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List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chester (Engineer...

Catalogue reference: WO 54/515/16

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This record is about the List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chester (Engineer... dating from 1815-1816 in the series Ordnance Office and War Office: Entry Books and Registers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 54/515/16
Date
1815-1816
Description

List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chester (Engineer Department). (Additional information includes previous trade, marital status, number of children, salary, allowances and remarks).

Name: Edward Barr; Occupation: Overseer of Works for Chester and Liverpool; Age: 54; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 July 1805, Foreman of Artificers.

Name: John Holding; Occupation: Labourer; Age: 50; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 September 1810, not stated.

Name: John Bartley; Occupation: Mason; Age: 36; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: Thomas Bartley; Occupation: Mason; Age: 22; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: William Tilly; Occupation: Mason's Labourer; Age: 40; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: Richard Steel; Occupation: Bricklayer; Age: 50; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: George Dodd; Occupation: Bricklayer's Labourer; Age: 46; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: Robert Edwards; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 34; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: Thomas Holmes; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 28; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: John Baker; Occupation: Slater; Age: 45; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: William Baker; Occupation: Slater; Age: 21; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: John Talbot; Occupation: Slater's Labourer; Age: 48; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Name: John Chester; Occupation: Smith; Age: 46; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: not stated.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18028867/

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WO 54

Ordnance Office and War Office: Entry Books and Registers

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