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Listings of those who volunteered to join the militia between the
years 1798 to 1816...
The Third (or Captain Nicol's) Company
The first pay sheet being for the period 25 July to 24 August 1798.
Captain - William Nicol
Lieutenant - John Burnett
Ensign - Charles Monro
Sergeant on permanent pay - Alexander Kynoch
Sergeants not on permanent pay - James Collie, John Smith
Corporals - James Crow, John Lamb, Robert Smith
Drummers - Alexander Burns, George Main
Privates
| Alexander Beattie |
William Beattie |
| William Booth |
Alexander Bowman |
| George Brown |
John Buchan |
| Robert Burnes |
Alexander Burns |
| James Burnett |
Alexander Caird |
| Alexander Christie |
David Colvin |
| Andrew Craig |
John Cruickshank |
| Richard Dorward |
John Duncan,
sen. |
| John Duncan. Jun. |
James Duncan |
| Alexander Duthie |
William Forbes |
| Alexander Gordon |
John Kerr |
| William Knight |
William Lee |
| Alexander Lees |
James Lees |
| Joseph Lees |
David Low |
| Donald McBain |
John Melvin |
| Charles Middleton |
John Moir |
| James Murray |
John Murray |
| John Neilson |
James Park |
| George Reid |
Alexander Reith |
| John Reith |
Alexander Robertson |
| Alexander Simpson |
William Stephenson |
| James Taylor |
James Blair |
| Peter Christian |
John McIntosh |
Further Notes on Above
The total pay of this company for the month was £28 2s 9d.
The harvest of 1798 interfered somewhat with the attendance of Alexander
Duthie, James and Joseph Lees, and David Low, for we find "At harvest"
marked up against all these men.
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Interesting
Fact
The average weekly drills were two of six hours each, reduced later
to three, the total for the year 1799 having been 105 drills; and it is
surprising to find so great a number of the men with the maximum number
of drills to their credit.
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