Cerne Abbas

Militia Lists

Transcribed by Claire Smith-Burns & Caryl Parsons

1796 & 1799

16th January 1796

Dorset{A True List of all Persons usually and at this time Dwelling within{the said Parish or Tithing between the Ages of 18 and 45 Years

Forename

Surname

Occupation

Family

Height

Exemptions

Forename

Surname

Occupation

Family

Height

Exemptions

Thos

BEER

Baker

 

5' 6"

 

Geo

SHEPHARD

Cordwainer

 

5' 7"

Hard of Hereing

Adam

BEER

Baker

 

5'4"

 

Jams.

BOWRING

Grocer

3

5' 7"

Served

Jams.

BEER

Cordwainer

1

5' 6"

 

Heny.

WHITTLE

Baker

3

5' 8"

 

Jams.

FOOT

Cordwainer

 

5' 5"

 

Robt.

COCKRAM

Yeoman

1

5' 8"

 

Jno.

SHEPHARD

Coller Maker

 

5' 7"

 

Robt.

BRODBY

Mason

4

5' 7"

 

Jams.

COOMBS

Grocer

 

5' 8"

 

Thos.

PIDDING

Laborer?

9

5' 7"

 

Jno.

ANTELL

Servant

 

5' 8"

 

Joseph

BUSEY

Cordwainer

5

5' 9"

 

Jno.

BOWRING

Carpenter

 

5' 5"

Served

Jo 

ACKERMAN

Cordwainer

 

5' 7"

 

Wm.

FARR

Yeoman

3

5' 10"

 

John

DURDENT

Malster

3

5' 5"

 

Rrd.

STICKLAND

Cordwainer

 

5' 9"

 

Geo.

THORNE

Cordwainer

 

5' 8"

 

Richd.

FOOT

Cordwainer

 

5' 5"

 

Geo.

CURME

Laborer 

 

5' 8"

 

Isaac

HODGES

Cordwainer

 

5' 4"

 

Jas.

LONG

[illegible]

4

5' 4"

 

Geo.

HODGES

Cordwainer

 

5' 7"

 

Thos.

SHEPHARD

Postman

1

5' 6"

 

Chs.

THORNE

Cordwainer

3

5' 5"

 

Jno.

HURLSTONE

Fellmonger?

 

5' 5"

 

Wm.

GILLINGHAM

Cordwainer

 

5' 8"

 

Robt.

TUCKER

Fellmonger?

 

5' 6"

 

Wm.

BILES

Carpenter

3

5' 6"

 

Wm.

NORMAN

Malster

2

5' 7"

 

Wm.

HASSEL

Postman

 

5' 6"

 

Jno.

ABBOTT

School Master

 

5' 8"

 

Wm.

BARTLETT

Blacksmith

 

5' 4"

 

Jno.

HAWKINS

Carpenter

4

5' 5"

 

Jno. 

HODGES

Nailor?

 

5' 6"

Heard of Hereing

Chs.

DAVIS

Miller

1

5' 11"

 

Jas.

BONNETT

Grocer

 

5' 6"

 

Robt.

BREWER

Laborer

3

5' 5"

 

Wm.

DISKETT

Servant

 

5' 8"

 

Jno.

BARNWELL

Glazier

 

5' 6"

Stiff Knee

Wm.

HINTON

Malster

 

5' 8"

 

Thos.

BARNWELL

Glazier

 

5' 4"

 

Jno.

FARR

Yeoman

1

5' 7"

 

Thos.

MICHELL

Servant

 

5' 4"

 

Thos.

DUNNING

Coller Maker

6

5' 10"

 

Thos.

FOOT

Servant

 

5' 5"

 

Geo.

STICKLAND

Coller Maker

 

5' 9"

 

Wm.

CLARK

Watchmaker

5

5' 5"

 

Chs.

HODDER

Thatcher

1

5' 8"

 

Jno.

COWARD

Blacksmith

 

5' 5"

 

Thos

WILTSHIRE

Yeoman

 

5' 9"

 

Jos.

KNELL

Cordwainer

 

5' 8"

 

Jno.

WILTSHIRE

Painter

1

5' 7"

 

Robt.

SHEPHARD

Laborer

 

5' 6"

Served

Thos.

RYALL

Servant

 

5' 6"

Served

Robt.

DURDANT

Yeoman

 

5' 8"

 

Chs.

COOMBS

Millwright

8

5' 7"

Have been Exempt before

Edwd.

WHITE

Cordwainer

 

5' 6"

 

Wm.

MASTERS

Smith

4

5' 6"

 

Jno.

HIX

Laborer

 

5' 9"

 

Wm.

GILLINGHAM

Cordwainer

 

5' 10"

 

Robt.

HOLLAND

Laborer

2

5' 7"

 

Robt.

GILLINGHAM

Cordwainer

 

5' 10"

 

Wm.

SCARD

Laborer

5

5' 6"

 

Jno.

BRAGG

Tailer

 

5' 9"

 

Israel

TERREL

Laborer

 

5' 4"

 

Wm.

BRAGG

Tailer

 

5' 8"

Served

Geo.

TERREL

Laborer

 

5' 5"

 

Levi

GROVES

Chandler

3

5' 9"

 

Wm. 

MORRIS

Laborer

 

5' 5"

Seaman

Jno. 

HODGES

Currier

5

5' 5"

 

Jno.

STROUD

Miller

1

5' 8"

Served

Thos.

DURDANT

Malster

 

5' 5"

 

Jno.

PEATY

Miller

 

5' 8"

 

Wm.

BOWRING

Cordwainer

4

5' 6"

 

Robt.

DIMENT

Dairyman

4

5' 7"

 

Thos.

DAY

Wool….?

5

5' 6"

 

Wm. 

TOOP

Servant

 

5' 7"

 

Thos. 

GILLINGHAM

Wool….?

4

5' 8"

 

Wm.

DAY

Innholder

6

5' 8"

Served

Jos. 

DOMINY

Butcher

 

5' 10"

 

Wm. 

GILLINGHAM

Cordwainer

 

5' 8"

 

Wm. 

YOUNG

Laborer

1

5' 10"

 

Jno.

PAIN

Hattier

1

5' 5"

 

Simon

GROVES

Laborer

5

5' 7"

             

Jacob 

THORNE

Mason

6

5' 8"

             

Benj.

GROVES

Laborer

2

5' 6"

 

Jno.

GUNDRY

Tithingman

     

Jas.

SHERRY

Laborer

3

5' 8"

             

Wm. 

NORTHOVER

Mason

2

5' 9"

             

Wm. 

NORTHOVER

Laborer

4

5' 8"

             

Thos. 

TERRELL

Mason

6

5' 7"

             

Cerne Abbas Militia List, 1799

DRO MIC/R/500

Note:  this document is in poor condition and difficult to read

FORENAME

SURNAME

OCCUPATION

WIFE

CHILDREN

HEIGHT

COMMENT

?Rich.

HOLLAND

labourer

wife

3

5' 3"

crossed through

Robt.

DIMENT

dairyman

 

 

5' 6"

 

John

HICK

labourer

 

 

5' 6"

 

Robt.

DUNNING

labourer

 

 

5' 7"

 

Chas.

DAVIS jun

not given

 

 

?6' 4"

 

Thos.

BEER jun

baker

 

 

5' 6"

 

?Henry

BEER

baker

 

 

5' 6"

 

James

BEER

cordwainer

wife

2

5' 7"

 

Wm.

CHURCHILL

cordwainer

wife

 

5' 6"

 

Wm.

ROLES

?fellmonger

 

 

5' 6"

 

Robt.

TUCKER

fellmonger

wife

 

5' 6"

 

Thos.

BARNWELL

glazier

wife

 

5' 5"

 

Thomas

?NEDLE/NEVL

watchmaker

 

 

5' 7"

 

James

NUTT

carrier

 

 

5' 5"

 

Wm.

MILLER

labourer

 

 

5' 5"

 

Wm.

GILLINGHAM jun

?cordwainer

 

 

5' 7"

 

Jas.

COOMBS

grocer

 

 

5' 7"

 

Wm.

FARR

?

wife

?4

5' 10"

 

John

CURME

?limeburner

 

 

5' 4"

 

3 crossed through

unreadable

 

 

 

 

 

Robt.

?DOWDING

?bricklayer

 

 

?

 

?Chas.

?THORN

?

wife

3

5' ?"

 

Wm.

?BIES

?carpenter

wife

3

?

 

on fold

unreadable

 

 

 

 

 

?

?

?

wife

 

5' 6"

 

?George

?WHITTLE

?baker

wife

?2/3

5' 8"

 

John

?BALES/BAS---

blacksmith

wife

?5

5'7"

 

?

?SHEPPARD

?

wife

?

5' 4"

crossed through

?

?SHEPPARD

?

 

 

5' 4"

 

Robt.

CHAPMAN

?

wife

3

5' 5"

 

?

KNELL

innholder

 

 

5' 8"

 

Wm.

?JAKET/DESKET

servant

 

 

5' 8"

 

Thos.

SHEPPHARD

huckster

wife

1

5' 5"

 

Thos.

?CLATH/WATTS

servant

 

 

5' 7"

 

?

HODGES

cordwainer

wife

1

5' 6"

 

Henry

HURLSTON

cooper

 

 

5' 2"

 

John

PALMER

miller

wife

1

5' 8"

 

John

?HOUSE

labourer

 

 

5' 6"

 

Thos.

CORNICK

labourer

 

 

5' 4"

 

John

COWARD

blacksmith

 

 

5' 4"

 

Wm.

WEST

labourer

wife

2

5' 7"

crossed through

?Bernard

?HOWES

labourer

wife

2

5' 4"

crossed through

?Job/Jas

BREWER

labourer

 

 

5' 4"

 

Geo.

?VILE

servant

 

 

5' 4"

 

Jas.

BENNETT

grocer

 

 

5' 4"

 

?Jos./Jas.

BENNETT jun

grocer

 

 

5' 4"

 

Philip

GREEN

labourer

 

 

5' 5"

 

Wm.

GILLINGHAM

cordwainer

 

 

5' 10"

 

Robt.

GILLINGHAM

cordwainer

 

 

5' 10"

 

Thos.

WILTSHIRE

yeoman

wife

5

5' 8"

 

Wm.

DAVIS

not given

 

 

5' 8"

 

Robt.

STRANGE

sadler

 

 

5' 6"

 

Richd.

STRICKLAND

cordwainer

wife

 

5' 10"

 

Wm.

?PAIN

?halter

wife

2

5' 4"

 

?Josiah/Jonah

FARTHING

servant

 

 

5' 6"

 

John

WILTSHIRE

?grocer

wife

1

5' 5"

 

Robt.

?PRICKET

cordwainer

 

 

5' 8"

 

Richd.

FOOT

cordwainer

 

 

5' 5"

 

Robt.

?DURDEN

huckster

wife

2

5' 6"

 

?

?

?

wife

 

5' 5"

 

1 name crossed out

 

 

 

 

 

?Geo.

?

?taylor

 

 

?

 

?

?

?butcher

 

 

5' 10"

 

?Wm.

?

?butcher

 

 

?

 

?

?

butcher

 

 

?

 

?Wm.

?

?

 

 

?

crossed through

?Charles

Bartlett

?servant

 

 

?

 

George

?THORNE

?cordwainer

 

 

?

 

John

?PIDDEN

labourer

 

 

?

 

?Jas.

?LONG

labourer

wife

5

?

 

?Saml./Israel

TERREL

labourer

wife

5

?

 

Wm.

BARTLETT

?blacksmith

wife

1

5' 2"

 

Thos.

?GREEN

labourer

 

 

5' 2"

crossed through

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