14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 Military Garrisons 1670-1765 After the restoration of the Stanleys, they reduced the high civil war forces of two 60-strong battalions to an approximately 20-strong garrison at Castle Rushen and at Derby Fort (Derbyhaven), a smaller garrison at Peel, a few at Douglas Fort (mainly to support the gathering of Customs revenue) , and a token presence at Ramsey. The following notes are based on examination of the Disbusement Accounts which name all those receiving a salary or pension; they run from 1670 to 1765 but with a gap 1674-1682. The strength of the various garrisons remained fairly constant up to the revestment of 1765. The Constables also had the duty to keep civil order in the various towns (a role taken over by the High Bailiffs from 1777), the soldiers also had a police role in supporting both civil and ecclesiatical courts. Castle Rushen Garrison, 1670 annual salaries are shown, consisted of: • Constable (or Commander)- £13 6 8 • Gunner - £8 • Porter - £8 • Drummer £2 (as drummer + £3 as wright) • Ensign £6 10s • Sergeant - £5 • 16 soldiers £5 • 2 Watchmen £5 • Postman or Runner 15s to which are sometimes added a gunsmith (£10) and apprentice (£2). Several of the soldiers are also shown as doubling up on other jobs - wright (blacksmith), saddler, glazier. A servant is also shown against the Castle Rushen accounts. The Soldiers salaries both here and at other outposts remained the same until 1765. The Peel Garrison This had a similar setup to Castle Rushen, with similar rates of pay • Constable • Lieutenant • Gunner • Porter • Ensign • Drum • Sergeant • 9-10 Soldiers • 2 watchmen • 4 boatmen (needed until the breakwater connecting St Patrick's Isle with Peel hill was constructed in 1730s) • A Customer (i.e. one who collects the Customs revenue) was added from the 1680s though he was not shown as a soldier. Douglas Fort This appeared to have more of a Customs collection role https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 1/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 • Constable (with additional pay to look after My Lord's concerns there) - £10 • Gunner - £8 • 5 Soldiers - one of whom was Customer (ie collector of Customs) - £4 Derby Fort This was the Round fort built by Earl James in 1643 to safeguard Derbyhaven - it appears to have been staffed from November 1670. The garrison consisted of • Commander (a Captain) - £8 • 4 Soldiers - £3 Ramsey This appeared to have a token presence of two • Captain - £10 • 1 Soldier - £5 Soldiers The following tables give the names and approximate dates for the various soldiers - note that the list is currently provisional as research in progress - see extracts from Lib Irrotulamentorum for dates of warrants Where appropriate names have been standardised to modern spellings (spellings could differ from one quarter to the next), first names have been expanded Note '(' used to indicate earliest date found, '[' definite start date (ie not in previous year), ')' last found, ']' death or later appearance as pensioner. Castle Rushen + Derby Fort Name rank & dates notes ARMSTRONG John gunner 1765) ARTHUR Hugh watchman (1683-85] Hugh Arthur bur Malew 23 Apr 1686 BARREY John soldier (1669-),Lieut (1682- 1689) John Barry bur Malew 9 Mar 1690 BELL John soldier 1745-1765] BELL Thomas soldier 1760-1765] BICKERSTAFFE Peter Capt Commander DF[1730- 1735) BOARDMAN Robert pension (1669 BREW Caesar watchman (1699,1710-1720,17301760) servant 1695-1719,1730-1740 Probably father & Son CAESAR BREW -I Christening: 1666 Malew, bur 25 Jul 1726 Malew CAESAR BREW II: 20 FEB 1698 Malew bur 23 Mar 1761 Malew BREW James watchman 1765) servant 1765) BREW Nicholas servant (1669,1671-1683) ? Nicholas Brew bur Malew 19 May 1685 - father of Ceasar Brew I BREW Phillip servant 1670 ? check reading no Phillip Brew bap found. https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 2/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 BRIDSON Nicholas soldier (1735-1740) CAIN Edward soldier (1735-1750 ensign 1755) CALCOTT Arthur Constable (1682-1690) Arthur Calcott bur Malew 20 Aug 1692 CALCOTT Robert Commander DF 1683-1690 CALCOTT Turner Ensign [1688-1719) Turner Calcott bur Malew 18 Dec 1724 CARROWN William soldier (1719-1750) CHAPMAN William Lieut 1750-1760) CHRISTIAN John Constable 1735 Peel from 1740 major general CLAGUE William Soldier 1760 Lieut 1765) CORKILL Thomas soldier DF 1745,1750 CR1755-1765] CORLET William soldier 1755-1760) CORRIN Henry soldier DF (1730-1740) CORRIS Anthony watchman (1682- CORRIS Edward soldier + slater (1689-1719, 1735 ? + contract to keep CR in repair 1739 1739; Bur Mal 10 Mar 1743 COSNAHAN Charles soldier (1739-1745) COTTEEN John Ensign 1765) CORTEEN Robert soldier DF(1735-1765] COTTIMAN John soldier 1740-1765] not 1735 COWIN James soldier 1755 signed Kowen COWIN John soldier 1745 slater + contract for CR CREGEEN Patrick soldier 1765) CURLET William soldier 1765) CR+DF ? DINWOODY James gunner [1764-1765) ELSMOND John drummer (1689 FARRANT John watchman (1689-1695) ? John Farrant bur Malew 21 May 1699 FLEETWOOD Edward soldier+gardiner [Storesman ?] ? bur Malew 1 Apr 1729; (1710-1719 Married Jane Stole Malew 1707, 7 children at least 3 died in infancy FOX Richard Captain Constable (1669-1673) ? Richard Fox buried Malew 29 Dec 1673 FOX William Ensign (1669-,1682-1686] ? William Fox bur Malew 9 Sep 1686; son Byron born 1682 was receiving pension after 1715. FREIND Richard Drummer 1695 GICK John soldier 1765) HALSALL Arthur porter (1699-1715 HALSALL Henry soldier (1719 HALSALL Richard soldier (1735-1765] HAMILTON John soldier 1735 gunner at Peel ? HARRISON Henry Lieut (1719- HARRISON Richard Lieut 1730-1735 HARTLEY John soldier (1719,1735-1745) HINGLEY John soldier (1689-1715) https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 3/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 HOLMES William soldier 1710 HUDDLESTON Silvester soldier (1694-Lieut 1710-1715 Constable 1715 Sil Huddleston Will 1717 INGOLSBY William soldier (DOU1710 ,CR 1715-1755) ensign 1760) JOHNSON David gunner 1763] KAY John soldier (1669-1690 noted as 'of Douglas' from 1682 KENNEDY David soldier -1734] ? David Kenedy bur Malew 12 Dec 1734 KERMODE John soldier 1765) KILLEY Edward soldier (1735-1745) KILLEY Henry watchman (1735-1765] KILLEY John watchman (-1682] KILLEY Thomas watchman (1669-1673) KILLEY William I soldier (1730DF CR 1735-1765] KILLEY William II soldier (1755-1765] son of William Killey I KNICKELL Robert soldier DF (1719-1730) LACE Henry soldier (1682- DOU1689-1695 LACE John soldier (1669- LESQUIRE Henry soldier (1682-)Sergt(1689-),Lieut(1694-1700 falconer from 1688 shown as soldier 1710-1715 ; will LINDLEY John soldier (1719- LOONEY Thomas I soldier (1682-1690 sergt 1695 LOONEY Thomas, II soldier (1699-1715 son of Thomas I MILLER John soldier & Saddler (1699- salary paid in Dublin in 1699/1700 MOLLINEUX Thomas soldier (1710-1719) removed to Peel 1720 MOORE William soldier (1739 MOORE Thomas pension(1669-1670),soldier DF (1670-1683) noted as Tailor MORRISON Charles soldier 1745-1750) also Gardiner MURRAY John Captain/Constable (1739-1760 MURRAY John gunner 1760 MCYLREA Daniel, junr Commander DF (1739-1755 NELSON John watchman (1694-1700,1719 soldier 1710 NOBLE Jonas soldier (1699- NORRIS Thomas Soldier (1669-1673 PATTEN Ceasar soldier (1669-),gunner(1682-1690) Caesar Patton bur Malew 27 Sep 1692 PRESCOTT Cuthbert Porter (1669-soldier Peel 1683-1695) ? Cuthpert Prescott bur Rushen 21 Feb 1728; Cudbert Prescott mar Margret Moore Malew 1668 & Isable Caroon Malew 1706 PRESTON Anthony soldier (1669- Anthony Preston bur Malew 28 Jan 1671 PIGGOTT Charles soldier (1719DF,CR1730-1745) QUALTROUGH John soldier DF 1690 QUALTROUGH William soldier 1695 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 4/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 QUARK John QUAY Thomas QUAYLE Robert QUAYLE Thomas QUAYLE William QUIRK Robert QUIRK Robert watchman 1689 soldier (1719,1735) soldier 1765) soldier (1739-1750) soldier DF 1745-1750 Drummer + wright (1669- ? bur 19 Dec 1682 soldier [1695-1710, 1730 DF)Ensign Robert Quirk bur Mal 16 Nov 1751 (1735-1750) QUIRK Thomas REDFERN John REDFERN Thomas I pensioner (1669- 7s 6d pension soldier 1750-1760) Serg (1699 1715) Constable 1720, Lieut(1739-1745) REDFERN Thomas II ROTHMELL Charles soldier 1750 soldier (1669-1695) Charles Rothmell bur Malew 19 Apr 1696 ROTHMELL John gunner (1694-1720) Mr John Rothwell bur Malew 12 Mar 1724 m. Catherine Fox als Qualtrough 4 Oct 1696 Malew. SAINT John SAINT John II SAINT Thomas SCHOFIELD John SCHOFIELD Robert SCOTSMAN George SEDDEN Humphrey SHARROCK William SHERLOCK Anthony soldier & glazier(1669-1690) John Sainte bur Malew 1694 soldier (1730-1760) previously at Peel to 1720) soldier & glazier (1694-1700- Thomas Saint bur Malew 1725 soldier + overseer DF 1765) 1735) Peel after 1745 drummer (1682- soldier (1669-1695) soldier [1735- pensioner (1669- ?Anthonie Shurlock bur Malew 1 soldier DF [1672-1690) Jan 1690 SHIMMIN John SHIMMIN Robert SIMPSON Thomas SLATER John SLATER Miles soldier (1669-1671] soldier & Sergt (1669-,1682 porter 1695 Gunner (1735- 1754] soldier (1719- ?Miles Slater bur Malew 26 Dec 1724 SLATER Richard SLATER Richard II SMITH James SPROUL James STANLEY Charles STEVENSON John STEVENSON John soldier (1699-1719 gunner (1755 Captain soldier DF 1760 soldier (1671- Commander DF 1729] soldier (-1669] soldier (DF 1682-1690, CR1699- 1710) constable Peel (1715 STOLE George STOPFORD Rich STOWELL /STOALE John soldier (1719- soldier (1669-watch man -1687 soldier [1687-1695 TAGGART Math[ias?] TAUBMAN John TAUBMAN John II Capt/Constable 1765 soldier & matrosse (1669-1673 Commander DF (1760-1765) https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 5/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 TAUBMAN Thomas soldier (1669-, 1682-87] TAUBMAN Thomas II soldier 1745-1765] TAYLOR Henry soldier 1689-1695 TETLOE Thomas gunner (1669- Thomas Tetloe bur Malew 1677 THOMPSON Richard soldier (1699-1719 TRAVERS Matthew gunsmith (1669- 1690] ? name, indicated as dead 1690 but no burial located WAINWRIGHT Robert I soldier DF (1689-1719) ? Robert Wainwright bur Malew 28 Dec 1724 WAINWRIGHT Robert II soldier DF 1739 WAINWRIGHT William I soldier DF 1672-1683 WAINWRIGHT William II soldier DF [1730-1735 1755 ? William Wainwright bur Malew 10 Jul 1756 WALKINGTON James drummer (1699-1710 James Walkinton bur Malew 30 Aug 1710 WALKINGTON Edward drummer (1719-1765] Edward Walkington bur Malew 10 May 1776 aged 86 WATERSON Edward soldier DF 1735 WATERSON James soldier DF1745-1750,CR1755) WATERWORTH Edward soldier DF (1739 WATTLEWORTH Henry soldier & blacksmith (1669-,1682,1689 1695 WATTLEWORTH John soldier (1682-1710 WOOD John II constable 1730 major general WOOD John I soldier (1682-1690 constable 1700-1710 Woods ? WOODS George soldier (DOU 1689, CR1694-1700) WOODS John Constable (1699- ? WOOD WOODS Robert Porter 1750-1765] soldier 1760,1765] WOODS Thomas soldier 1710 Porter (1719-1745) WOOLEY John soldier (1669-),porter (1682-1690) WOOLFINDEN Francis soldier (1682-1695 1719 Frances Wolfenden bur Malew 9 Dec 1723 noted as Carter 1720 Peel Garrison Name rank & dates ARTHUR Hugh: watchman 1683) BREW Joshua watchman 1755 BREW Robert watchman 1735-1750) BUCHANAN John soldier 1760 CALCOTT Turner watchman 1735-1740 CALLISTER John soldier 1735-1750 CALLISTER William I soldier 1670-1683 CALLISTER William II soldier 1755) CANNELL John soldier 1670-1683 CANNELL John sergeant 1670 notes moved to Castle Rushen by Lady day 1683 slater + contract for Peel 1740 Ewan = John ? https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 6/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 CAIN Thomas soldier 1694-1700, 1715- ?missed in 1710 list (seems 1 or 2 soldiers 1720 fewer) CAIN CAESAR CALLISTER William soldier 1670 Jo soldier 1683 William soldier 1695 CANNELL CARROL CHRISTIAN COLBIN COLVIN COLVIN John soldier 1689-1695 Sam drummer 1740 John constable (1740-1750 major general Hen soldier 1683-1690 Daniell porter 1670 Hugh soldr 1670 Hugh Colbin 'souldier' buried Kk German 14 Feb 1674/5 COOPER William I Customer 1690, dep ? Wm Cooper bur German 12 Apr 1702 searcher 1699 COOPER William II soldier 1699 ? Wm Cooper bur German 21 Apr 1722 watchman 1688-1695,17101715 COOPER CORRIN CORRIN CORRIS COWLE William III soldier 1735 Daniel watchman 1730 Thomas soldier 1720-1730 Thomas soldier (1683-1700) James Watchman 1730, Lieut ?same person 1735-1755) CUBBON William Drum 1670 Wm Cubon drummer buried Kk German 1 April 1677 DAWSON DAWSON ELLISON FAIRBROTHER FAIRBROTHER FAIRBROTHER Thomas soldier 1694-1730 slater William soldier/slater 1670-1690 William pen 1670 John soldier 1755 Randle soldier 1760 Silvester soldier 1745-1755 FOX Richard gunner [1710-1720 ? son of Ensign Wm Fox, born 1677 buried Malew 15 Jan 1722 GARRETT GELL GELL GELL William soldier 1689] Henry gunner 1683 John soldier 1699-1720 William gunner 1670 -1709] William Gell gunner buried KK German 5 Dec 1708 GREENE GUTTERIDGE HAMILTON HAMILTON HARRISON HARRISON HARRISON Sam drummer 1683-1690 Robert soldier 1695 David watch 1745-1750 John gunner 1730,1740-1760 soldier CR 1735 Henry soldier 1699-1710 Humphrey Constable 1755-1760 John Lieut 1689 HARRISON HARRISON HARTLEY HEYWOOD HEYWOOD HOGHTIN Thomas Ensign 1670 Tho sold1683 Mungo watch 1670-1683 (Hartloe in 1683) Peter Constable 1695 Thomas Constable 1730-1735 Thomas Capt/constable 1670 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 7/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 HOLMES Thomas soldier 1760 HOLMES William soldier 1715 KAY Robert porter 1735-1740 KEWN John soldier 1735-1740 KEWNE Thomas soldier 1745-1750 KNAKILL Thos watch 1670 KNIGHT John Lieut 1670 LACE James drummer 1760 LACE Patt soldier 1760 LEECH Nicholas soldier 1710-1720 weaver LIDDERSDALE William Lieut 1760 MERCER William Constable 1720 MOORE Thomas drummer 1694-1735 MOORE William I soldier 1670,1699 porter 1683-1695 William Moor souldier buried in cathedral (Kk German) 10 Mar 1704 MOORE William II soldier 1730-1735 MURRAY John soldier 1740-1755) MURRAY Robert Constable 1683-1690 PARR James soldier 1745-1755) PRESCOTT Cuthbert soldier 1683-1695) QUALTROUGH William drummer 1745-1755) QUAYLE John I soldier 1710-1715 QUAYLE John II soldier 1760 QUAYLE Nicholas porter 1730 QUAYLE William porter 1745-1760 soldier 1735-1740,17551760 Mason QUAYLE Robert pen 1670 QUILLIAM John soldier (1683-1695) RADCLIFFE Charles I deputy porter 1670 Charles Ratcliffe 'porter Peel Castle' buried KK German 24 July 1679 RADCLIFFE Charles II soldier 1699-1730) RADCLIFFE Henry Customr 1683 soldier ? < 1699 Henry Radcliffe's pay to make up Capt Woods salary. RADCLIFFE John soldier 1720-1740 RADCLIFFE Thomas soldier 1694-1730 SAINT John soldier 1710-1720 removed to Castletown SCHOFIELD James soldier 1760 SCHOFIELD Robert soldier 1745-1755 SEDDEN Humphrey porter 1699-1710 SHIMMIN Thomas II soldier 1670-1683 son of Thomas I SHIMMIN Thomas I soldier 1670-1690] indicated Mortus but no burial record found STEVENSON John constable 1699-1715 TAUBMAN Thomas soldier 1740 dep watchman 1 qtr 1735 TEARE Edward porter 1715-1720 THOMPSON Richard gunner 1735 WATTLEWORTH Ceasar soldier 1670-1690, Lieut 1694-1720 will 1720 WATTLEWORTH Ferd ? sergeant 1670 WHITEHEAD Wm pensioner 1670 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 8/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 YOUNG David watchman 1689-1715 also Deputy searcher 1715 YOUNG George soldier 1760 YOUNG Henry soldier 1670 YOUNG James soldier 1735 YOUNG Thomas soldier 1730 Douglas Name dates pay notes BENNETT George soldier 1735 1 0 0 BICKERSTAFFE Peter Commander 1740 3 10 previously at Derby Fort; ? Peter Bickerstaffe 0 buried Arbory 5 Jun 1750 BRIDSON Paul soldier 1730 1 0 0 see biography Paul Bridson Lieut 1735-1740 1 5 0 Commander 1745-1765 3 10 Dep Searcher 1735-1765 0 0 15 0 BRIDSON William gunner 1760-1765 1 5 0 (? son of Paul) BROWN Robert Lieut 1745-1755 + soldier 1745 1 5 0 BROWN (? Brew) Arthur soldier 1670-1673 1 0 0 CALLISTER Dan dep searcher 1700-1720 0 15 + soldier 1710-1720 0 1 0 0 CALLISTER Ewan soldier 1740-1765 1 0 0 + assistant dep searcher 0 15 1740-1765 0 CHRISTIAN Adam gunner 1710-1730 1 5 0 CHRISTIAN Charles Constable 1690-1695 1 13 4 CHRISTIAN David soldier 1710-1720 1 0 0 CHRISTIAN Mathias soldier 1765 1 0 0 CHRISTIAN Thomas gunner 1735-1755 1 5 0 CHRISTIAN William soldier 1730-1740 1 0 0 CORNAH James Commander 1715-1720 1 13 ? James Cornah buried Malew 27 Jul 1722 4 CORT John soldier 1730 + dep searcher 1730 1 0 0 COSNAHAN Charles soldier 1735] (xd thro ) 1 0 0 CRAUEN Matthew gunner & customer 1690] 2 15 mort 0 ERSKINE John soldier 1755-1760 1 0 0 dismissed 21 Jan 1760 for assaulting Ramon Abello (a trader) FAIRBROTHER Thomas soldier 1670& customr 1 10 0 GELLING Patrick soldier 1710-1720 1 0 0 HARRISON James soldier 1750-1765 1 0 0 HEYWOOD Thomas Commander 1730-1735] 1 13 4 HIGGINS Phillip Lieut 1760-1765 1 5 0 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 9/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 HUDDLESTON Robert soldier 1690-1700 act Commander & gunner 1700 1 0 0 INGOLDSBY Turner soldier 1730 1 0 0 INGOLSBY William soldier 1710 1 0 0 JOINER William soldier 1670-1673 1 0 0 KAYE John soldier 1673 1 0 0 KELLY Robert soldier [1730 (from Peel) 1 0 0 LACE Henry soldier 1690-1695 1 0 0 MOORE Charles soldier [1735-1750 1 0 0 MOORE Henry Gunner 1670-1683 2 0 0 MORRISON Charles soldier 1755 1 0 0 PEAK Richard soldier 1700 1 0 0 QUAYLE Robert I Capt & Constable 1670- 2 10 QUAYLE 1673 Robert II Ensign 1672-1673 0 1 10 QUAYLE Thomas soldier 1760-1765 0 1 0 0 SAYLE Edward soldier 1740-1750 1 0 0 SMITH Patrick soldier 1670-1700 1 0 0 STANLEY Allen Commander [1735- 1 13 STOALE John soldier (1683- 4 1 0 0 TAGGART Richard soldier 1670-1672) 1 0 0 TEARE Robert assistant to dep searcher 0 7 6 VAUSE 1720 + soldier 1720 Matthew customer 1683 1 0 0 1 10 WOOD WOODS George Capt + Commander 1710 soldier 1683-1690 0 [] 1 0 0 WORTHINGTON William soldier 1715 1 0 0 YOUNG Stephen gunner & customer 1695 2 15 0 Ramsey TBA though numbers are considerably smaller References A.W.Moore Military Organisation of the Isle of Man YLM i pp141/153 A W. Moore Book 3 Chap 2 pt 5 of History 1900. Military Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor HTML Transcription © F.Coakley ,2004 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 10/11 14/12/2025, 18:07 Military Garrisons - 1670-1765 https://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm 11/11