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List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Harwich, Colchester,...

Catalogue reference: WO 54/515/34

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WO 54/515/34
Date
1815-1816
Description

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

Name: William Scott; Occupation: Clerk of the Works for the Eastern District and Superintendent of Cement Manufactory; Age: 41; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 June 1806, Clerk of the Works.

Name: Thomas Moore; Occupation: Clerk, Engineer Department Office; Age: 43; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 February 1809, Clerk.

Name: Benjamin Pestel; Occupation: Office Keeper; Age: 42; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 4 June 1809, Office Keeper.

Name: William Burton; Occupation: Overseer of Works; Age: 35; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 20 June 1808, Overseer of Works.

Name: John Rees; Occupation: Overseer of Works; Age: 38; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 24 May 1809, Overseer of Works.

Name: [Selth] Coppin; Occupation: Clerk; Age: 43; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 September 1806, Clerk.

Name: William Cranston; Occupation: Superintendent of Machinery at the General Manufactory; Age: 30; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 October 1811, Superintendent of Machinery.

Name: Thomas Ratliff; Occupation: Cement Burner and Miller; Age: 28; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 7 August 1812, Miller.

Name: George Hayward; Occupation: [Coxwain], Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 57; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 6 August 1815, [Coxwain].

Name: William Newman; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 51; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 April 1809, Boatman.

Name: James James; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 34; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 February 1810, Boatman.

Name: Samuel Parsons; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 34; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 9 September 1810, Boatman.

Name: William Parsons; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 30; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 26 April 1812, Boatman.

Name: Samuel Nalbrough; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 60; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 October 1813, Boatman.

Name: Charles Burnett; Occupation: Boatman, Royal Engineer Cutter; Age: 31; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 October 1814, Boatman.

Name: William Nichols; Occupation: Fire Stoker at the Cement Manufactory; Age: 38; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 November 1813, Stoker.

Name: John Wilding; Occupation: Assistant Cement Burner; Age: 55; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 November 1813, Cement Burner.

Name: George Ray; Occupation: Labourer; Age: 46; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 20 March 1815, Labourer.

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