The Markethill Yeomanry
Mullaghbrack,County Armagh
The Markethill Yeomanry were formed as a volunteer reserve under the command of Archibald Acheson in 1796.
The muster rolls are missing but the pay sheets are in the care of PRONI (The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland)
Transcription.
“Returns to Parliament” and Pay Sheets 1801-1802
Officers:
Captain the Hon. Archibald Acheson (son of the Earl of Gosford)
Lieut John Read (Land Agent to the Earl of Gosford)
Lieut. Thomas Narwood
Captain James Dawson (brother of Thomas Dawson of Clare Castle)
Lieut. William Barker (curate of Mullaghbrack)
Andrew Trew of Derrycughan
The strength of the corps is given in “Returns to Parliament” of 1803
as 12 Mounted Cavalry and 88 Infantry
The following names are taken from the pay sheets of 1801-1802
John Armstrong
James Armstrong
Thomas Abbott
William Blow
Robert Beck
James Clements
William Calliston
William Copeland
James Cromwell
Thomas Carson
John Clements
Alexander Craig
James Campbell
Hugh Feenan
John Feenan
Robert Graham
Alexander Graham (1801 and 1803)
Michael Graham
James Glasby
Thomas Greer
John Gray(1801)
John Gillis
Samuel Hunter
John Hamilton
Robert Hosack
Thomas Hart junior
Alexander Hunter
David Irwin
John Jackson
William Jameson
George Jameson
William Jameson senior
John Johnston
James Johnston
Issac Kitchen
John Kitchen
William Kitchen
James Kidd
David Kerr
Ben Kidd
James Kilpatrick
James Kennedy
Archibald Little
James Little
John Little
James Loughead
George Lamberton
William Montgomery
William McNally
H. Monroe (1803)
William Mack
John McClure
John Maginnis
Francis McStay
John McAlister
Joseph Magowan
James McCalla
John McCreeny
Thomas McKinney
James Mason
John McMahon senior
John McMahon junior
Thomas McMahon
James McLaughlin
John McLean
William Martin
Archibald McAlister
William Neele
John Neele
Thomas Neele
Robert Neele
John Neele (no2)
William Neele (1803)
James Neilson
Alexander Nairne
Robert Ochiltree
Michael Ochiltree
Micheal Ochiltree senior
Peter Pillow
John Pillow
James Quin
William Robinson
John Smith
William Stewart
William Scarr
Samuel Shuttleton
William Scarr
John Scarr
John Singleton
John Scofield
William Scofield
Samuel Scofield
Robert Spence
Alexander Spence
William Spence
Alexander Spence (1803)
William Smith
James Scanlon
William Todd
Peter Todd
James Todd
John Todd
Andrew Watson(1801)