Volunteers Muster Books and Pay Lists December 1798 - December 1800
TNA Reference: WO 13/4299
Transcribed by Louise Haywood and Darren Paine
The muster books and pay lists for Purbeck can be found at The National Archives, Kew. They list name, rank, the number of days’ service, payment and, occasionally, other remarks and date from July 1798 - December 1800. The voluntary force was raised to supplement the Militia as there was a threat of French invasion. A regular NCO would be provided to train the men once a week. Not all would be provided with muskets, as there were pikes, and although the volunteers had a uniform (scarlet coat with green facings and silver buttons), it is not certain how ‘uniform’ it was. No seaman was to be enrolled.
John Calcraft called a meeting to raise a defence force for the Isle of Purbeck on 6th May 1794 at The Ship Inn, Corfe Castle, and the Purbeck Volunteer Company was gazetted on 22nd July 1794 initially with 150 men. Calcraft left the Company on 10th July 1798 to join the Dorset Militia. Captain John Cockram took over and noted in the return for the 25th July to the 24th August 1798 that as Captain Calcraft had left, the Purbeck Company was a man down, leaving only 99 men, so a new recruit, George Bartlett, had been engaged to join on the 25th August. Bartlett was discharged on 3rd November 1798 along with Thomas Wills.
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Yearly Pay List and Return of the Company of Purbeck Volunteers commanded by Capt. Jno Cockram from the 25th of December 1798 to the 24th of December 1799 both Days inclusive
Total of Pay ………………. £609 10s. 7¾ d.
Do. of other Claims (if any)… £14 3s. 1½ d.
In all £623 13s. 9¼ d.
Received at the War Office 19 Dec
| Rank | Name | Total No of Days of each Man | Rate of Pay per Day | Total of Pay for each Person | Remarks referring to the respective Individuals | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| Captain | 1 | John Cockram | 104 | 9s. 5d. | 48 | 19 | 4 | |
| Lieut. | 1 | Joseph Willis | 104 | 4s. 4d. | 22 | 10 | 8 | |
| Ensign | 1 | Peter Marsh | 104 | 3s. 5d. | 17 | 15 | 4 | |
| Serjeant on permanent pay | 1 | William Ingram | 365 | 1s. 6¾d. | 28 | 10 | 3¾ | Permanent |
| Serjts not on permanent pay | 1 | John Cockram | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | John Kent | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Luther | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Francis Cribb | 99 | 1s. | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 5 | ||||||||
| Corporals | 1 | Joseph Pain | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | Jesse Bushrod | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | William Marsh | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | George Roe | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | ||||||||
| Drummer | 1 | John Bezant | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | James Kent | 32 | 1s. | 1 | 12 | 0 | Discharged the 14th April | |
| John Conway | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Hen Kent | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Privates | 1 | Able Higgins | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ben Homer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Charles Hodder | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Charles Stevens | 97 | 1s. | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Daniel Edmonds | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Daniel Talbot | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Vincent | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | David Tatchel | 99 | 1s. | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Edwd Linnington | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Edwd Stoodly | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Geo Biles | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Geo Brinton | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | George Stevens | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Henry Batrick | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Henry Brown | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Henry Briggs | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Henry Dorey | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Henry Gover | 22 | 1s. | 1 | 2 | 0 | Discharged the 11th March | |
| 19 | Henry Ralls | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Henry Wiseman | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | John Balson | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | John Bradford | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | John Cake | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | John Collins | 98 | 1s. | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 25 | John Cribb | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | John Damer | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | John Diffey | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 28 | John Frost | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | John Homer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | John Pain | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 31 | John Punch | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | John Randle | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 33 | John Riddle | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 34 | John Samways | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 35 | John Stevens 1 | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | John Stevens 2 | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | John Stickland | 86 | 1s. | 4 | 6 | 0 | Discharged this Octr | |
| 38 | John Stockley | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 39 | John Trim | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 40 | John Marton | 20 | 1s. | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | James Bagg | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 42 | James Chisman | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | James Diffey | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 44 | James Hyde | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 45 | James Morris | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 46 | James Skinner | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 47 | James Spincer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 48 | James Summers | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Jesper Morris | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Jonathan Neil | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Joseph Conway | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Joseph Gover | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Joseph Keats | 97 | 1s. | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Joseph Ralls | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Lewis Gover | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Matthew Moss | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Richard Vincent | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Robert Ash | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Robert Batrick | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Robert Jenkins | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Robert Manuel | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 62 | Robert Price | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Samuel Welch | 10 | 1s. | 10 | 0 | Discharged this month (February) | ||
| 64 | Shadrach Stockley | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 65 | Simon Stockley | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Thomas Angel | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Thomas Budden | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Thomas Edmonds | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Thomas Homer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Thomas Randle | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Thomas Ridout 1 | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Thomas Ridout 2 | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Thomas Shitler | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 74 | Thomas Speck | 99 | 1s. | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Timothy Farwell | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 76 | William Balson | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 77 | William Grant | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 78 | William Fry | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 79 | William Kitcat | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 80 | William Ralls | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 81 | William Sansom | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 82 | William Smith | 99 | 1s. | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 83 | William Stevens | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 84 | William Stockley | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Thomas Keats | 93 | 1s. | 4 | 13 | 0 | Enrolled 3rd Feby | |
| 86 | William Edmonds | 83 | 1s. | 4 | 3 | 0 | Enrolled 9th March | |
| 87 | Robert Fooks | 83 | 1s. | 4 | 2 | 0 | Do the 6th March | |
| 88 | James Keats | 72 | 1s. | 3 | 12 | 0 | Do the 20th April | |
| 89 | Charles Roe | 18 | 1s. | 18 | 0 | Do in the month of Octr | ||
| Total | 609 | 10 | 7¾ | |||||
Annual Pay List and Return of the Company of Purbeck Volunteers commanded by Capt. John Cockram from the 25th of December 1799 to the 24th of December 1800 both Days inclusive
Total of Pay ………………. £600 12s. 4d.
Do. of other Claims (if any)… £11 6s. 3d.
In all £611 18s. 7d.
Received at the War Office
| Rank | Name | Total No of Days of each Man | Rate of Pay per Day | Total of Pay for each Person | Remarks referring to the respective Individuals | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| Captain | 1 | John Cockram | 104 | 9s. 5d. | 48 | 19 | 4 | |
| Lieut. | 1 | Joseph Willis | 104 | 4s. 4d. | 22 | 10 | 8 | |
| Ensign | 1 | Peter Marsh | 104 | 3s. 5d. | 17 | 15 | 4 | |
| Serjeant on permanent pay | 1 | William Ingram | 176 | 1s. 6¾d. | 13 | 15 | 0 | |
| Serjts not on permanent pay | 1 | John Cockram | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | John Kent | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Luther | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Francis Cribb | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | ||||||||
| Corporals | 1 | Joseph Pain | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | Jesse Bushrod | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | William Marsh | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | George Roe | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | ||||||||
| Drummer | 1 | John Bezant | 54 | 1s. | 2 | 14 | 0 | Discharged 5th July |
| 2 | James Keats | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| John Conway | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Henry Kent | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Privates | 1 | Able Higgins | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | Benj Homer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Charles Hodder | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Charles Roe | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Charles Stevens | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Daniel Edmonds | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Talbot | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Vincent | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | David Tatchel | 52 | 1s. | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Edwd Linnington | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Edwd Stoodly | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 | George Biles | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Geo Brinton | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | George Stevens | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Henry Batrick | 93 | 1s. | 4 | 13 | 0 | Died the 20th Nov | |
| 16 | Henry Brown | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Henry Briggs | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Henry Dorey | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Henry Ralls | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | To regulars | |
| 20 | Henry Wiseman | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | John Balson | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | John Bradford | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | John Cake | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | John Collins | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | John Cribb | 55 | 1s. | 2 | 15 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 26 | John Damer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 27 | John Diffey | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 28 | John Frost | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | John Homer | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 30 | John Pain | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 31 | John Punch | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | John Randle | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 33 | John Riddle | 54 | 1s. | 2 | 14 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 34 | John Samways | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 35 | John Stevens 1 | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 36 | John Stevens 2 | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | John Stockley | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 38 | John Trim | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 39 | James Chisman | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 40 | James Bagg | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 41 | James Diffey | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 42 | James Hyde | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 43 | James Morris | 57 | 1s. | 2 | 17 | 0 | To regulars | |
| 44 | James Skinner | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 45 | James Spincer | 87 | 1s. | 4 | 7 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 46 | James Summers | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Jesper Morris | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Jonathan Neil | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Joseph Conway | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Joseph Gover | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 51 | Joseph Keats | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Joseph Ralls | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Lewis Gover | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Matthew Moss | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Richard Vincent | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Robert Ash | 87 | 1s. | 4 | 7 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 57 | Robert Batrick | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Robert Fook | 87 | 1s. | 4 | 7 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 59 | Robert Jenkins | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 60 | Robert Manuel | 102 | 1s. | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Robert Price | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 62 | Shadrach Stockley | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Simon Stockley | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 64 | Thomas Angel | 88 | 1s. | 4 | 8 | 0 | Discharged | |
| 65 | Thomas Budden | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Thomas Edmonds | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Thomas Homer | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Thomas Keats | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Thomas Randle | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Thomas Ridout 1 | 100 | 1s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Thomas Ridout 2 | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 72 | Thomas Shitler | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Thomas Speck | 101 | 1s. | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 74 | Timothy Farwell | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 75 | William Balson | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 76 | William Edmonds | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 77 | William Grant | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 78 | William Fry | 103 | 1s. | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 79 | William Kitcat | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 80 | William Ralls | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 81 | William Sansom | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 82 | William Smith | 97 | 1s. | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 83 | William Stevens | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 84 | William Stockley | 104 | 1s. | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 85 | William Brown | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 86 | Henry Brown | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Elisha Rose | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 88 | John Ridout | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 89 | John Bradford 2 | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 90 | James Chafey | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Thomas Edmonds | 50 | 1s. | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 92 | George Luther | 16 | 1s. | 16 | 0 | Enrolled the 1st November | ||
| 93 | John Barnes | 16 | 1s. | 16 | 0 | Do | ||
| 94 | John Barnes | 16 | 1s. | 16 | 0 | Do | ||
| 95 | John Summers | 16 | 1s. | 16 | 0 | Do | ||
| Total | 600 | 12 | 4 | |||||
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