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

Catalogue reference: WO 54/515/13b

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WO 54/515/13b
Date
1815-1816
Description

List of persons employed by or in the pay of the Board of Ordnance in Chatham (Engineer Department, including Artillery Barracks and Communication Bridge). (Additional information includes previous trade, marital status, number of children, salary, allowances and remarks). Part 2. List continues from WO 54/515/13a.

Name: Thomas Jesshop; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 25; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 17 September 1805, Boy.

Name: Edward jones; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 37; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 17 April 1815, Carpenter.

Name: William Legg; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 22; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 18 April 1815, Carpenter.

Name: Thomas Morris; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 45; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 6 May 1804, Carpenter.

Name: John Moor; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 71; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 21 June 1804, Carpenter.

Name: William Moor; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 36; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 22 June 1804, Carpenter.

Name: Thomas Ruck; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 64; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 April 1805, Carpenter.

Name: Thomas Wittrick; Occupation: Carpenter; Age: 52; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 June 1804, Carpenter.

Name: William Smith; Occupation: Carpenter / Pensioner; Age: 56; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 16 February 1804, Carpenter.

Name: John Foster; Occupation: Practising Carpenter; Age: 20; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 15 May 1809, Labourer.

Name: Matthew Morris; Occupation: Sawyer; Age: 36; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 December 1810, Sawyer.

Name: John Davis; Occupation: Sawyer / Pensioner; Age: 59; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 November 1804, Sawyer.

Name: Thomas Seamark; Occupation: Sawyer / Pensioner; Age: 67; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 11 August 1804, Labourer.

Name: William Armes; Occupation: Painter; Age: 31; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 23 May 1815, Painter.

Name: John Bass; Occupation: Painter; Age: 26; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 31 August, Painter.

Name: Charles Hobart; Occupation: Painter; Age: 22; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 18 May 1815, Painter.

Name: Nathan Hughes; Occupation: Painter; Age: 23; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 16 June23 May 1815, Painter.

Name: Edward Huggins; Occupation: Painter; Age: 22; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 16 September 1815, Painter.

Name: [?] Nicholls; Occupation: Painter; Age: 24; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 July 1815, Painter.

Name: George Parnell; Occupation: Painter; Age: 26; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 5 June 1815, Painter.

Name: Richard Proctor; Occupation: Painter; Age: 29; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 3 August 1815, Painter.

Name: Thomas Stedman; Occupation: Painter; Age: 36; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 23 February 1814, Painter.

Name: John Tyler; Occupation: Painter; Age: 34; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 6 July 1812, Painter.

Name: John Torsell; Occupation: Painter; Age: 45; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 25 July 1815, Painter.

Name: Edward Wood; Occupation: Painter; Age: 42; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 14 August 1809, Labourer.

Name: Richard Wastell; Occupation: Painter; Age: 40; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 June 1815, Labourer.

Name: John Stenner; Occupation: Practising Painter; Age: 18; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 18 May 1815, Labourer.

Name: Thomas Nugent; Occupation: Wheeler; Age: 28; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 2 July, Boy.

Name: Thomas Parks; Occupation: Wheeler; Age: 35; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 19 March 1805, Wheeler.

Name: Daniel Austen; Occupation: Practising Wheeler; Age: 16; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 8 August 1811, Practising Wheeler.

Name: William Ashboult; Occupation: Smith; Age: 32; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 April 1811, Smith.

Name: John Bates; Occupation: Smith; Age: 23; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 July 1812, Smith.

Name: Thomas Brooks; Occupation: Smith; Age: 22; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 May 1815, Smith.

Name: Edward Jordan; Occupation: Smith; Age: 45; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 7 June 1804, Labourer.

Name: Joshua Raper; Occupation: Smith; Age: 27; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 18 July 1804, Boy.

Name: Robert Reed; Occupation: Smith; Age: 28; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 24 September 1810, Smith.

Name: Alexander Cameron; Occupation: Smith / Pensioner; Age: 47; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 30 December 1811, Smith.

Name: Joshua Bates; Occupation: Practising Smith; Age: 19; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 21 September 1809, Boy.

Name: Duncan Campbell; Occupation: Mason; Age: 65; Department Employed: Engineer Department; When entered in the Ordnance Department and in what capacity: 1 April 1801, Labourer.

List continues in WO 54/515/13c

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