Customs
Cowes - Oaths of Admissions Book 1821 - 1834
Transcribed
from above book held at the National Archives, Kew - Reference CUST 61/178
Introduction
In the early days of Customs all
Officers had to take Communion (the Lord's Supper) according to the rites
of the Church of England and be issued with a Sacrament Certificate signed
by the Clergyman presiding and two Church Wardens. Records of these
decline towards the end of the Eighteenth Century, although the last
record I have found is 1820. This book, starting in 1821, records the Oath
given by Officers on admission to the service, and also details of Bonds
and Guarantors required in the case of the more senior Officers, these are
not transcribed.
A example of
the Oath was:
We
(name), (position) in the Service of
Customs at (location) do swear to be true and faithful in
the Execution to the best of our Knowledge and Power of the Trust
committed to our respective Charges and Inspections and that we will not
require, take or receive any Fee, Private Gratuity or Reward whether
Pecuniary or of any other description either directly or indirectly for
any Service, Act or Duty, Matter or Thing done or performed or to be done
or Performed in the Execution or Discharge of any of the duties of our
Office or Employment any Account whatsoever other than Our Salaries or
what is or shall be allowed by Law or any special order of the Lords
Commissioners of His Majesties Treasury or the Commissioners of His
Majesties Customs for the Time being.
So
help me God.
Given
at (location), (date)
Signed
by Officers, witnessed by Collector and Comptroller
During the period covered by this book
part of the Customs Service was reorganised into the Coast Guard, this was
basically the Preventive Water Guard which
included Riding Officer, Preventive Boats and Revenue Cruizers, it
remained under the control of the Board of Customs until the 1830's, when
it was taken over by the Admiralty
Date |
Name |
Position
and Location |
Age |
12
March 1821 |
John
SPARKS |
Boatman,
Sconce Point |
24 |
12
March 1821 |
John
COOK |
Boatman,
Sconce Point |
35 |
31
March 1821 |
Edward
OSBORNE |
Boatman,
Bembridge |
28 |
31
March 1821 |
Richard
STEPHENS |
Tide
Surveyor |
- |
14
May 1821 |
Samuel
UMFREVILLE |
Chief
Officer, Preventive Boat, Atherfield |
- |
15
May 1821 |
William
SCONES |
Deputed
Mariner, Lion Cutter |
27 |
18
May 1821 |
George
HENNING |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
18
May 1821 |
William
ABRAHAM |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
21 |
18
May 1821 |
Henry
CLARKE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
25 |
18
May 1821 |
John
LIGHT |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
18
May 1821 |
William
COURTNEY |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
19
May 1821 |
William
ROBINS |
Chief
Officer, Preventive Boat, Freshwater |
28 |
3
July 1821 |
John
STOKES |
Boatman |
24 |
13
August 1821 |
John
MOORE |
Sitter,
Preventive Boat, Newtown |
31 |
21
September 1821 |
Peter
JUNIPER |
Boatman,
Newtown |
- |
10
November 1821 |
Benjamin
APTER |
Sitter,
Preventive Boat, Fishbourne Creek |
28 |
19
November 1821 |
Henry
HARBOUR |
Boatman,
Newtown |
26 |
24
November 1821 |
Joseph
CLARKE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
24
November 1821 |
Benjamin
BROWN the Younger |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
1
January 1822 |
William
ATKINS |
Boatman,
Freshwater |
23 |
11
January 1822 |
Thomas
MATSON |
Boatman,
Shanklin |
36 |
1
April 1822 |
James
MAYBANKS |
Boatman,
Fishbourne Creek |
- |
11
May 1822 |
Zachariah
NICHOLAS |
Boatman,
Shanklin |
36 |
6
July 1822 |
John
JENKINS |
Boatman,
Fishbourne Creek |
29 |
8
July 1822 |
Peter
BROWNSEA |
Boatman,
Newtown |
29 |
7
September 1822 |
Henry
SHEPHERD |
Coastwaiter,
Yarmouth |
36 |
13
December 1822 |
Richard
HOLBROOK |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
29 |
13
December 1822 |
Willam
KENT |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
21 |
13
December 1822 |
Barnabas
DOWNER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
13
December 1822 |
David
ROBERTS |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
23 |
13
December 1822 |
James
MILLER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
29
December 1822 |
Thomas
ABBOTT |
Deputed
Mariner, Ranger Cutter |
25 |
29
December 1822 |
John
PARTRIDGE |
Deputed
Mariner, Ranger Cutter |
23 |
18
February 1823 |
Henry
SMART |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
29 |
18
February 1823 |
William
WORSFOLD |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
26 |
8
March 1823 |
William
BROWN |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
47 |
10
April 1823 |
Richard
BUDGEN |
Sitter,
Preventive Boat, Atherfield |
- |
10
May 1823 |
William
BALLARD |
Deputed
Mariner, Stag Cutter |
35 |
7
July 1823 |
Thomas
GREEN |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
43 |
22
September 1823 |
James
RESUGGAN |
Boatman,
Cowes |
- |
23
September 1823 |
William
BERRIMAN |
Boatman,
Sconce Point |
- |
3
October 1823 |
William
LANGMAID |
Boatman,
Bembridge |
22 |
14
October 1823 |
John
SLADE |
Boatman,
Bembridge |
37 |
14
October 1823 |
George
GOLDSACK |
Boatman,
Freshwater |
38 |
29
December 1823 |
John
ADAMS |
Sitter,
Preventive Boat, St Lawrence |
27 |
16
February 1824 |
James
MUNT |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
17
March 1824 |
Thomas
AUSTIN |
Mariner,
Ranger |
26 |
13
April 1824 |
John
ROCK |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard Boat, St Lawrence |
38 |
11
May 1824 |
Thomas
KISBEE |
1st
Mate, Stag |
30 |
8
June 1824 |
John
WEST |
Mariner,
Ranger |
39 |
28
June 1824 |
John
HAY |
1st
Mate, Revenue Cruizer, Rose |
23 |
2
July 1824 |
William
JOHNSON |
Deputed
Mariner, Rose |
24 |
18
August 1824 |
Thomas
R BRIGSTOCK |
Inspecting
Commander, Coast Guard, East Cowes |
29 |
12
October 1824 |
Samuel
PIKE |
Deuted
Mariner, Stag |
24 |
27
June 1825 |
George
FRANKLIN |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard Sation, East Cowes |
38 |
20
September 1825 |
James
BATCHELER |
Cutter
Steward |
28 |
20
September 1825 |
Thomas
JEFFREY |
Cutter
Steward |
- |
23
September 1825 |
Thomas
HASTINGS |
Collector
of Customs |
47 |
27
September 1825 |
Richard
GREEN |
Cutter
Steward |
24 |
15
November 1825 |
Richard
FURMIDGE |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, East Cowes |
28 |
15
November 1825 |
Samuel
MITCHELL |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, East Cowes |
27 |
12
November 1825 |
John
HATCHER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
26 |
12
November 1825 |
James
WATTS |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
29 |
12
November 1825 |
William
SIVIER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
25 |
12
November 1825 |
William
JUDD |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
23
November 1825 |
Thomas
JOHNSON |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
27 |
23
November 1825 |
John
BANNISTER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
23
November 1825 |
William
ALLEN |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
21 |
23
November 1825 |
Robert
JEFFREY |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
28 |
23
November 1825 |
George
BURRIDGE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
23
November 1825 |
Charles
POPE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
James
DRAYTON |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
William
POPE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
James
MAIN |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
William
WELSH |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
Horatio
CLARKE |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
James
HAYSOME |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
William
SMITH |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
William
SMALL |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
William
HAYLES |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
15
December 1825 (or 1828)* |
Thomas
COUZINS |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
December 1825 |
Joseph
MOUCHER |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
24
December 1825 |
Thomas
HAYLES |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
24 |
24
December 1825 |
James
JEFFREY |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
24
December 1825 |
Joseph
TOMLIN |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
22 |
24
December 1825 |
Thomas
MATTHEWS |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
21 |
24
December 1825 |
Joseph
SMITHSON |
Glut
Tidewaiter |
29 |
4
May 1826 |
Thomas
BEVIS |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, East Cowes |
- |
5
September 1826 |
Thomas
COOK |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, Freshwater |
26 |
29
September 1826 |
William
SMITH |
Chief
Boatman, Coast Guard, Sconce Point |
42 |
1
January 1827 |
Richard
NANSCAWER |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, East Cowes |
- |
27
August 1827 |
John
ALFORD |
Coalmeter |
28 |
17
September 1827 |
George
BAKER |
Coalmeter |
29 |
6
October 1827 |
Lewis
Henry HOWELL |
Searcher,
Landing Waiter, Coast Waiter |
29 |
19
December 1827 |
John
ABBOTT |
Second
Clerk to Collector |
34 |
1828 |
George
PAIN |
Extra
Tidewaiter and Boatman |
29 |
8
February 1828 |
Philip
NIND |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, Newtown |
39 |
29
February 1828 |
John
BARBER |
Extra
Tidewaiter and Boatman |
- |
29
February 1828 |
Michael
CORICE |
Extra
Tidewaiter and Boatman |
22 |
March
1828 |
Richard
ESTWICK |
Comptroller |
- |
9
May 1828 |
William
VICARY |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, St Lawrence |
- |
17
June 1828 |
John
NICHOLAS |
Inspecting
Commander, Coast Guard, East Cowes |
40 |
27
August 1828 |
William
PAIN |
Boatman |
- |
4
October 1828 |
Richard
TREE |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, Bembridge |
28 |
15
October 1828 |
Charles
Henry MARSHALL |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, Atherfield |
37 |
24
May 1829 |
Francis
North CLERK |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, Bembridge |
- |
3
September 1829 |
Thomas
TRIBE |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, East Cowes |
38 |
17
December 1829 |
John
BROWN |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
William
GEARETT |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
William
CIVIL |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
William
BURT |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Francis
CLARK |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Joseph
DUKE |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Daniel
DOMINEY |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
John
SMITH |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Henry
BUTCHER |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
James
MOLMIN |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Richard
SIVIER |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
George
FAULKNER |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Charles
COLES |
No
position given |
- |
17
December 1829 |
Isaac
LINNINGTON |
No
position given |
- |
26
December 1829 |
John
MCINTOSH |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, Cowes |
- |
4
March 1830 |
Zachariah
DAVIE |
Boatman,
Coast Guard, Bembridge |
34 |
3
April 1830 |
Abraham
DARBY |
Chief
Officer, Coast Guard, Newtown |
31 |
24
April 1830 |
Peter
Palmer INSKIP |
Mate
of a Cruizer, Cowes |
- |
30
June 1830 |
John
RUSSELL |
Tidewaiter |
- |
30
November 1830 |
Richard
GREEN |
Tidewaiter |
- |
30
November 1830 |
Charles
JACOBS |
Tidewaiter |
- |
30
November 1830 |
William
CORK |
Tidewaiter |
- |
30
November 1830 |
Samuel
BARNES |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
J
H SMITH |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
James
RICHARDSON |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
George
SAMMAY |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
David
WOOLCOTT |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
William
HAYLES |
Tidewaiter |
- |
24
January 1834 |
Henry
HARDY |
Tidewaiter |
- |
*
These entries are dated 1828, but appear in order in chronological order
in the 1825 entries
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Note:
These pages are my transcriptions of original documents, they are accurate
to the best of my ability but I do not take any responsibility for errors.
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