North Riding Naval Recruits 1795-1797
NORTH RIDING NAVAL RECRUITS – the Quota Men 1795-1797
(names below this text)
When France declared war on Britain in February 1793, the British government began to mobilise its armed forces. The Quota Acts were the official records of the administration – a system of recruiting which introduced was to help ease its manpower shortages. The Royal Navy had ample stocks of naval stores and warships were in good order; the main problem was finding crews.
In the attempt to encourage volunteers, Royal bounties were offered at £5 for an able seaman, £2.10s for an ordinary seaman, aged between 20–50 years, and £1.10s for any landman between 20-35 years of age. As volunteering was slow, press gangs were introduced. These were of two kinds; those working in a particular area under the direction of a recruiting or ‘regulating’ officer who was based in a seaport, and those gangs who came ashore from warships simply to make up the numbers in their own crew who did attempt to find only seamen.
A few recruits were handed over to the navy by the Quarter Sessions where magistrates sometimes gave a convicted felon or vagrant the opportunity to join the armed forces rather than serve a prison term. Whether volunteers, men taken by the press gangs, or men from the courts, these were still not sufficient for the navy’s needs.
In 1795 introduced the quota system to help man the fleets. The acts put the burden of recruitment on local government, and, with the traditions of eighteenth century local government, there were fines for failure. In the seaports, men were raised by commissioners made up of the mayor and magistrates, custom officers, and elected ship owners, masters and merchants. In the counties, the magistrates were directed to assemble in Petty/Quarter Sessions and there, using lists supplied by the commissioners of land tax of the number of houses paying house duty and window tax, were to fix the quota required from each parish or, in the case of small ones, from a grouping of parishes.
Eg. Gilling West:
Aldbrough 32 houses
Arkengarthdale 100 houses
Brignall 20 houses
Gilling 84 houses
Forcett 13 houses
Ovington 10 houses Total 259 houses Number of Men 5
Birdforth
Bilsdale 44 houses
Boltby 42 houses
Thirlby 16 houses
Dale Town 5 houses Total 107 Number of Men 2
Once the parochial quotas were set, administration was passed down to the church wardens and overseers of the poor who were also to bargain with volunteers as to their bounty. (Funds for these were to be raised by a local rate based on the poor rate). The Act imposed a fine of £30 on a parish for each recruit it failed to raise to be paid to the county treasurer for the hire of substitutes. Although the Quota Acts put the burden of recruiting on civilians, many considered this preferable to the use of the press gangs!
The majority of quota men were young, a high proportion being aged twenty or under. Most of them came from the county for which they served, and the remainder came from a neighbouring county. Those for the North Riding shows many whose place of settlement was outside the county, notably textile workers from Lancashire and Ireland. It can be seen that most of these quota men were not trained seamen but the lure of large bounties of nearly two years pay in advance, being fed, possible prize money, the excitement of war, and possibly an escape from a slump in the textile business, encouraged many to join.
As this is only an index, more individual details, including some with physical descriptions, can be viewed in the records available at North Yorkshire County Record Office.
| ALLERTONSHIRE RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Binks | Josiah | 26 | Thornton Steward | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Gott | Robert | 30 | Girsby | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Wells | Thos | 24 | Romanby | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Hunt | Thos | 35 | Jedburgh | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Wilkinson | Robt | 17 | Scruton | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Wiseman | Nathan | 18 | Norfolk Lynn | Volunteer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Otham | Daniel | 18 | Surrey Farnham | Substitute | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Lumley | James | 21 | Wheldrake | Substitute | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Westley | John | 29 | Loughborough | Substitute | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Gamble | James | 16 | North Kilvington | Substitute | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Lever | James | 38 | Manchester | Substitute | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Reeder | Stephen | 35 | Green Hammerton | labourer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| Sanderson | George | 34 | Westmorland Clifton & Broom | labourer | 1795 Northallerton | |
| ALLERTONSHIRE CERTIFICATES 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Brammer | Joseph | 18 | Rawmarsh | porter | 1797 | |
| Still/Garthside | John | 32 | Saddleworth | woollen weaver | 1797 | |
| Poyser | George | 18 | Manchester | cotton spinner | 1797 | |
| Robinson | John | 17 | Manchester | hairdresser | 1797 | |
| Yeats | Samuel | 18 | Manchester | cotton weaver | 1797 | |
| BIRDFORTH RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Ward | James | 19 | Sessay | husbandman | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Parr | Edward | 28 | Craike | miller | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Jackson | Thomas | 37 | Thirsk | barber | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Innes | Thomas | 35 | Beverley | labourer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Benson | Wm | 30 | Thirsk | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| White | John | 18 | Sutton | labourer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Smith | William | 44 | Edinburgh | carpenter | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Stringer | John | 23 | Thirsk | labourer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Husband | Wm | 22 | Whitby | flaxdresser | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Lowry | Wm | 40 | Thirsk | bricklayer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Fenny | John | 22 | Thirsk | baker | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Williamson | Robt | 19 | Glasgow | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk | |
| Welburn | Benjamin | 30 | Hull | heelmaker | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Rudderfoot | Matthew | 21 | Raskelf | labourer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Ward | John | 24 | Thirsk | cordwainer | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Raven | Wm | 25 | Thirsk | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Turner | John | 24 | York | mariner | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| Cunningham | William | 22 | Glasgow | watchmaker | Volunteer | 1795 Thirsk |
| GILLING WEST RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED 1795 |
| Crosley | Wm | 24 | Netherdale Hartwith | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| White | Thos | 25 | Durham West Auckland | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Fishbourn | John | 21 | Richmond | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Charlton | John | 38 | Richmond | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Smith | Thomas | 19 | Dalton | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Milbourn | James | 29 | Berwick on Tweed | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Curbeson | Wm | 32 | Newsham | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Sharp | James | 16 | Durham Aycliffe | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Haseltine | Benj | 19 | Durham Egglestone | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Clough | Robt | 29 | Durham High Coniscliffe | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Lennox | Andrew | 19 | Cumberland Kirkoswald | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Hart | John | 24 | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Macklockey | John | 19 | Scotland Glasgow | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| GILLING WEST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Harting | David | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Jacob | Patrick | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Wade | George | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Anderson | Thos | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Brownlow | Richard | Ireland Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Somerville | Alexander | Newcastle upon Tyne | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Johnson | Barnard | Richmond | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Watts | Charles | Edinburgh | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Orrick | George | Sunderland | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| McQuirie | Ed | Ireland Iniskilling | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Lambert | Stephen | Ireland Clonmell | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Wilson | Henry | Dublin St Catherine | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Murphey | John | Manchester | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Singleton | Sam | Manchester | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Falhouse | Daniel | Holmfirth | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| Stephenson | Joseph | Westmorland Gt Atby | Volunteer | 1797 | ||
| GILLING EAST RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Wilson | Ralph | 27 | Barton NRY: Durham Escombe (birthplace) | husbandry servant | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Toes | Thomas | 17 | Hutton Bonville: Burniston (birthplace) | husbandry servant | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Kay | Moses | 33 | Barnard Castle (birth place) | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Wilson | William | 27 | Durham Darlington | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Hall | John | 18 | Morton cum Fairholme | husbandry servant | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Dowson | Thomas | 32 | Manfield (birthplace) | labourer | Volunteer | 1795 |
| Blyth | James | 29 | Richmond: Arkrigg (birth place) | woolcomber | Volunteer | 1795 |
| GILLING EAST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Pattison | Thomas | 42 | Durham Gainford | linen weaver | Volunteer | 1796 Scorton |
| Davison | George | 25 | NRY Northallerton | husbandry servant | Volunteer | 1797 Scorton |
| Brown | Joseph Selby | 18 | Durham Darlington | husbandry servant | Volunteer | |
| HALLIKELD RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Oliver | John | 18 | NRY Cundall Thornton Bridge | enrolled | 1795 | |
| Taylor | James | 31 | Somerset Frome | enrolled | 1795 | |
| Wagget | William | 45 | NRY Exelby | enrolled | 1795 | |
| Gilling | William | 19 | Cundall Exelby | enrolled | 1795 | |
| Reader | Stephen | 35 | WRY Green Hammerton | enrolled | 1795 | |
| Jennings | William | 22 | York City St Dennis | enrolled | 1795 | |
| HALLIKELD RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Bashford | James | 16 | Manchester | cotton weaver | Volunteer | 1796 York City |
| Barton | John | 29 | Manchester | house carpenter | Volunteer | 1796 York City |
| Atkinson | John | 20 | Ripon | labourer | Volunteer | 1796 Thirsk |
| Steel | William | 27 | Knaresborough | labourer | Volunteer | 1796 Thirsk |
| Hepworth | Matthew | 16 | Halifax | weaver | Volunteer | 1796 Thirsk |
| Harrington | John | 21 | Portsmouth | sailor | Volunteer | 1796 Thirsk |
| Baxter | Edward | 30 | Durham Gateshead | keelman | Volunteer | 1796 Thirsk |
| Gudgeon | Robert | 16 | Lancashire Longridge | weaver | Volunteer | 1797 York |
| Cumming | James | 40 | Edinburgh | coachmaker | Volunteer | 1797 York |
| Ellis | John | 17 | Westmorland Shap | painter | Volunteer | 1797 Thirsk |
| Taylor | Robert | 29 | Manchester | joiner | Volunteer | 1797 Thirsk |
| HANG EAST RETURN | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Docharty | James | 28 | Catterick | yeoman | Volunteer | 1795 Bedale |
| Clerkson | James | 25 | Thornton Watlass | yeoman | Volunteer | 1795 Bedale |
| Foss | John | 16 | Kirby Fleetham | yeoman | Volunteer | 1795 Bedale |
| Brotherton | Edward | 21 | Crakehall | yeoman | Volunteer | 1795 Bedale |
| HANG EAST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Herron | John | 22 | Northampton Parry | Volunteer | 1796 Bedale | |
| Parker | Francis | Knaresborough | Volunteer | 1796 Bedale | ||
| Marsland | Joseph | 16 | Lancashire Stayley Bridge | cotton spinner | Volunteer | 1797 York |
| Moss | James | 39 | Lancashire Bury | Volunteer | 1797 Thornton Watlass | |
| Murphy | Michael | 31 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1797 Thornton Watlass | |
| Murrow | John | 23 | Dublin | Volunteer | 1797 Thornton Watlass | |
| Healey | William | 18 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1797 York | |
| McDonnall | James | 20 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1797 York | |
| HANG WEST RETURN 1795 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Almes | John | 23 | Barwick in Elmet nr Leeds | husbandman | Volunteer | 1795 Middleham |
| Heaton | William | 21 | Barwick in Elmet nr Leeds | husbandman | Volunteer | 1795 Middleham |
| Thompson | Wm | 28 | Craven Keighley | joiner | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond |
| Whitley | Nathan | 16 | Bradford North Brierley | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond |
| Wilkinson | John | 17 | Bradford North Brierley | collier | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond |
| Graham | John | 21 | East Witton | schoolmaster | Volunteer | 1795 Middleham |
| Taylor | William | 17 | Bellerby | Volunteer | 1795 Middleham | |
| Hunt | John | 29 | York City Hungate | Volunteer | 1795 Middleham | |
| Stockdale | Thos | 19 | Hawes | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Blades | Ralph | 18 | Hawes | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Shadock | Benj | 29 | Halifax Ebor | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Stell | John | 19 | Middleton nr Leeds | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| Longbottom | Benj | 18 | South Aurham nr Halifax | Volunteer | 1795 Richmond | |
| HANG WEST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Hamborough | Robt | 25 | Howden | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Harrison | John | 34 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Darlington | Thos | 17 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Slater | Thomas | 30 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Dobson | James | 30 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Cordell | James | 17 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| Blackshaw | Joseph | 44 | Manchester | Volunteer | 1796 Middleham | |
| LANGBAURGH EAST RETURN 1795 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Lonsdale | Robt | 37 | Barnard Castle | 1795 | ||
| Weatherhead | John | 24 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1795 | ||
| Miller | Robert | 26 | Newholm cum Dunsley | exciseman | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Simpson | James | 19 | Durham City | mason | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Morr | Alexander | 23 | Scotland Inverness | stone cutter | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Sutcliffe | Joseph | 18 | WRY Thornton | coalman | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Booth | Robert | 31 | Whitby | carpenter | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Atley | Stephen | 35 | Whitby | mariner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Dronesfield | John | 40 | Westerdale | mariner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Thornton | John | 22 | WRY North Owram | mariner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Ross | William | 25 | Durham Bishop Auckland | potter | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Macfarland | James | 22 | Scotland Dumfries | mariner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Harbottle | Matthew | 40 | Durham South Biddick | mariner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Sunderland | Henry | 32 | Durham Tanfield | coalminer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Marshall | Thomas | 21 | Durham Weardale Stanhope | lead miner | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Coverdale | George | 18 | Kirkleatham | landman | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Embleton | William | 35 | Marske by the Sea | landman | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Earnsby | Nathan | 20 | Durham West Auckland | landman | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Thornton | James | 31 | North Owram | 1795 Stokesley | ||
| LANGBAURGH EAST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Laking | Thomas | 21 | Scarborough | 1797 Stokesley | ||
| Carpenter | Thomas | 29 | Northampton Thrapton | 1797 Stokesley | ||
| Scholefield | Thomas | 18 | Yorks Hemley | 1797 Stokesley | ||
| Fockenther | George | 22 | Scarborough | 1796 Guisborough | ||
| Worsley | William | 24 | Oxfordshire Henley | 1796 Guisborough | ||
| Robinson | Thomas | 30 | Dublin | 1796 Guisborough | ||
| LANGBAURGH WEST RETURN 1795 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Garbutt | Robert | 18 | Ingleby Greenhow | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Elstob | Thomas | 28 | Selby | has been at sea | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley |
| Brownless | Matthew | 23 | Yarm | has been at sea | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley |
| Butterwick | William | 18 | Stokesley | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Goldsbrough | John | 19 | Hutton Rudby | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Chapelo | James Dodsworth | 19 | Great Ayton | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Robson | William | 20 | Ingleby Greenhow | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Lowther | James | 17 | Carlton | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Richardson | Thomas | 17 | Great Ayton | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Porritt | John | 17 | Great Ayton | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Harland | Thomas | 18 | Hutton Rudby | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Butterwick | Matthew | 20 | Hutton Rudby | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| McBayne | John | 33 | NRY Nunnington | seaman | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley |
| Maynard | John | 21 | NRY Rainton | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Ord | Ralph | 28 | Durham Houghton le Spring | Volunteer | 1795 Stokesley | |
| Watson | Christopher | 21 | Durham Redmarshall | Volunteer | ||
| LANGBAURGH WEST RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Graham | James | 29 | Yarm | Volunteer | 1797 Stokesley | |
| Taylor | James | 25 | Durham Gateshead | Volunteer | 1797 Stokesley | |
| Smith | Robert | 27 | Yorkshire Leake | Volunteer | 1797 Stokesley | |
| Ogilvie | John | 25 | Newcastle | Volunteer | 1797 Stokesley | |
| RICHMOND RETURN 1795 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Harrison | James | 33 | born Whtby | seaman | 1795 | |
| Thompson | Thomas | 29 | born Durham Gateshead | seaman | 1795 | |
| Foster | William | 17+ | born & settlement Richmond | joiner | 1795 | |
| Hind | George | 23 | born Gayles settlement at Yorks Waitwith | husbandman | 1795 | |
| RICHMOND RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Carney | John | 19 | Ireland Tipperary Arfinnon | cotton weaver | Volunteer | Richmond |
| Feetham | George | 20 | Brignall | seaman | Volunteer | Richmond |
| Hewson | Major | 18 | Lancashire Bentham | butcher | Volunteer | Richmond |
| WHITBY STRAND RETURN 1795 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Booth/Boot | Christopher | 28 | Somerset Dolcot nr Wells | seaman | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Murdock | David | 38 | Scotland Midlothian Newbottle | baker | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Gill | James | 24 | Newcastle St John | whitesmith | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Cheesman | Daniel | 23 | Northallerton Foxton | farmer | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Abram | John | 27 | Whitby | cordwainer | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Pulman | George | 27 | Guisborough | sadler | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Lund | Marmaduke | 24 | Ruswarp | butcher | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Nutche | John | Driffield | husbandman | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby | |
| Watson | Wm | 24 | Whitby | mariner | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Brown | Wm | 20 | Easingwold Thornton at Hill | weaver | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Pearson | Wm | 35 | Edinburgh West Kirk | stone mason | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Downs | George | 20 | Durham Chester | butcher | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Crow | John | 25 | Berwick on Tweed | brazier | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Foster | James | 20 | Gristhorpe | cordwainer | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| Owston | Chr | 20 | South Shields | mariner | Volunteer | 1795 Whitby |
| WHITBY STRAND RETURN 1797 | ||||||
| SURNAME | FORENAME | AGE | PLACE THEY BELONG TO | OCCUPATION | VOLUNTEER OR SUBSTITUTE | DATE / PLACE ENROLLED |
| Day | William | 16 | Whitby | cordwainer | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Mason | Matthew | 30 | Yorks Ferrybridge Hamilton | cordwainer | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Blackett | James | 23 | Newcastle upon Tyne Kibblesworth | stone mason | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Jefferson | Richard | 31 | Whitby Ruswarp | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Hallom | John | 32 | Whitby Ruswarp | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Hills | Robert | 20 | Durham South Shields | ship carpenter | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Harrison | George | 18 | Whitby | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Morrison | Wm | 23 | Durham Sunderland | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Atkinson | Wm | 39 | Kingston upon Hull | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Cramps | John | 32 | foreigner resident in Whitby | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Fewster | William | 24 | Whitby | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Larke | Felix | 21 | Kingston upon Hull | stone cutter | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Wilson | Walter | 33 | Durham Sunderland | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| Garbutt | William | 44 | Scarborough | mariner | Volunteer | 1796 Whitby |
| James | George | 21 | Manchester | cotton spinner | Volunteer | 1797 Whitby |
| Robinson | Israel | 17 | Manchester Salford | dyer | Volunteer | 1797 Whitby |
| McMullen | Robert | 22 | Manchester | joiner | Volunteer | 1797 Whitby |
| Nicholson | Samuel | 31 | Manchester | weaver | Volunteer | 1797 Whitby |
| Dignam | John | 19 | Dublin St Catherine | weaver | Volunteer | 1797 Whitby |