Deserters from the Army & the Militia Forces
The Police Gazette, "Hue & Cry", contains lists of deserters from all His Majesty King George the Third's Armed Forces the following were extracted from a document called "Hue & Cry" indexed by G.J. Coombs. Northampton Records Office

CLARIDGE
William
CLARKE
Moses
COX
William
DAVIS
John
DAVIS
William
DAWES
Daniel
DOLBY
John
Age

21 27 18
18
Date 29 Aug 1803 29 Aug 1803 27 Sept 1800 9 Aug 1803 16 Oct 1813 29 Aug 1803 16 May 1801
Parish Blisworth Blisworth Stoke Bruin Blisworth Grimscote Cosgrove Stoke ?
Regiment Northants. Militia Northants. Militia 4th Inf Bucks Militia 14th Foot Northants. Militia 4th Foot
Misc.Q.S. No. 195/64 195/64 195/13 195/62 195/139 195/64 195/24
Trade &C *See Notes *See Notes labourer sawyer labourer *See Notes labourer
Size

5' 6½" 5ft. 5ft.
5' 5½"
Build

stout
well made

Face/Head



round head round face

Nose



small

Neck






Eyes

hazel
grey
grey
Hair

brown
brown

Mouth






Complexion

fair
fair
fresh
Shoulders

square



Arms

stout



Hands






Legs






Feet






Marks & Remarks






Coat/Jacket






Waistcoat






Breeches






County Born






Time





8th April
From Wence





Bradford
Agent's name





Cox & Greenwood
Agent's Abode





Charing Cross
* Notes CLARIDGE William Joseph HERRING of Heyworth Wilts, his substitute not joined.
* Notes Thomas COLES born Leicester substitute for Moses CLARKE, for Blisworth not joined.
* Notes Daniel DAWES, William SHEPHERD born Folshill Warks, his substitute not joined.