPENCER | Leigh | Labourer | £2. 2s. 0d | 20 | 5/8 Single | |
Richard WALLIS | Winterbourne Abbas | Blacksmith | Robert GALPINE | Marnhull | Wool Comber | £1. 16s. 0d | 27 | 5/7 Wife | |
James SLARKS? | of the Borough of Weymouth | Baker | William CORBIN | Melcombe Regis | Labourer | £1. 10s. 0d | 21 | 5/10 Single | |
James BROUSE | of Melcombe Regis | Joiner | Robert KEATS | Dorchester | Cordwainer | £2. 2s. 0d | 22 | 5/8 Single | |
John Herbert BROWN | of Melcombe Regis | Mercer | William GILL | Netherbury | Flax Dresser | £1. 7s. 0d | 21 | 5/6 Single | |
James OLD | of Melcombe Regis | Labourer | 23 | 5/7 Single | |||||
William BRIDLE | of Forthington [Fordington] | Labourer | 18 | 5/5 Single | |||||
Edward WHITTLE | of Ewell | Labourer | 23 | 5/6 Single | |||||
Robert HURST | Winterbourne Came | Labourer | 24 | 5/7 Wife + 2 | Discharged incapable of Service | ||||
Charles THORN | Frampton | Servant | 24 | 5/6 Wife + 2 | "C" (i.e. Cancelled Substitution) | ||||
David ALLEN | Forthington [Fordington] | Labourer | £0. 12s. 0d | 22 | 5/5 Single | ||||
Richard WHITEMAN | Frampton | Carpenter | 19 | 5/9 Single | |||||
Robert AMEY | Tincleton | Yeoman | John SEAL | Dorchester | Hellier | £1. 7s. 6d | 20 | 5/8 Single | [Note:- Bap HT 24th Apr 1757 son of Joseph & Sarah Seal - See Chelsea Pension Records.] |
Charles Slew WILLIS | Stratton | Yeoman | John LOCK | Dorchester | Tyler | £2. 7s. 0d | 20 | 5/8 Single | |
Tom CHAMBERLAIN | Stinsford | Labourer | 21 | 5/10 Single | |||||
Andrew MILLS | Winterbourne St Martin | Labourer | Robert HAWKINS | Dorchester | Cordwainer | £1. 10s. 0d | 20 | 5/5 Single | |
Thomas WILCOX | Charminster | Labourer | 24 | 5/6 Single | |||||
James POCKETT | Charminster | Servant | Robert PETTY | Cerne Abbas | Labourer | £1.11s. 6d | 19 | 5/4 Single | [Note above last 2 columns deleted is:- |
John BARTLETT | Wakeham in Portland | Labourer | Richard HURDLE | Blandford | Labourer | £1. 7s. 0d | 34 | 5/6 Single | |
John COLLINS son of Joseph | Easton in Portland | Taylor | James WATERS | Preston & Sutton | Malter | £2. 3s. 0d | 24 | 5/6 Single | |
Alexander ATTWOOL | Chesil in Portland | Quarryman | Richard ENNETT | Bridport | Labourer | £3. 3s. 0d | 33 | 5/8 Wife +1 | "C" |
Richard MUDDLE | Chesil in Portland | Quarryman | Edward VALLENCE | Buckland Ripers | Labourer | £2. 11s. 6d | 20 | 5/8 Single | |
Phillip HOLLAND | Fortuneswell | Quarryman | John VIVIAN | Dorchester | Cordwainer | £2. 2s. 0d | 21 | 5/8 Single | |
William HANN | Blandford Forum | Servant | Joseph JENNINGS | Higher Litchett | Labourer | £1. 2s. 0d | 20 | 5/6 Single | |
Andrew PIDDLE | Blandford Forum | Hatter | Discharged incapable of service having been already discharged from the Mariners Service in 1763 | ||||||
Thomas FOOT | Puddletown | Labourer | Thomas LESTER | Forthington [Fordington] | Thatcher | £1. 1s. 0d | 19 | 5/5 Single | |
James CURTIS | Puddletown | Labourer | John UPWARD | Hartpuddlane? | Labourer | £1. 10s. 0d | 23 | 5/7 Single | |
William DEVOLE | Watcombe | Labourer | 20 | 5/6 Single | |||||
[illegible -IDLE] | Higher Piddletrenthide | Yeoman | Lawrence ASH | Higher Piddletrenthide | Labourer | £2. 10s 6d | 20 | 5/10 Single | |
Charles DUNNING | Buckland Newton Tything | Cordwainer | Charles OWSLEY | Pimperne | Labourer | £1. 5s. 6d | 36 | 5/7 Wife | Received JW |
John BRODBOY | Puddlehinton | Bricklayer | William VALLENCE | West Knighton | Labourer | £2, 0s. 0d | 27 | 5/7 W + 2 | |
Robert POPE | Milborne Styleham | Coller Maker | 17 | 5/4 Single | |||||
Robert HELLIER | Cerne Abbas | Currier | John MUSSELL | Corfe Castle | Labourer | £1. 11s. 6d | 18 | 5/6 Single | |
Stephen LAWRENCE | Cerne Abbas | Millwright | Sylathian NORRIS | Forthington [Fordington] | Labourer | £1. 10s. 0d | 19 | 5/6 Single | Note:-Salathial son of William NORRIS and Mary his wife was bap at FStG May 4 1758 - See also Chelsea Pension Records |
John GILLINGAME | Durweston | Servant | 22 | 5/8 Single | |||||
Thomas HAYWARD | Bryanstone | Servant | George JEFFERYES | Whitchurch Came | Labourer | £2. 7s. 0d | 24 | 5/8 Single | |
James GOLDEN | Kinghton [Knighton] | Mason | John MILLS | Blandford | Collar Maker | £2. 2s, 0d | 23 | 5/8 Single | |
Stephen HASKELL | PimperneWarenship | Servant | 22 | 5/8 Single | |||||
Robert COWARD | Melcombe Horsey | Labourer | 21 | 5/6 Single | |||||
James BUSSELL | Cheselbourne | Hellier | William WINZAR | Forthington [Fordington] | Blacksmith | £1. 1s 0d | 19 | 5/9 Single | |
Richard BRAY | Abbey Milton | Labourer | William MAJOR | Bridport | Labourer | £1. 0s. 6d | 31 | 5/8 Single | |
Thomas JOYCE | Abbey Milton | Labourer | 19 | 5/7 Single |
At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the County of Dorset at the house known by the sign 'The Kings Arms Inn' in Dorchester in the said County for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Monday nineteenth day of May 1777 for carrying into execution an Act made and passed in the ninth year of the reign of his present Majesty " "Entitled an Act for the explaining amending and continuing an Act made and passed in the Second year of the reign of his present Majesty Entitled an Act to Explain amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the several laws now in being relating to the raising and training the Militia within that part of Great Britain called England". The following is the names of persons chosen by lott at the last meeting for this sub division who have appeared before us this day and been enrolled to serve in the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for the term of three years or provided substitutions in their places or stead as posted opposite to their respective names or discharged by being incapacitated or otherwise. After this list of names appears:- |
Men's Names Chosen | Abode | Occupation | Name of Substitute | Abode | Occupation | Sums Received | Age | Size & Family | Remarks |
John LILLINGTON | Bridport | Labourer | Benjamin BEAVANT | Blandford | Labourer | £1.11s. 6d. | 28 | 5/5 Single | |
Herculeas HODGES | Bourton | Labourer | James BOND | Stockland | Taylor | £1. 11s. 6d | 36 | 5/10 Wife | |
Thomas ROBERTS | Shaston | Labourer | 26 | 5/7 ingle | |||||
John INKPIN | Sturminster NCasthee? | Weaver | Discharged by the Field Officer & Duty Lieutenant (illegible) Surgeon of the (illegible) being incapable of service | ||||||
Robert HURST | Winterborne Came | Labourer | Ditto (see section above) | ||||||
(illegible) TOWMAN | Woodyates | Labourer | Ditto | ||||||
(illegible)-orge LUSH | Beaminster | Labourer | Ditto | ||||||
John (illegible) | West Stafford | Labourer | 31 | 5/10 Wife & | C: |