The Hue and Cry. |
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WAR OFFICE, June 29, 1816.
A LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
NAMES | Corps | Parish | County | Trade | A. | F. I. | Person | Head | Face | Eyes | Eybro. | Nose | Mouth | Neck | Hair | Should | Arms | Hands | Legs | Feet | MARKS and Remarks | Time | Place | Coat. | Waistcost | Breeches |
Squire Town | 2d. Life Guards | Halifax | York | servant | 24 | 5 10 | slender | small | oval | grey | dark | sharp | com. | com. | dk. brown | square | prop. | prop. | slender | com. | dark complexion | May 15 | London | gray [?] | white | kersey m. |
| William Clark | 3d. Drag. Gds. | Warden | Bedford | laborer | 18 | 5 8 | ordinary | large | swarth. | hazel | dark | com. | wide | long | black | square | long | large | long | large | stole colored cloaths, sup. at Bedford | do 18 | Manchester | brown | striped | corduroy |
| WiIliam Dawes | 9th l. Drag. | Henbury | Glocester | laborer | 25 | 5 10 | stout | large | large | hazel | brown | large | large | short | brown | round | long | large | small | long | fair complexion, sup. gone to Bristol | do 20 | Nottingham | regt | flannel | ticken tw |
| Joseph Green | do | Bristol | Glocester | clerk | 25 | 5 6 1/2 | slender | small | small | grey | light | long | prop. | long | light | round | long | large | small | long | slightly pock-pitted, sup. at Bristol | do 16 | do | coloured | colored | - |
| Samuel Venton | do | Pyworthy | Devon | laborer | 23 | 5 8 | stout | small | large | grey | brown | prop. | large | long | brown | square | prop. | large | prop. | large | fair complexion, do | do 20 | do | stable jk. | flannel | ticken tw |
| Charles Hague | 1st Foot Gds. | Sheffield | York | shoemaker | 20 | 5 8 | slender | com. | flat | grey | l brown | com. | wide | long | lt. brown | com. | long | long | com. | com. | much pock-pitt. vol.fm Derby Militia | do 8 | Windsor | regt | regt | grey tws. |
| Charles Hudson | do | Stokes | Bucks | laborer | 20 | 5 8 | slender | com. | round | blue | brown | com. | com. | short | brown | com. | com. | com. | com. | com. | fair, vol. from North York Militia | do 8 | do | regt | do | do |
| Thomas M'Dermot | 7th Foot | Drumerary | Westmeath | laborer | 20 | 5 5 | stout | round | round | blue | dark | prop. | prop. | short | brown | square | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | fair complexion | do 28 | Calais | regt | do | do |
| John Thompson | do | Walmer | Kent | mason | 26 | 5 6 1/2 | stout | large | prop. | grey | l brown | prop. | wide | short | dark | square | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | proved to be a native of Sweeden | Apr. 6 | do | regt | do | do |
| James Fleming | 28th do | Ballinrobe | Mayo | weaver | 25 | 5 7 | stout | large | broad | grey | black | r flat | large | thick | black | prop. | long | large | stout | large | dark complexion | May 19 | Haslar | reg. great | do | do |
| Thomas Love | 36th do | Biddenden | Kent | laborer | 18 | 5 6 | stout | prop. | prop. | hazel | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | brown | square | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | cast in right eye | do 15 | Portsmouth | regt | - | do |
| Joseph Riley | 39th do | St. Michael | coventry | silk weaver | 15 | 4 7 | slender | round | val | grey | light | prop. | prop. | prop. | light | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | lisps in speaking | do 16 | Deal | regt | regt | regt |
| Alexander M'Neil | 42d do | Kilmonney | Argyle | pipe-maker | 27 | 5 8 3/4 | stout | round | round | hazel | brown | com. | com. | long | fair | square | long | small | thick | large | des. from furlough in 1814 | July 24 | Kilmonney | regt | do | cart. kelt |
| Alexander Paterson | do | Alloa | Clackmannan | collier | 20 | 5 5 | stout | round | round | grey | brown | large | large | short | lt. brown | round | long | large | thick | large | do, pock-pitted | Aug 9 | Alloa | regt | do | do |
| Richard Atkins | 43d do | Birmingham | Warwick | laborer | 18 | 5 5 1/2 | stout | large | round | blue | brown | prop. | prop. | short | brown | - | prop. | thick | prop. | prop. | officers servant, robbed his master | May 21 | Plymouth | blue | red | corduroy |
| Moses Boyle | 51st do | Leeds | York | wool-sorter | 18 | 5 7 | slender | small | oval | blue | light | com. | small | long | light | square | long | small | prop. | prop. | fair complexion | do 16 | Brighton[?] | regt | regt | grey tws. |
| George Coppinger, corpl. | do | St.Barry | Cork | clerk | 22 | 5 6 | stout | large | long | hazel | dark | long | large | long | dk. brown | square | long | large | prop. | prop. | scar on his nose, from furlough | Apr. 10 | Cork | do | do | do |
| William Evans | do | Mr.hr.Tydvill | Glamorgan | collier | 26 | 5 5 | stout | large | broad | blue | light | roman | com. | short | brown | round | short | large | prop. | prop. | pale complexion, do | Mar. 10 | Glamorgan | do | do | do |
| David Lewis | do | Llanervil | Montgomery | laborer | 23 | 5 6 | slender | small | long | dark | dark | long | wide | r. long | brown | narrow | long | large | prop. | prop. | dark complexion, from furlough | do | Welshpool | do | do | do |
| William Trezise | do | Bridge | Cornwall | miner | 20 | 5 5 | slender | long | long | brown | small | small | wide | r short | brown | narrow | short | small | prop. | prop. | do, do | do | Breahin | do | do | do |
| James Smith | 52d do | Lincoln | Lincoln | laborer | 21 | 5 5 | stout | large | broad | hazel | dark | com. | com. | short | dark | round | short | com. | thick | large | supposed in London | May 19 | Canterbury | do | - | do |
| Chiswell Slade | 55th do | Camberwell | Surrey | farmer | 25 | 5 6 3/4 | slender | small | round | grey | light | com. | small | short | light | square | short | large | slender | small | fresh complexion | do 18 | Bristol | do | regt | do |
| Henry Butler | 58th do | St Thomas | Lancaster | carpenter | 23 | 5 7 1/2 | stout | large | round | dark | dark | short | large | short | black | round | thick | large | thick | short | dark do | do 14 | Birr | blue | - | col. pant. [?] |
| Edward Conroy | do | Keaney | Kings | laborer | 22 | 5 8 1/2 | stout | large | long | dark | dark | long | large | round | black | round | prop. | large | prop. | large | dark do | do 14 | do | regt | white | grey tws. |
| Denis Larkin | do | Clonana | Queens | laborer | 21 | 5 7 3/4 | slight | small | long | grey | l brown | short | large | short | lt. brown | square | prop. | small | prop. | small | fair do | do 14 | do | brown | striped | do |
| Edward Kirr, corpI. | 69th do | Kilmore | Cavan | shoemaker | 20 | 5 5 | prop. | com. | oval | grey | brown | r large | com. | com. | brown | square | com. | com. | r. small | com. | fresh do | do 18 | Colchester | regt | - | do |
| Thomas Smith | do | Ballyeonnell | Leitrim | laborer | 20 | 5 6 3/4 | stout | large | round | grey | dark | thick | large | short | brown | r round | stout | com. | stout | com. | fresh do | do 18 | do | do | - | do |
| John Turner | 85th do | Canterbury | Kent | laborer | 18 | 5 2 | slender | small | thin | hazel | brown | thin | large | prop. | brown | round | small | small | small | small | fair do | do 16 | Winchester | band regt | white | duck tws. |
| William Russell | 87th do | - | York | comb maker | 18 | 5 5 1/2 | stout | large | round | grey | fair | small | large | short | fair | square | stout | large | stout | small | pock-pitted | do 15 | Gosport | wh jacket | - | grey tws. |
| John Williams | do | Swansea | Glamorgan | laborer | 16 | 6 1 1/2 | stout | small | round | hazel | brown | small | small | short | dk. brown | square | stout | large | stout | small | fresh complexion | do 15 | do | do | - | do |
| Francis Feary | 97th do | Eaton | Bucks | laborer | 26 | 5 6 | stout | round | long | brown | heavy | long | large | short | brown | round | long | large | long | large | marks of punishment | do 2 | on march | white reg | wh. regt | do |
| Thomas Higgins | do | Grange | Galway | laborer | 17 | 5 5 1/2 | stout | round | long | brown | heavy | long | large | short | dk. brown | round | long | large | short | large | - | Apr. 29 | Templemore | do | do | do |
| Thomas Lee | do | Kilcommon | Galway | laborer | 32 | 5 11 1/2 | stout | long | r red | grey | r. red | long | large | long | red | square | long | large | long | large | - | May 10 | do | regt. great | regt | do |
| Martin Leonard | do | Newcastle | Galway | laborer | 22 | 5 7 1/2 | stout | round | round | grey | high | com. | small | short | sandy | round | long | large | long | large | - | Apr. 29 | do | wh. Regt. | wh. regt | do |
| Bartholemew Rourke | do | Rahard | Rosscommon | laborer | 17 | 5 6 | stout | round | oval | grey | light | long | large | short | brown | square | long | large | long | large | - | do | do | do | do | do |
| Denis Sullivan | do | - | Cork | laborer | 24 | 5 7 | stout | round | round | grey | high | com. | wide | short | lt. brown | round | short | large | short | large | - | Apr. 6 | Cork | do | do | do |
| John Fagan | 99th do | Wheam | Westmeath | laborer | 19 | 5 6 1/2 | stout | round | round | grey | brown | com. | com. | short | brown | com. | com. | com. | com. | com. | stole tab. spoons mk. IEF, tea do EJ | do 13 | Chapelizod | plus | orange | dk brown |
| William Roper | do | Blackroad | Lancaster | cloth dresser | 18 | 5 5 1/2 | stout | large | round | brown | dark | com. | large | short | dk. brown | square | long | large | com. | large | thick lips, swarthy complexion | Feb 29 | Nova Scotia | regt | regt | green tws. |
| James Graham | 100th do | Drumaul | Antrim | weaver | 24 | 5 4 | stout | round | round | grey | heavy | thick | small | short | black | round | short | large | short | large | cast with eyes, took his great coat | Jan. 5 | Chambly | do | none | grey pant |
| Henry Kilmary | do | Ballykelly | Derry | laborer | 21 | 5 6 | stout | long | long | grey | heavy | small | large | long | lt. brown | broad | long | large | long | large | took his great coat and side-arms | do | do | do | do | do |
| John Donohue | 101st do | Mscroomp | Cork | laborer | 25 | 5 4 3/4 | slender | small | long | grey | large | long | small | long | brown | broad | prop. | prop. | slender | large | sallow complexion | May 11 | Albany Bar. | do | regt | grey tws. |
| Robert Brooks | 1st Rifle Brigade | Braintree | Essex | harness maker | 28 | 5 6 1/2 | slender | small | long | hazel | dark | long | small | long | brown | square | slender | large | slender | large | joined from desertion April 8 | Apr. 30 | Shorncliffe | do | do | regt |
| John Corry | do | Preston | Lancaster | machine maker | 24 | 5 6 1/2 | stout | large | round | blue | brown | long | small | short | lt. brown | round | short | large | slender | large | fresh complexion | do | do | do | do | do |
| Joseph Spencer | do | Earl Shilton | Leicester | laborer | 19 | 5 7 | good | com. | long | hazel | brown | long | com. | long | brown | square | long | large | long | large | fresh good-looking man | May 2 | do | wh. jacket | red | bro tws. |
| Thomas Welsh | do | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | laborer | 24 | 5 6 1/2 | com. | com. | oval | grey | brown | aquiline | small | long | brown | square | long | short | short | short | slightly pock-pitted | do 2 | do | green | none | green tws. |
| George Wigmore | do | Winterbourne | Glocester | laborer | 17 | 5 5 3/4 | stout | large | round | grey | dark | turnup | large | short | dk. brown | square | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | - | do 5 | do | wh. slop | do | old core. |
| Thomas Gedge | 2d Vet. Bat. | Norwich | Norfolk | tailor | 29 | 5 8 | slender | long | long | grey | brown | prop. | wide | prop. | brown | square | long | small | prop. | prop. | pock-pitted | Apr. 27 | Harwich | regt. great | regt | grey tws. |
| Richard Berry | 3d do | Eccles | Lancaster | laborer | 58 | 5 9 | stout | long | long | grey | grey | long | large | long | grey | round | long | large | short | large | took his great coat and necessaries | do 30 | Chatham | regt | do | do |
| Richard Butler | do | Dranaugh | Cork | shoemaker | 45 | 5 6 3/4 | stout | round | round | grey | grey | small | small | short | sandy | square | long | small | stout | small | fair complexion | do 25 [?] | do | do | do | - |
| William Cooper | do | Hull | York | carpenter | 29 | 5 11 | stout | large | flat | grey | brown | flat | large | short | brown | round | long | large | thick | large | supposed gone to Hull | do 28 | do | brown | colored | reg trow |
| Thomas M'Cormick[?] | do | Draybridge | Waterford | tailor | 25 | 5 5 | stout | long | long | grey | brown | small | wide | long | lt. brown | square | long | large | stout | small | fair complexion | do 19 | do | regt | regt | grey trow |
| John Harris | do | Island St. Jago | laborer | 22 | 5 6 | stout | large | round | black | black | broad | large | large | black | broad | stout | thick | thick | large | man of colour | May 2 | do | do | do | do |
| William Smith | do | St.Olave | Cornwall | tailor | 36 | 5 6 1/2 | stout | long | long | dark | dark | small | wide | short | dk. brown | square | long | small | stout | large | took �1 note to get change | Apr. 8 | do | do | do | do |
| John Russell | 5th do | Roserea | Tipperay | servant | 22 | 5 5 1/2 | stout | round | dark | blue | black | com. | small | short | black | broad | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | blind left eye | do 9 | Deptford | do | do | reg trow |
| John Spencer | do | Napton | Warwick | laborer | 31 | 5 9 1/2 | slender | round | long | grey | brown | straight | small | long | brown | narrow | com. | com. | com. | com. | pensioner from 11th Battalion | May 1 | do | do | do | do |
| John Smith | 7th do | Lincoln | Lincoln | laborer | 37 | 5 8 | slender | com. | oval | hazel | light | long | prop. | long | lt. brown | round | long | long | long | large | inkneed, served in 34th Regiment | Apr. 5 | Tilbury Fort | do | do | grey pant |
| Peter Keallett[?] | R. Staff | Cambrie | F. Flanders | - | 42 | 5 4 | slender | small | long | grey | dark | short | com. | short | black | square | com. | com. | small | narrow | dark complexion | do 20 | Nottingham | do | striped | grey tws. |
| Wm. Henry Bassum | Wag. Train | Laytonstone | Essex | musician | 23 | 5 6 1/2 | well-made | small | long | hazel | arched | prop. | wide | long | brown | square | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | pale do | May 14 | Croydon | blue | - | - |
| William Cousins, junr. | do | Witney | Oxford | laborer | 20 | 5 2 | awkward | small | round | hazel | dk thick | small | wide | short | dk. brown | round | thin | small | short | small | fresh do | Apr. 14 | do | red-jacket | flannel | blue over |
| Thomas Diaper | do | Stow Upland | - | laborer | 22 | 5 3 1/2 | well-made | large | round | grey | thick | small | wide | r short | brown | square | r. long | thick | prop. | large | supposed to have an old discharge | May 11 | do | do | do | blue pant |
| Henry Kornrump | do | Hanover | Hanover | laborer | 30 | 5 10 | well-made | round | fair | blue | brown | roman | prop. | prop. | brown | broad | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | fair complexion | Mar. 30 | Valenciennes | red | red | blue |
| Charles Robinson | do | Headcom | Kent | laborer | 21 | 5 7 1/4 | awkward | prop. | r long | grey | arched | r. small | wide | short | light | round | prop. | clums | prop. | r. large | fresh do | Apr. 14 | Croydon | red-jacket | flannel | red or wo |
| William Wilkinson | do | Hatfield | Herts | laborer | 21 | 5 5 | square | com. | com. | blue | brown | short | large | thick | brown | com. | com. | com. | com. | large | fair do, from Frevent | do 21 | France | red | red | white |
| Christopher Neyachel | Foreign do | Ahresbury | Hessia | laborer | 22 | 5 4 | stout | large | fair | blue | fair | small | small | short | red | broad | stout | stout | stout | long | deserted in 1815 | Oct. 24 | Le Bourget | do | flannel | blue |
| Andrew Ohlen | do | Tandern | Germany | laborer | 35 | 5 9 | tall | large | fair | blue | brown | large | large | long | lt. brown | broad | stout | stout | stout | stout | do | do 24 | do | do | do | do |
| John Ruthneck, corpl. | do | Wismer | Mecklenberg | laborer | 21 | 5 8 | com. | oval | oval | blue | brown | small | small | prop. | black | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | bent | do | do 22 | Marville | do | do | do |
| Franz. Redeker | do | Halle | Prussia | farrier | 20 | 5 5 | well-made | oval | oval | brown | brown | sharp | small | short | brown | small | short | short | short | thick | do | Sep. 20 | Ghent | do | none | do |
| Leuis Rischmallr | do | Warer | Mecklenberg | laborer | 24 | 5 7 | - | oval | pale | blue | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | Nov. 3 | Dulan | do | flannel | do |
| Frederick Rinne[?], sergt. | do | Warburg | Hessia | laborer | 26 | 5 9 | slender | round | round | black | black | long | small | short | brown | broad | short | small | slender | small | do | Oct. 19 | Tilloloy | do | red | do |
| Charles Ripping, corpl. | do | Rehren.hausen | Prussia | farrier | 22 | 5 8 | well-made | oval | round | brown | brown | long | small | short | brown | broad | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | do | do | do | flannel | do |
| Christian Schwartz Ropp | do | Ahifeld | Hessia | laborer | 26 | 5 6 | well-made | large | round | blue | brown | long | small | long | brown | broad | small | short | short | large | do | do | do | do | do | do |
| Gustavus Schwedier | do | Stralsund | Bonerania | laborer | 35 | 5 5 | well-made | round | round | blue | grey | long | large | thick | brown | broad | long | large | short | large | do | do | do | do | red | do |
| Adolph Schroder | do | Soissa | Saxony | none | 24 | 5 6 | prop. | oval | oval | brown | brown | sharp | small | short | brown | small | thin | short | thin | small | do | Sep. 19 | Ghent | do | none | do |
| Francis Schmidt | do | Danzie | Prussia | butcher | 24 | 5 9 | well-made | oval | oval | blue | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | thick | long | do | do. 20 | Brussells | do | do | do |
| Charles Schultz | do | Konigsberg | Prussia | shoemaker | 29 | 5 4 | stout | round | round | blue | brown | short | large | short | brown | broad | short | short | short | short | do | Nov. 10 | Aulnay | do | red | do |
| Adolph Siedenburg | do | Berlin | Prussia | laborer | 26 | 5 10 | small | long | oval | brown | l brown | small | small | long | black | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | Oct 22 | Marville | do | flannel | do |
| Daniel Shultz | do | Dassell | Hessia | laborer | 30 | 5 7 | small | small | small | brown | brown | small | small | prop. | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | do 22 | do | do | do | do |
| Andrew Sacher | do | Perleberg | Prussia | 34 | 5 7 | small | oval | pale | brown | brown | long | small | long | brown | - | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | do 24 | do | do | none | do |
| Reinhard Saarfeld | do | Brunswick | Brunswick | 24 | 5 6 | - | round | fair | brown | brown | small | small | prop. | brown | large | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | do 24 | do | do | do | do |
| Ernest Schnur | do | Werlerden | Hessia | 23 | 5 7 | small | oval | fair | grey | brown | small | small | prop. | brown | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | prop. | do | do 24 | Le Bourget | do | do | do |
| William Schultz | do | Linden | Hanover | 28 | 5 6 | large | round | long | blue | brown | sharp | small | long | dark | small | long | thick | long | small | do | Nov. 2 | Aulnay | do | do | do |
| Christian Schreilber | do | Talken[?] | Hessia | 20 | 5 8 | large | large | round | grey | light | thick | - | long | lt. brown | round | thick | large | long | long | do | Sep. 22 | Halle | do | do | do |
| Andrew Schache.t[?] | do | Lentzen | Prussia | 35 | 5 5 | small | small | oval | grey | red | large | large | short | red | round | thin | thin | small | small | do | do 24 | Mons | do | red | do |
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