Peterhead Fencibles (5th October 1715)

Copied from "Annals of Peterhead", by Peter Buchan.

Follows are list of the whole Inhabitants of Peterhead who are obleiged to carry armour, who is under the rexive command of the Captains underwritten, conform to the four Divisions speed., viz.

CAPTAINS
George Cruickshank
Alexander Arbuthnot

MEN
James Blackhall
William Bisset
William Clarke
William Bruce
Andrew Murray
Alex. Cheyn
James Whyte, Senior
George Reid
William Cheyn, Senior
Robert Clarke
James Robtson, workman
James Straghn
William Robtson
Andrew Halden
Janet Dickie
John Clark
John Wallace
Robert Smith
James Barclay
Andrew Darg
Margaret Greig
Arthur Cock
Hugh Gray
Geills Scott
William Brook
James Knox
Andrew Webster
William Birney
Edward Sattar
George Thomson
Margaret Dun
John Ritchie, Junior
John Bruce, Junior
Elspet Mitchell
Alexander Craig
Thomas Robtson, Senior
William Straghn, Senior

CAPTAINS
Thomas Arburthnot
William Clarke

MEN
William Blackhall
John Sim
George Thomson
George Taylor
John Alexander
William Cheyn
William Dickie
Thomas Robtson
Andrew Smith
Francis Wallace
John Robb
Alex. Fraser, Senior
Thomas Darg
Andrew Reid
Andrew Mann
Patrick Robtson
James Robb
John Thomson
William Volum
John Hay
William Peirie
John Findlater
John Duncan
William Daniell
Evan Cameron
John Brabner
Alexander Murision
George Milne
William Thomson
Robert Mitchell
John Gray
James Don
John Bruce
Alexander Frazer
Mr. James Thom
William Falconer
Robert Simpson

CAPTAINS
Thomas Forbes
John Logan

MEN
Patrick Hall
Alexander Scott
James Robtson
William Watt
Robert Reid
William Straghn
James Doull
Andrew Ogston
John Taylor
John Robtson
William Henderson
Andrew Gray
Janet Cruickshank
Gilbert Downie
Wm. Reid, Shoemaker
Alexander Bisset
Robert Halden
George Keith
William Mathew
John Goodhour
Alexander Forbes
Alexander Jeffrew
Alexander Robtson
Gilbert Brook
Robert Thomson
James Murision
William Straghan
Alexander Mouat
James Reid
William Findlater
Alexander Gray
John Don
Andrew Oagston
James Blair
William Sellie
Mrs. Walker
Alexander Adie

CAPTAINS
James Park
James Thomson

MEN
John Duncan
John Gray
Alexander Greig
James Caew
Alexander Smith, merch
Alexander Sangster
William Jamieson
John Dalgarno
David M’ Quarrand
William Noble
George Slaker
George Clark
Robert Halden, Senior
Widow Bodie
William Reid, wright
Widow Brown
Alexander Smith
Magnus Millar
John Keith
William Garioch
Eliza Bruce
William Milne
George Duncan
William Luckie
George Oagston
John Sangster
Andrew Millar
Andrew Sutter
John Thomson
Andrew Stephen
John Ritchie, Senior
John Bruce, Senior
Alexander Henrie
John Arbuthnot
James Sim
Robert Reid, workman
Andrew Robtson

List of the whole ffenceable Inhabitants are one hundred and forty-eight.