Royal Manx Fencibles: Description Books - Major Taubman's Company 1793-1798

The Royal Manx Fencibles were founded 1779 but disbanded in October, 1783, after the Peace of Versailles, but it was re-embodied on the 20th of February, 1793, shortly after Great Britain had joined the Allies against the French Republic. A second Battalion was formed in 1795.

There would appear to have been three companies (1) Lord Henry Murray's (some 210 names), (2)Major Taubman's (170 names) and (3)Governor Shaw's.

The following table is very slightly tidied up with all the format of dates normalised - some entries are hard to decipher especially as those discharged had a line scored through the entry.

As several appeared to join the British Army it may be possible to further trace their career.

Major Taubman's Company

Name		Rank	date of attestation	age	size	description	hair	eyes	where born	trade or calling	remarks
			1793
Daniel	CHRISTIAN	serjeant	5 mar	39	5 9	brown	brown	grey		labourer
William	DAVENPORT	s	5 mar
John	KELLY	s	5 mar	35	5 11	dark	black	grey		weaver	died 24 oct 1797
David	MARTIN	s	5 mar	33	5 9	fair	brown	grey	Ireland	cabinet mkr	reduced sept 18 1794
Alexr	BROADFOOT	s	5 mar	22	5 10½	fair	red	grey	Scotland	labourer
John	CANNELL	corporal	6 mar	29	5 10	fair	dark	grey		taylor	appointed sergt vice jeffery mar 15 1794
William	KINREAD	c	6 mar	19	5 10½	dark	black	blue		taylor	app serjeant vice john kelly oct 20 1797
Robt	KEWLEY	c	6 mar	24	5 10	fair	brown	blue		labourer	dischd 5 june 1798 to R. M. Fencibles
Wm	QUINE	c	6 mar	21	5 10	fair	dark	grey		weaver	reduced to the ranks august 9 1793
John	MCGRAY	c	23 mar?	37	5 7	dark	black	grey	Ireland	labourer	appt corpl aug 10 1793 dishd to serve in the [] [] may ? 1795
Wm	KNEALE	c	6 mar	23	5 10	fair	fair	blue		labourer
Nichs	MADDRELL	c									appt corpl march 15 1794 vice cannell [eop 1]
Peter	BENNETT	drummer	11 mar	14	5 3	fair	brown	blue		labourer
Charles	RADCLIFFE	drummer	11 mar	14	5 3	fair	brown	blue		labourer	dishd 29 june 1797
John	CLEATOR	private	8 mar	34	5 6½	dark	black	black		labourer
Stanley	STEVENSON	p	8 mar	28	5 8	dark	black	black		labourer	dischd may 2 1794 volunteer to the 58th reg
William	KELLY	p	8 mar	24	5 4	ruddy	red	greyish		labourer
John	TEAR	p	8 mar	33	5 5	dark	black	-		labourer
Daniel	CHRISTIAN	p	8 mar	17	5 4	light	brown	blue		labourer	dischd 21 mar 1794 volunteer to Ld H Murrey
Thos	KINREAD	p	8 mar	27	5 6	fair	light			labourer
James	CAINE	p	9 mar	21	5 9	swarthy	black	blue		labourer
John	RADCLIFF	p	9 mar	21	5 5	fair	light	grey		weaver	discharged 15 may 1795 to 2 R. M. F.
Robert	COLQUIT	p	9 mar	18	5 9	brown	dark			labourer	discharged 9 may 1794 volunteer to 58th regt
Wm	CHRISTIAN	p	9 mar	17	5 6½	dark	dark	black		labourer
John	CALLOW	p	9 mar	20	5 5	light	light	blue		labourer	discharged 29 jun 1797
John	CURPHEY	p	9 mar	16	5 4	dark	dark	blue		labourer	discharged 26 dec 1794 by providing a man in his room
Daniel	QUIRK	p	9 mar	23	5 5½	dark	black	dark		labourer	discharged 10 aug in 2 R. M. F.
Daniel	GARRETT	p	9 mar	25	5 6½	swarthy	dark	blue		taylor	discharged 27 mar 1794 volunteer to the 58th reg
John	COLQUIT	p	9 mar	23	5 10	swarthy	dark	grey		labourer
James	SAYLE	p	9 mar	20	5 6½	dark	black	dark		taylor
John	CORLETT	p	11 mar	33	5 5	dark	dark	black		carpenter	[eop] discharged 9 feb 1796 (?1798)
John	BREW	p	11 mar	18	5 8½	black	dark	grey		weaver
Thomas	QUIRK	p	11 mar	16	5 4	fair	fair	blue		taylor	discharged 15 jun 1795 to 2nd R. M. F.
Henry	RADCLIFF	p	11 mar	40	5 9	dark	dark	grey	Ireland	weaver	transferred to Lord H Murray
Patrick	WADE	p	11 mar	25	5 8	fair	black	dark		weaver	transferred to Lord H Murray
Patrick	QUIRK	p	11 mar	38	5 7	dark	black	grey		labourer
Paul	FAYLE	p	11 mar	22	5 7	fair	brown	grey		labourer
John	CRELLIN	p	11 mar	17	5 4	dark	black	dark		labourer
John	KELLY	p	11 mar	30	5 10	dark	black	grey		labourer	discharged 29 jun 1797
Thos	CORLETT	p	11 mar	20	5 8	fair	dark	dark		labourer	discharged as volunteer to 58th regt march 6 1794
John	CORLETT	p	11 mar	38	5 5	dark	black	grey		labourer
William	KELLY	p	11 mar	39	5 7½	fair	brown	grey		labourer	discharged rejected
Thos	CLARK	p	11 mar	36	5 9	fair	brown	grey	England	labourer
Thomas	CALLISTER	p	11 mar	21	5 7	light	red	grey		labourer
Thomas	KNEEN	p	11 mar	22	5 5	dark	black	grey		labourer
Thos	LATHORBARR?AS	p	11 mar	14	5 3	fair	fair	grey		labourer	discharged volunteer to 2nd B r m f oct 12 1795
William	CRETNEY	p	11 mar	25	5 11	fair	brown	grey		cordwainer
John	??ARITY?	p	11 mar	29	5 5	fair	fair	blue		labourer	discharged 21 mar 1794 volunteer to Ld H Murray
Philip	CLUCAS	p	11 mar	17	5 5	fair	dark	grey		labourer	transferred to Lord H Murray
Wm	KEIG	p	11 mar	34	5 6	fair	brown	blue		labourer
Thomas	CALLOW	p	11 mar	38	5 7	fair	brown	blue		labourer	[eop]
Wm	CREER	p	11 mar	32	5 7	dark	black	grey		taylor	died 24 jul 1797
Robert	LEWN	p	11 mar	28	5 7½	dark	black	blue		weaver
William	CANNON	p	11 mar	23	5 8	fair	fair	grey		weaver
James	KEWLEY	p	11 mar	19	5 7	dark	black	grey		labourer
Thos	TEARE	p	11 mar	19	5 5	dark	black	grey		labourer	discharged volunteer to Lord H Murray 2 march 1794
Thomas	COWLEY	p	11 mar	36	5 5	fair	brown	dark		labourer
John	MCCARIN	p	11 mar	33	5 5½	dark	black	blue	Ireland	labourer
Samuel	VEALE	p	11 mar	35	5 10	fair	brown	grey	Ireland	cordwainer	[see comment by Laughton]
William	KELLY	p	11 mar	24	5 5	dark	black	grey		labourer
Robert	LEWIN	p	11 mar	25	5 4½	fair	brown	grey		weaver
Thomas	CANNON	p	11 mar	20	5 10	fair	fair	blue		mason	discharged april 11 1794 volunteer Ld H Murray
John	COTTIER	p	11 mar	20	5 6	dark	black	blue		labourer
William	FAYLE	p	11 mar	24	5 6	fair	brown	blue		taylor	promoted to coporal jan 12 1795
Joseph	CALLOW	p	11 mar	36	5 6	fair	fair	blue		weaver	discharged march 15 1794 volunteer to the 58th regt
William	QUAYLE	p	11 mar	25	5 7	fair	brown	grey		weaver
Daniel	HAMILTON	p	11 mar	29	5 7½	fair	brown	grey	England	labourer	discharged may 20 1795 to R. M. F.
Mathias	QUIRK	p	11 mar	27	5 9½	dark	dark	grrey		labourer
Robert	TEAR	p	11 mar	18	5 4½	fair	dark	grey		la
William	RADCLIFF	p	12 mar	19	5 6½	dark	dark	blue	Ireland	taylor	discharged 23 january 1794 volunteer to 58th ? regt
Philip	KELLY	p	13 mar	16	5 4½	brown	brown	-		labourer	discharged may 9th 1794 volunteer to the 58th regt
Wm	QUINE	p	16 mar	21	5 10	fair	dark	grey		weaver
Patrick	KNEEN	p	16 mar	23	5 5	fair	brown	blue		weaver
Chas	RADCLIFF	p	16 mar	40	5 10	fair	dark	grey		labourer	discharged april 20th 1798
James	KILLIP	p	16 mar	22	5 10	dark	black	grey		corwainer	[eop]
John	CAINE	p	16 mar	40	5 5	dark	black	grey		cordwainer	discharged rejected
Edwd	TAGGART	p	16 mar	40	5 10	fair	dark	grey		labourer	discharged rejected
Richard	SKIALLEY	p	16 mar	27	5 6	fair	dark	grey	Ireland	staymaker	appointed corpl
William	COTTIER	p	16 mar	40	5 7	fair	dark	grey		weaver	discharged volunteer to Ld H Murray march 21 1797
Paul	KELLY	p	16 mar	30	5 8	fair	dark	grey		mason
John	KNEALE	p	18 mar	39	5 8	fair	auburn	grey		weaver
John	KNEEN	p	18 mar	29	5 6	dark	black	grey		labourer	transferred to Major Shaw;s company
William	KINREAD	p	18 mar	29	5 6½	dark	black	grey		taylor
Robert	GARRETT	p	19 mar	19	5 8	fair	fair	grey		labourer	discharged june 5th to 2d R. M. F.encibles
John	GARRETT	p	19 mar	17	5 6	fair	fair	grey		barber	deserted feb 5th 1797
Ewan	CORKILL	p	20 mar	29	5 7	fair	fair	grey		labourer
John	SHARPE	p	20 mar	39	5 9½	dark	black	-	England	labourer	discharged 22 may 1795 to the 2d R. M. F.
John	SHIMMIN	p	21 mar	21	5 8	freckled	brown	grey		labourer	transferred to Lord Henry Murray's
James	REYNOLDS	p	21 mar	36	5 7	swarthy	brown	grey	Scotland	gargener	appointed corporal septr 19 1794
John	CRELLIN	p	21 mar	36	5 7	fair	brown	grey		weaver	transferred to Lord Hry Murray's
Philip	GARRETT	p	23 mar	39	5 10	dark	black	grey		weaver
Thomas	KNEEN	p	23 mar	34	5 5	fair	fair	blue		taylor
William	COLQUIT	p	23 mar	34	5 10½	fair	fair	blue		labourer
William	SMITH	p	23 mar	37	5 10	black	black	black	Ireland	labourer	discharged may 25th to 2d R. M. F.
John	MORRISON	p	23 mar	30	5 7	fair	dark	grey		weaver
Matthew	CORLETT	p	25 mar	27	5 8½	fair	fair	blue		cordwainer
William	LACE	p	25 mar	34	5 5	dark	black	grey		cordwainer	[eop]
Alexr	HAMPTON	p	26 mar	25	5 5	fair	fair	grey		cordwainer
Danl	CARMOAD	p	26 mar	21	5 6	dark	black	grey		cordwainer
Thomas	KERMOD	p	26 mar	19	5 4	fair	brown	dark		taylor
William	CANNON	p	26 mar	20	5 7½	dark	dark	dark		smith
William	KILLIP	p	26 mar	37	5 5	fair	fair	blue		labourer	discharged may 16 1794 volunteer to the 58th reg
William	CRANE	p	27 mar	32	5 9	ruddy	brown	blue		labourer
William	LUGDALE	p	29 mar	20	5 8	fair	dark	black		taylor
William	RADCLIFFE	p	29 mar	30	5 9	dark	dark	black		cordwainer
Hugh	KINREAD	p	29 mar	37	5 6	fair	fair	blue		weaver
John	MOORE	p	1 apr	22	5 11	fair	dark	blue		labourer	pitted with small pox; died nov 13th 1797
Patrick	GARRETT	p	2 apr	26	5 8	fair	dark	blue		weaver
John	CALLOW	p	6 apr	21	5 7	dark	dark	dark		labourer	discharged 22 may 1795 to 2nd R. M. F.
Daniel	TEAR	p	6 apr	28	5 9	fair	brown	grey		labourer
Thomas	RADCLIFF	p	6 apr	27	5 5	dark	dark	grey		yeoman	died 25 may 1793
William	WALKER	p	6 apr	18	5 6	fair	brown	grey	England	taylor	discharged oct 4th 1793 volunteer to 39th
John	QUAYLE	p	6 apr	18	5 8	fair	black	grey		weaver	dischartged march 30 1794 volunteer to the 58th regt
Thomas	CAINE	p	8 apr	21	5 3	fair	dark	blue		labourer
John	COTTIER	p	19 apr	18	5 10½	dark	brown	grey		glover
Robert	QUIRK	p	3 may	34	5 6	fair	black	grrey		butcher
John	SHARP	p	4 may	16	5 5	fair	black	dark	England	labourer
Edward	CRANE	p	6 may	23	5 5	brown	black	dark		labourer	discharged march 21 1794 volunteer to Ld Henry Murray
Dennis	FIELDING	p	8 jun	27	5 5	fair	dark	grey		miner	discharged aug 30th volunteer for 39th regt
George	RADCLIFFE	p	31 aug	12	-	fair	fair	grey		labourer	transferred to Governor Saw's company
John	MCGREY	p	2 mar	37	5 7	dark	black	grey	Ireland	labourer	appointed corporal aug 17th 1793 vide quine
Thomas	SMITH	p	5 oct ?	35	5 9	dark	dark	brown	Ireland	cordwainer	discharged may 2 1794 volunteer to the 58th regt
			1794
William	SMITH	p	11 ?	14	5 5	brown	brown	grey		labourer	in the room of wm radcliffe
William	STOWELL	p	7 mar	18	5 7	fresh	dark	black		labourer	[eop] in the room of john corlett
James	ALEXANDER	p	15 feb	19	5 6	fair	sandy	grey		butcher
Hugh	ALEXANDER	p	7 mar	23	5 3	fair	brown	grey		cordwainer
Robert	LEWIN	p	14 mar	17	5 6	pale	fair	grey		labourer	died decr 9th 1796 [bur Marown]
Anthony	HOLMES	p	22 mar	33	5 9	fair	fair	grey	England	labourer
William	WILSON	p	22 mar	18	-	fair	brown	grey		cordwainer
William	PARKINS	p	22 mar	37	-	fair	black	grey	England	labourer	discharged 29 jun 1797
John	CAMERON	p	22 mar	20	-	pale	black	brown	England	nailor
John	MCGAN	p	28 mar	30	5 10½	fair	dark	grey	Ireland	weaver	discharged may 9th volunteer to Ld Henry Murray
John	CUBBON	p	28 mar	17	5 5	fresh	dark	dark		labourer
John	GELL	p	10 apr	17	-	fair	light	grey		taylor
Thomas	CRAINE	p	25 apr	27	5 11	sallow	dark	grey		cordwainer
William	CAINE	p	26 apr	29	5 9	fair	black	blue		labourer
John	QUIRK	p	26 apr	40	5 7	sallow	black	grey		weaver
William	CANNELL	p	9 may	32	-	-	-	-		cordwainer	promoted corporal jan 12 1795
James	HUGHAN?	p	10 may	39	5 7	fresh	dark	grey	Scotland	mason	discharged 4 june 1795 to 2d R M fencibles
Matthew	JELLY	p	23 apr	20	5 10	fair	dark	grey		mason	discharged 8 may to R. M. F.
Patrick	GARRETT	p	10 may	30	5 7	black	black	grey		weaver
Geo Marshall	WALKER	p	17 may	27	-	-	-	-	Scotland	labourer	discharged march 18 1799 to 2d R. M. F.
William	QUINE	p	6 mar 1793	21	5 10	fair	dark	grey		weaver	reduced from corpl aug 9 1793
James	DUGGAN	p	17 dec	16	5 5	dark	dark	black		taylor
		1795
Thomas	COWEN	p	3 jan	29	-	-	-	-		-
Thos	KNEAL	p	21 may	32	5 5	dark	dark	dark		taylor
Thos	ALEXANDER	p	23 may	19	5 5	fair	fair	grey		cordwainer
John	KELLY	p	1 jun	20	5 5	fair	brown	grey		labourer
Richd	VAILE	p	1 jun	13	4 0	fair	light	grey		schoolboy
Danl	GARRETT	p	6 jun	20	5 8	fair	black	dark		weaver	[eop][? height 5 0]
Richard	KELLY	p	6 jun	27	5 7	fair	dark	grey		labourer
Robt	QUAGGIN	p	6 jun	27	5 7	fair	dark	grey		labourer
Isaac	READHEAD	p	8 jun	28	5 4	fair	fair	grey	Middlesex	labourer
John	GELLING	p	1 jun	23	5 6	fair	fair	grey		hatter
John	COWLEY	p	1 jun	20	5 0½	fair	black	blue		hatter
Thomas	CORLETT	p	1 jun	22	5 11	dark	brown	grey		joiner
			1796
John	MCGREY	p	8 jan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John	KELLY	p	25 mar	14	5 0	dark	sandy	grey		labourer
			1797
William	KELLY	p	21 jan	18	5 8	fair	dark	grey		weaver
Thos	HOLMS	p	21 jan	26	5 6½	pale	black	black		taylor
Henry	SKILLICORN	p	30 jun	24	5 9½	fresh	brown	blue		labourer
John	MCGUIGGAN	p	30 jun	38	5 6	fresh	dark	grey	Ireland	pavor ?	discharged nov 21 1797
Thomas	CORLETT	p	30 jun	19	5 6	fair	dark	grey		labourer
Thomas	KEGG	p	25 jul	25	5 11	fresh	dark brown	grey		house carpenter	appointed sergeant 25 may 1798 and promoted sergeant major 25 nov 1799
Richd	FARGHER	p	25 oct	30	5 9	fair	dark	hazle		taylor
William	MORRISON	p	9 nov	29	5 11	fresh	brown	hazle		labourer
David	HAMILTON	p	24 feb 1797 ?	32	5 7½	fresh	brown	grey	Somersetshire	labourer
Richd	CLAGUE	p	22 nov 1797	26	5 10	fresh	dark	hazle		labourer
James	RIENOLDS	p	30 jun 1797	28	5 6	fresh	light	black	Paisley	silk weaver
Richard	CALLOW	p	21 apr 1798	21	5 5	black	dark	blue		taylor
William	KERMOD	p	3 nov	26	5 11½	fair	dark	hazek		labourer
Paul	BRIDSON	p	14 nov	27	5 7½	fresh	dark	hazel		labourer

References

A.W.Moore Military Organisation of the Isle of Man YLM i pp141/153


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