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Listings of those who volunteered to join the militia between the
years 1798 to 1816...
No4, or Captain Monro's Company
Captain Charles Monro and his two lieutenants and adjutant were gazetted
on 17th September, 1803, although the company had been
"accepted" on 20th June, and drilling had begun on the 1st
August. The first members of the company, as returned in the quarterly
sheet, June-December, 1803, were:-
Captain - Charles Monro
Lieutenants - William Gordon, John Christian
Ensign - James Hall, commission dated 20th December
Adjutant - James Brown
Sergeant on permanent pay - James Troup
Sergeants (ordinary) - Andrew Craig, Robert Melvil
Corporals - David Beattie, John Lamb
Drummer on permanent pay - Alexander Gordon
Drummer, (ordinary) - John Whitburn
Privates
| James Affleck |
George Arbuthnot |
| James Arkle |
John Balfour |
| Alexander Beattie |
David Beattie |
| John Beattie |
William Bowman |
| George Buchan |
Alexander Burnes |
| Robert Carnegie |
Alexander Catto |
| Robert Chapman |
George Charles |
| George Collison |
Andrew Croal |
| James Duncan |
John Duncan |
| William Fiddes |
Alexander Finlay |
| James Finlay |
John Finlay |
| James Forrest 1 |
Robert Glegg |
| John Hay |
George Jack |
| William Kenneth (1) |
William Kenneth (2) |
| John Lamb |
Robert Lamb |
| James Law |
James Lees |
| Joseph Lees |
Charles Loggan |
| John Longmuir |
William Martin |
| Alexander M'Lean |
James Melvil |
| Robert Melvil |
James Middleton |
| Peter Moir |
George Murray |
| William Nicol |
William Ogilvie |
| James Philp |
George Pithie |
| John Provan |
Andrew Rankine |
| Alexander Robertson |
Thomas Ross |
| George Simpson |
William Smart |
| David Smith |
James Smith |
| William Spalding |
William Stott |
| George Strachan |
William Strathdee |
| James Stuart |
William Taylor |
| Robert Tindall |
William Turner |
| William Turriff 2 |
William Walker |
| David Wood |
George Wood |
| Robert Wyllie |
William Wyllie |
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Interesting
Fact
The inspections in the early days of
volunteering were more numerous than they were in the later days. In
1804, for example, the inspection lasted for two days, on the 27th April
at Stonehaven, and at Laurencekirk on the 28th. Colonel Gordon Cumming
was the inspecting officer, and Lieutenant-Colonel Burnett was in
command. The parade state and pay-list of all except officers were:-
21 Sergeants at 1s 6d
24 corporals at 1s 2d
5 drummers at 1s
476 privates at 1s
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