Dorsetshire

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the peace of the County of Dorset held at the house known by the sign of the 'Antelope Inn' in Dorchester on Friday Twenty Seveth day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four being the second meeting appointed to be held of the sais sub division at the General Meeting held the Twenty fisth day of October last for carrying into further execution the Act of Parliament made in the second year of his present Majesty's Reign entitled An Act to explain account and reduce into one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in being relating to the raising and training of the Militia within that part of Great Britain called England.

We thinking it conveinient and necessary to add together the several Parishes, Tythings and Places contained in their respective Districts into the said Sub Division (a method agreed at the General Meeting held the 19th day of December 1759) in order to render our proceedings as equal and impartial as the nature and circumstances of things can possibly admit AND WHEREAS it appears that the several persons who are hereunder mentioned have been legally discharged from the Dorchester Regiment for just cause or are entitled their discharge from serving as Militia Men in the siad Regiment by their term of three years service having expired or promoted to the Rank of Sergeant according to the said recited Acr therefore pursuant to the power vested in us by Law We do hereby confirm the discharges of all and every such men serving in the said Militia and instead of the men legally discharged and of those who have occasioned vacancies by --illegible-(death) - since the last Ballott belonging to this subdivision have this day chosen by lott the several Persons likewise hereinafter specified to supply such vacancies according to the number of vacancies in each district (Vizt)

Men Died Discharged Terems of Service expired or promoted in the district of Blandford in the said subdivision of Dorchester

James WAITE - Pimperne Warnship, cordwainer
Thomas ANDREWS - Cerne Abbas, blank
Willaim MOGE - Milbourne Churchstone, sadler
Edward CHANNING - Puddlehinton, blank
Job CHAPPLE of Verwoiod Labourer - Substitute for Joseph MULLETT of Mappowder
John KIDDLE - Puddletown, cabinetmaker
William HOARE - Exeter in Devon, blank
Charles DAVIS - Blandford, barber
John BLANDFORD of Pimperne, labourer - Substitutre for William ELFORD of Winetrbourne Houghton
William TOOGOOD of Stalbridge substitutre for Richard HAM of Milton Abbas
JohnREAD - Blandford Forum, glover
John DANIEL - Tolpuddle, labourer
Jesper STICKLAND of Hilton, labourer - substitute for John DAVIS of Cheselbourne
Joseph WHIFFON of Holnest labourer - substitute for James SIMS of Middford Puddletrenthide --end of --(Image 20)
John HARRIS - Blandford, labourer --(Image 21)
Thomas LAWRENCE of Cranborn, labourer - substitute for Richard FRAMPTON of Bryantstone, servant
John STICKLAND of Hilton, labourer substitute for Thomas bROWNE of Piddletown
Thomas ANDREWS of Leigh, butcher substitute for Thomas HELLIER of Cerne Abbas
Henry BROADBEE - Hilton, labourer
John ELLIOTT of Tincleton, labourer substitute for John COLE of Puddlehinton
Esau GALTON - Dewlish, carter [See also Images 27 & 28 & Milita List 1768 Image 60]
Robert NOTTING of Spetisbury, corwainer - substitute for John SMITH of Milton Abbas, victualler
Thomas HUTCHINGS of Leigh, labourer substitute for Thomas WILSHIRE of Cerne Abbas
Joseph RUSSELL (rest illegible)

For Dorchester District
James NOTLEY - Bincombe, shepherd
Lewis TALBOT - Wyke Regis, Labourer
John SALISBURY of Dorchester also Honiton Cliss Corn St Devon, cordwainer substitute for Sydenham BAKER of Dorchester
James CHANNING - Saint Sedwell Exeter in Devon, a weaver
Thomas ? BAXLEY of verwood, blacksmith sunstitute for Henry VYE of Radipole
Joshua BEEVIS? of Upwey late of Uplime Devon substitute for Ralph TOWNSHEND of Upwey
William LONG of Bridport, gardner substitute for John COLLINS of Portland
George HIGGINS of Dorchester a labourer
Charles BAILEY of Minterne Parva, labourer substitute for John RANDELL of Alton Pancras, maltster
John BARTLETT of Dorchester , butcher substitute for Richard BARTLETT of Melcombe Regis, taylor
Samuel PA(illegible Palmer?) of Charminster, labourer William WOLMAN of Winfrith, servant
Joseph LILLINGTON of Warmwell, labourer
William (illegible) of Winterbourne St Martin, labourer
(illegible) BROWN of Sutton Poyntz, taylor
Robert WORTHING? of Evershott, labourer substitute for Shadrach STONE of Portland
William BELBIN of Forthington, labourer
Thomas BARTLETT of Weymouth, laborer substitute for Bennett HARVEY of the same place, clock maker?
Richard LEGG of Miden Newton, laborer substitute for Richard DEVENISH of Frampton, yeoman
James BARTLETT of Winterbourne St Martin, labourer substitute for Henry OLDIS of Dorchester

And the following persons have this day been chosen by lott to supply the above vacancy's For the Blandford District:--(Image 21)

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the peace of the County of Dorset held at the house known by the sign the 'Kings Head' in Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the said County for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Tuesday the Fifteenth day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four for carrying into further execution the Act of Parliament made in the second year of his present Majesty's Reign entitled An Act to explain account and reduce into one Act of Parliament the several Laws now in being relating to the raising and training of the Militia within that part of Great Britain called England.

The following are the names of persons chosen by lot at the last Meeting for this Subdivision belonging to the District of Dorchester who have appeared before us this day and been enrolled to serve the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for the term of three years or provided substitutes to serve in their place and stead as posted opposite to their respective names or are discharged by being incapacitated or otherwise.

Antelope Hotel Dorchester - c1943


The Antelope Hotel on the left closed in 1990's and is now
offices and the entrance to a shopping arcade (Negative Valentines H4370)
© Copyright Mr. M Russell FIPD private postcard collection

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the said County of Dorset held at the house known by the sign 'Antelope' in Dorchester in the said County for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Thursday the Thirteenth day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four as appointed at a General Meeting held the eleventh day of August last past for carrying into further execution the laws now in force relating to the raising and training of the Militia Forces within that part of Great Britain called England.

We think it convenient and necessary to add together the Lists of several Parishes Tythings and Places contained in their respective districts in the said Subdivision in the same names as at the last ballots in and for the subdivision - And it appears unto us that the several persons who are hereunder mentioned have been legally discharged from the Dorsetshire Regiment for just causes or are entitled to their discharges from serving as Militia Men in the said Regiment by their terms of three years being expired therein pursuant to the power vested in us by law we do hereby confirm these discharges of all and every such men from serving in the said Militia and instead of the men so legally discharged and of those who have occasioned vacancies by Death or otherwise since the last ballots belonging to this subdivision have this day chosen by lot the several persons likewise hereafter specified to supply such vacancies according to the number of vacancies in such District.

Died, discharged or Term of Service expired in the districts of the said subdivision of Dorchester

Blandford District:

Thomas CLARK, abode Ibberton a servant
William NUTT, abode Cerne Abbas a victualler
John BOYCE, abode Bryanstone a gardner
Henry STONE, abode Puddlehinton a labourer
Robert FUDGE of Sturminster Newton a butcher substituted for William PARKER of Pimperne Warnership a plumber
George HAYWARD of Iwerne Courtney a Labourer substituted for Henry BUTLER of Pimperne Warnership----(Image 26)
Benjamin POLDEN of Sutton Waldron a Labourer----(Image 27)
John DICKER od Winterbourne Stickland a Labourer
Daniel SHERRY Junior of Cerne Abbas a Cordwainer
Thomas ROSE od Milbourne St Andrew a Labourer
Robert SHEPPARD of Blandford a Labourer substitute for Richard BOWER of Stower Payne Yeoman
Samuel HELLARD of Pimperne Warmership a Servant
Robert AMEY of Warmwell a Labourer substitute for James SPICER of Tolpuddle a Yeoman [See also Image 52 completes 3 years servive 1767]
John BRODBY of Cerne Abbas a Labourer

Dorchester District:

William CHILD of St Peters Dorchester a cordwainer
Thomas [Blank] Weymouth Journeyman to Edward CARTER
James WILCOX of Charminster a labourer
Thomas WELLSPRING of Broadmayne a labourer
James OLIVER of Upway a weaver
Humphrey AYERS of Islington a labourer
Thomas UPINGTON of Axminster Devon
Robert BLAKE of Combo Saint Nicholas

And the following Persons have this day been chosen by lot to supply the above vacancies (Vizt) For the Blandford District & then the Dorchester District----(Image 27)

NOTE: This Meeting is now held in pursuance of an appointment made by the Clerk his Notice thereof given to the Deputy Lieutenants in this Subdivision instead of the Meeting which was fixed at the General Meeting held the 11th day of August last past could not be held at the Antelope in Dorchester aforesaid on Thursday the sixth day of September instant by reason a sufficient number of Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace did not happen to Act - And we also allow and confirm the above power and order that the next Meeting for this Subdivision be held at the 'Antelope' in Dorchester aforesaid on Tuesday the Twenty Fifth day of September.

Signed Burgher Warren LISLE, DR MICHELS, Donisthorpe, John MEECH----(Image 27)

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of the said County of Dorset held at the house known by the sign 'Antelope' in Dorchester in the said County for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Tuesday the Twenty Fifth day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four for carrying into further execution the laws now in force relating to the raising and training of the Militia Forces within that part of Great Britain called England.

The following are the names of persons chosen by lot at the last Meeting for this Division who have appeared before us this day and been enrolled to serve the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for the term of three years or provided substitutes to serve in their place and stead as posted opposite to their respective names or are discharged by being incapacitated or otherwise.

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants of the said County of Dorset held at Dorchester in and for the County of Dorset for the Subdivision of Dorchester on Saturday the Twenty Ninth day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four (pursuant to the adjournment of the Meeting held in and for the said Subdivision the Twenty fifth day of September Instant) for carrying into further execution the laws now in force relating to the raising and training of the Militia Forces within that part of Great Britain called England.

The following are the names of persons who have appeared before us this day and been enrolled to serve the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for the term of three years as substitutes for and in place and stead of these persons posted opposite to them.

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants in & for the County held at the Antelope Inn at Dorchester (in pursuance of the above adjournment ) on Saturday the Sixth day of October Instant for carrying the Militia Law into further execution.

The following persons appeared before us this day and were enrolled to serve the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia for the term of three years as substitutes for and in place and stead of these persons posted opposite to their respective names.