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Listings of those who volunteered to join the militia between the
years 1798 to 1816...
In 1803 the men of the Royal and loyal burgh of Bervie signed a
petition offering their services for the purpose of raising a company of
Volunteers. Dated 12 April 1803, the signatories to the petition
were,
| Hercules Anderson |
John Anderson |
| James Andrew |
James Burness |
| Henry Burness (1) |
Henry Burness (2) |
| Alexander Brown |
Robert Christie |
| Andrew Collson |
M
Croll, chaplain |
| David Douglas |
John Fetteresso |
| William Glegg |
William Graham, Sen |
| Will Gray |
David Gun |
| Donald Gun |
Alexander Guthrie |
| Thomas Guthrie |
Thomas Gordon |
| Andrew Henderson |
Edward Henderson |
| Thomas Hogg |
William Hogg |
| Alexander Howie |
John Hutcheon |
| Robert Lamb |
Andrew Legg |
| John Legg |
Alexander Ley |
| David Lindsay |
Alexander Linton |
| James Linton, Jnr |
John Logan |
| Hugh Logan |
James Mackay |
| Alexander McCarthur |
John McPherson |
| George Millne |
Robert Milne |
| William Mitchell |
John Moar |
| John Moleson |
Hugh Moir |
| James Mowat |
John Nelson |
| Robert Philip |
Joseph Robert |
| James Robertson |
James Ross |
| William Smith, sergeant |
Andrew Stephen |
| John Stephen |
William Stephen |
| Joseph Stewart |
William Burness Taylor |
| Walter Thom |
James Walker |
| William Walker |
James Watson |
| John Watson |
Alexander Will |
| Alexander Wyllie |
Andrew Wyllie |
| James Wynnass |
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on the next day, the 12th April, the following names were added,
| John
Beedie, Jnr |
John
Beedie, Snr |
| Alexander Black |
Charles Carnegie |
| John Christie, parish schoolmaster |
John Davidson (1) |
| John Davidson (2) |
John Duthie |
| Peter Grieve |
Alexander Henderson |
| William Lindsay |
William Lindsay, Snr |
| David Lyall |
William McCallan |
| William Moncur |
John Sang |
| David Sheret |
James Will |
| John Williamson |
Joseph Yeoman |
Further Notes on Above
The above enrolment, says the petiton , "includes every man in Bervie
capable of bearing arms, with the exception of two or three whose business would
prevent them from attending duty."
Recommended officers,
Commandant - Mr Walter Thom
First Lieutenant - Mr Joseph Stewart
Second Lieutenant - Mr Alexander Wyllie
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Interesting
Fact
Pay rates per day for the Mearnshire Volunteers
Major 14s 1d
Captain 9s 5d
Lieutenant 4s 4d
Ensign 3s 5d
Sergeant (1) 1s 6žd
Sergeant (2) 1s 0d
Corporals 1s 0d
Drummer 1s 0d
Private 1s 0d
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