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Cape Breton Militia Papers"A Return showing the Number of men Capable of bearing Arms in Cape Breton" |
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"Description and Service of Roll of Captain Hugh Watt's Company Second Regt. C. Breton Militia, Tenth Military Division"
year ca. 1813
(Port Hood, Little Judic, Mabou, and Little Mabou)
Source: Cape Breton Militia Papers "A Return showing the Number of men Capable of bearing Arms in Cape Breton,"
dated Sydney, 1 June 1813. Hugh Swayne papers at the National Archives of Canada (NAC, MG 24)
Transcribed and Contributed by Lark Szick
This page was originally created 24 March 1998
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Names |
Age | Place of Birth |
Residence | Occupation | Length of Service in Army & Corp. |
Quantity of Land # of Acres |
Grant or Lease |
Women | Boys | Girls | Total # of People |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh Watt Esq |
67 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 360 | c. lease | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
William Watt |
38 | England | Port Hood | Farmer | 270 | grant + lease | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
Dennis Murphy |
40 | Ireland | Port Hood | Farmer | 260 | grant + lease | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
Edward Hays |
53 | Ireland | Port Hood | Trader | 300 | grant + lease | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Isaac Smith |
32 | USA | Port Hood | Farmer | 260 | grant + lease | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
James Murphy |
50 | Ireland | Mabou | Farmer | 500 | lisence | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
John Hammond |
49 | Ireland | Port Hood | Farmer | 3 yrs 40th reg. | 90 | lisence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Angus Cameron |
42 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 350 | c. lease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Archibald McFee |
33 | P.E.I. | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
John Cameron |
38 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 2 yr fenc. corp | 250 | c. lease | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Donald McDonald |
60 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 5 yr fenc. corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Findley McDonald |
21 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
John Roper |
40 | N.S. | Port Hood | Farmer | 260 | c. lease | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | ||
Peter Brady |
59 | Ireland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | no title | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
John Shae |
55 | Ireland | Mabou | Farmer | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||
William Manning |
38 | USA | Mabou | Farmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
William Dryer |
62 | Hanover | Mabou | Carpenter | 4 yr 9 reg+ 3 yr 17Dra | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Roderick McDonald |
59 | Scotland | Port Hood | Weaver | 450 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
William Dryer |
28 | N.S. | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Alexander McDonald |
27 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Donald McDonald |
23 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
John McDonald |
21 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
John McEachran |
46 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 400 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
Nicholas McEachran |
28 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Alex. McDonald |
35 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Parker Smith |
29 | U.S.A. | Port Hood | Farm & fish | 262 | grant + lease | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
John Smith |
23 | Port Hood | Port Hood | Farmer | 262 | grant + lease | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Reuban Young |
54 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 400 | grant + lease | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
Ronald McDonald |
32 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 567 | grant + lease | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
Roderick McDonald |
67 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farmer | 300 | purchase | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Angus McInnes |
40 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farm & fish; | 7yr Vol Corp | 300 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Alexander McDonald |
26 | Scotland | Port Hood | Farm & fish | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
Donald Beaton |
35 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farm & fish | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
Hugh McLean |
58 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 300 | no title | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
Hugh McLean |
23 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Alexander McLean |
21 | N.S. | Little Judic | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
John McInnes |
55 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 7 yr Vol Corp | 400 | passed council | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Nicholas McInnes |
21 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Roderick McDonald |
57 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 300 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | ||
John McDonald |
23 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Angus McDonald |
18 | N..S. | Little Judic | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
John McNeil |
57 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | no title | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Hugh McNeil |
23 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
John McNeil |
26 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | no title | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
John McDonald |
56 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 2yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Angus Beaton |
36 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 3yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
Angus McDonald |
35 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 7yr Vol Corp | 300 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Ronald McDonald |
23 | Scotland | Little Judic | Trader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alexander Beaton |
40 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 1yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Angus Beaton |
70 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Archibald Beaton |
26 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
John Beaton |
23 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Finley Beaton |
22 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
John Livingstone |
39 | Scotland | Little Judic | Weaver | 300 | lisence | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
John McDonald |
30 | Scotland | Little Judic | Black Smith | 300 | c. lease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Malcolm McLean |
31 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
John McDonald |
32 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 2yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
John Gillis |
26 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Finlay McDonald |
36 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
John McDonald |
36 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 2yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
John Mullins |
27 | N.S. | Mabou | Cooper | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Donald Gillis |
29 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Angus Guilles (Gilles) |
71 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Alex. McDougald |
31 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
James Hawley |
23 | Port Hood | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
William Wright |
29 | Ireland | Port Hood | Farmer | 2yr Vol Corp | 300 | c. lease | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Donald McDonald |
36 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 300 | grant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
Thomas McDonald |
38 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 300 | grant | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
Donald Ban McDonald |
50 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 350 | no title | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
Roger Welsh |
59 | Ireland | Little Judic | Farmer | 6yr | 300 | c. lease | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Neil McDougal |
44 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 400 | c. lease | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ||
John McIssac |
48 | Scotland | Little Judic | Carpenter | 450 | c. lease | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
John McKay |
67 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 250 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
Donald McInnes |
44 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 300 | passed council | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
John McInnes |
22 | at sea | Little Judic | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alexander McInnes |
17 | N.S. | Little Judic | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alexander Beaton |
32 | Scotland | Mabou | Mason | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
Neil McQuarry |
25 | Scotland | Little Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Widow S McQuarry |
__ | Scotland | Little Mabou | Farmer | 450 | no title | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
Hugh McEachran |
31 | Scotland | Little Mabou | Taylor | 2yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Donald R. McDonald |
32 | Scotland | Little Judic | Farmer | 200 | no title | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
Samuel Gray |
37 | U.S.A. | Port Hood | Shoe Maker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
James Murphy |
50 | Ireland | Port Hood | Weaver | 200 | c. lease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Donald Morrison |
51 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 470 | c. lease | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||
Roderick Morrison |
26 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Alexander Fraser |
22 | N.S. | Port Hood | Farmer | 60 | purchased | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Findley Beaton |
50 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 400 | passed council | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
John Beaton |
19 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alexander Beaton |
58 | Scotland | Mabou | Taylor | 200 | passed council | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
Donald Beaton |
20 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Donald McDonald |
50 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 2yr Vol Corp | 200 | passed council | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Hugh McLean |
35 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 9yr N.S. | 400 | passed council | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Donald McDonald |
23 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Lewis Smith |
41 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 400 | lisence | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
Archibald McDonald |
31 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Dugald McCormick |
41 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | c. lease | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
John McInnes |
23 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Neil McNeil |
52 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Roderick McNeil |
20 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Donald McNeil |
17 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Donald L S McNeil |
61 | Scotland | Mabou | Carpenter | 200 | no title | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Edward King |
43 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 230 | c. lease | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Alexander McNeil |
35 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 6yr Vol Corp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
William Wellsman |
62 | England | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
John Lamaby |
47 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Cooper | 600 | purchased | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||
Benjamin Worth |
63 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 450 | lisence | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | ||
John Worth |
22 | Port Hood | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | c. lease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Mathew Hawley |
62 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | c. lease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
David Smith |
38 | U.S.A. | Mabou | Farmer | 400 | c. lease +lisence | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
John Adams |
22 | N.S. | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | no title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Mathew Hawley |
22 | Port Hood | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
William Hawley |
19 | Port Hood | Mabou | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Thomas D. Cameron |
33 | Halifax | Mabou | Farmer | 2yr 84 reg | 200 | c. lease | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Findley McDonald |
20 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
William Curtain |
31 | Ireland | Mabou | Weaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
William Mortimer |
36 | Ireland | Mabou | Black Smith | 200 | no title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
James Whitehead |
61 | Ireland | Mabou | Farmer | 250 | c. lease | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Donald Campbell |
29 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 4yr Vol Corp +2 yr Local | 200 | no title | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
John McDonald |
24 | Scotland | Mabou | Taylor | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Angus Cameron |
30 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | no title | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Alexander McEachran |
34 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 500 | pass coun + pur. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Angus Guilles |
25 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | no title | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Donald Guilles |
22 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Hugh McDonald |
45 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 8yr Vol Corp | 400 | no title | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
Joseph Basker |
21 | N.S. | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | no title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Alexander McDonald |
20 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
John McDonald |
27 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Donald McDonald |
50 | Scotland | Mabou | Farmer | 200 | passed council | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Total 127 men, 99 women, 145 boys, 144 girls.
