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List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chatham (Civil...

Catalogue reference: WO 54/515/12b

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WO 54/515/12b
Date
1815-1816
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List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chatham (Civil Department). (Additional information includes previous trade, marital status, number of children, salary, allowances and remarks). Part 2. List continues from WO 54/515/12a.

Name: Henry Pearce; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 41; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 4 February 1811, Smith.

Name: [Michael] Kimington; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 56; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 March 1808, Smith.

Name: Thomas Crowhurst; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 26; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 24 October 1806, Labourer.

Name: Robert Fletcher; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 26; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 16 December 1806, Labourer.

Name: [John] Maplesden; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 62; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 7 February 1803, Smith.

Name: Alexander Sanders; Occupation: Armourer / Pensioner; Age: 60; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 29 November 1810, Labourer.

Name: Thomas Taylor; Occupation: Armourer; Age: 37; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 22 March 1804, Labourer.

Name: Samuel Ankcorn; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 45; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 11 January 1804, Carpenter.

Name: John Boulden; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 38; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 4 July 1803, Carpenter.

Name: William Bushel; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 49; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 July 1804, Carpenter.

Name: John Booker; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 33; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 March 1804, Wheeler.

Name: Michael Colegate; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 29; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 14 April 1804, Carpenter.

Name: James Discomb; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 39; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 20 February 1804, Sawyer.

Name: [John] Featherstone; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 32; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 26 June 1803, Carpenter.

Name: John Gammon; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 41; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 April 1803, Carpenter.

Name: Thomas Greensted; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 42; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 5 March 1805, Carpenter.

Name: Richard Lamb; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 45; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 August 1805, Carpenter.

Name: William Lamb; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 41; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 April 1807, Carpenter.

Name: William Mcleod; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 50; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 27 March 1792, Carpenter.

Name: Charles Hunnisett; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 37; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 9 March 1804, Wheeler.

Name: William Payne; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 39; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 4 January 1804, Carpenter.

Name: George Roots; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 38; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 April 1804, Carpenter.

Name: Philip Stapleden; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 48; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 September 1807, Smith.

Name: William Sedgwick; Occupation: Temporary Assistant Furbisher; Age: 38; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 September 1810, Wheeler.

Name: James Kither; Occupation: Apprentice Armourer; Age: 20; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 21 July 1809, Apprentice.

Name: Alexander Telford; Occupation: Master [?]; Age: 45; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 June 1790, Artillery.

Name: Thomas Carter; Occupation: Assistant [?]; Age: 43; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 21 October 1799, Artillery.

Name: John Stobie; Occupation: Assistant [?]; Age: 70; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 18 April 1767, Artillery.

Name: Joseph Collett; Occupation: in charge of magazines and [fire] barn; Age: 62; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 24 April 1802, Labourer.

Name: George Collett; Occupation: assistant in magazines and [fire] barn; Age: 24; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 9 March 1809, Labourer.

Name: Ephraim Collins; Occupation: Foreman of Storehouse; Age: 38; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 12 October 1808, Foreman.

Name: William Lewis; Occupation: 2nd Foreman of Storehouse; Age: 29; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 July 1804, Labourer.

Name: William Haselton; Occupation: Foreman of Labourers; Age: 50; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 May 1780, Labourer.

Name: William Langley; Occupation: Coxswain; Age: 41; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 May 1803, Coxswain.

Name: Richard Stiles; Occupation: Warder and Messenger; Age: 55; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 10 October 1782, Labourer.

Name: William Sanders; Occupation: Warder at the Gate; Age: 49; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 20 December 1805, Labourer.

Name: John Langley; Occupation: Lamp Boy; Age: 12; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 16 September 1814, Lamp Boy.

Name: William Powell; Occupation: Labourer Attending the Storekeeper’s House; Age: 33; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 13 June 1811, Labourer.

Name: William Colly; Occupation: Labourer Attending the Clerk of the Survey’s House; Age: 25; Department Employed: not stated; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 5 May 1814, Labourer.

List continues in WO 54/515/12c.

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