Nominal Rolls of the Royal Marine Light Infantry

Before the end of the year (1858), the Provisional Battalion was broken up and the officers distributed between the 1st and 2nd Battalions R.M., Col. Lemon taking command of the former vice Col. Walsh, who had been invalided home.

In November, the Royal Marine Brigade was further reduced by the dispatch of 2 Captains, 5 subalterns, and 200 men who were sent to British Columbia.
--"Britain's Sea Soldiers"

H.M. Ship Pylades
Esquimalt Harbour,
11th April 1859

Sir,

I have the honour to aquaint you that 139 Officers and Men of the detachment of Supernumerary Marines brought from China, will (agreeably to your requuisition) proceed in Her Majesty's Ship "Satellite" on Thursday Morning the 14th inst. to the entrance of the Frazer River, where they will be met by H.M. Ship Plumper, to which ship they will be transferred on Friday the 15th inst., and conyeved to Queenbourough. This Force will be supplied with three months provisions from H.M.S. Tribune, where they will continue to be borne for wages.

Prior to their leaving I will forward you a Nominal List of the Officers and Men, who will proceed to British Columbia. The Officer Commanding the detachment will be instructed to Follow out all Instructions given by Your Excellency, or the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and the Force when landed will be subject to the Mutiny Act, instead of the Naval Articles of War.

Independent of the 139 Officers and Men, I have retained one Subaltern and 24 Men, to be available as a Guard for the Treasury whenever Your Excellency may require them.

I have the honor, to be Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Michael de Courcy
Captain and Senior Officer

Royal Marines left by Captain Michael de Courcy at the naval Hospital Esquimalt for Service in "Fort Victoria" R.N. Hospital Esquimalt 10th April 1859.

NAME	RANK	Company
H.T.M. Cooper	1st Lieutenant

William Joy	Serjeant	91*

*Thomas Pitchford**	Corporal	100
James Markey	Corporal	82

Thomas Adams	Private	50
Philip Allen	Private	11
Stephan Canning	Private	26
John Clarke	Private	81
William Cotterell	Private	101
Charles Doldy	Private	76
Own Dolougham*	Private	14
Thomas Haines	Private	44
*Joly Hancock**	Private	18
William A. Hayes	Private	81
Frederick Hobbs	Private	56
William Lonish*	Private	54
Nehemiah Miles
George Moore	Private	32
John Pearce	Private	6
Edward Poultney	Private	56
William Pumfit	Private	20
William Snell	Private	93
John Tomlinson	Private	60
Thomas Waddington	Private	94
Jeremiah Williams	Private	34

HMS Pylades Esquimalt Harbour 13th April 1859

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose nominal Lists of the detachment of Royal Marine Light Infantry to be employed in British Columbia and Vancouver's Island.

I have the Honor to be,

Sir, Your obedient servant,

Michael de Courcy Captain and Senior Officer

To His Excellency, Governor Douglas C.B, etc.

"Duplicate" Nominal List of the Detachment of Royal Marines under the Command of Captain Magin about to proceed on Service in British Columbia - R.N. Hospital Esquimalt 11th April 1859.

Nominal List of the Detachment of Royal Marines under the Command of Captain Magin about to proceed on Service in British Columbia - R.N. Hospital Esquimalt 11th April 1859.

`NAME`	`RANK`	`COMPANY`
`George Bazalgette`	`Captain`
`Thomas Magin`	`Captain`

`G. L. Blake`	`1st Lieutenant`
`A.* L.* Henry`	`1st Lieutenant`

`C. L. Owen`	2nd`Lieutenant`
`E. C. Sparshott`	`2nd Lieutenant`

`Johnathan Prettyjohn`	`Colour Serjeant`	`3`

`George Babbage`	`Serjeant`	`31`
`Joseph L. Bate`	`Serjeant`	`71`
`William Bolitho`	`Serjeant`	`103`
`Henry Johnson`	`Serjeant`	`18`
`John Lark*`	`Serjeant`	`13`
`George Marshall`	`Serjeant`	`7`

`John Larry*Corporal`	`Corporal`	`6`
`James Lomas`*	`Corporal`	`14`
`Joseph Major`	`Corporal`	`55`
`John Newbury`	`Corporal`	`14`
`Walter Way`	`Corporal`	`72`
`Charles Whittock`	`Corporal`	`26`

`George Hinks`*	Bugler	`83`
`George Hughes`	Bugler	`35`

`Abraham Abbott`	`Private`	`100`
John Adams	`Private`	47
--* `Ade*`	`Private`	`83`
`George Alderman`	`Private`	`63`
John Barnard	`Private`	18
Thomas Barras (or Barrad)	`Private`	`86`
William J. Bate	`Private`	95
`William Bellamy`	`Private`	`91`
`Joseph Biggins`	`Private`	`100`
`William Birtwhistle`	`Private`	`22`
`David Boden*`	`Private`	`100`
`George Bolton*`	`Private`	`76`
`John Bolton*`	`Private`	`11`
`Thomas Boon`*	`Private`	`99`
---* Bourall*	`Private`	99
`James Bowen*`	`Private`	`71`
`Henry Brackston`	`Private`	`26`
John Bray	`Private`	79
David Brown	`Private`	71
George Brown	`Private`	47
`George Brown`	`Private`	`70`
George Brown	`Private`	90
`John Brown`	`Private`
John Bryant	`Private`	47
`William Buston`	`Private`	`19`
`John Butland*`	`Private`	`19`
`John Charlton`	`Private`	`7`
`David Cla(fifo*)`	`Private`	`7`
`David Cla(fifo*)`	`Private`	`35`
Thomas Clark	`Private`	35
`Joseph Claydon`	`Private`	`34`
George Clements*	`Private`	39
`Thomas Cliff (or Giff)`	`Private`	`87`
`Edward Connor`	`Private`	`87`
`George Connor`	`Private`	`92`
Thomas Conway	`Private`	3
John Cox	`Private`	104
William Cozens	`Private`	95
`Thomas Cree`	`Private`	`103`
`William Croscombe*`	`Private`	`31`
Joseph Curtis	`Private`	27
`John Edgecombe`	`Private`	`99`
Thomas Edwards	`Private`	74
`Joseph Ellis`	`Private`	`91`
`George Eu_and*`	`Private`	`83`
`Henry Gervis`	`Private`	`31`
`George Gibbett`	`Private`	`51`
`Joseph Goddard`	`Private`	`103`
`John Golightly`	`Private`	`103`
`William Gore`	`Private`	`59`
`James Grew (or Green)`	`Private`	`101`
`Albert Griffin`	`Private`	`33`
`Richard Griffin`	`Private`	`82`
`John Griffiths`	`Private`	`3`
George Hall	`Private`	99
`James Hamish`	`Private`	`41`
Alfred Harper*	`Private`	99
Thomas Harwood	`Private`	91
`Thomas Heard`	`Private`	`21`
`David Heath`	`Private`	`15`
`John Hilwell (or Hifwell)`	`Private`	`37 (or 87)`
`George Hobbs`	`Private`	`11`
*James Hochaday (Alias) Ball**	`Private`	31
`Richard Hook`	`Private`	`59`
`Hugh Huff*`	`Private`	`11`
`Thomas Hughes`	`Private`	`31`
`John Hyde`	`Private`	`11`
Jeremiah James	`Private`	22
Philip Jarvis	`Private`	75
William Jarvis*	`Private`	25
`William Jeffries`	`Private`	`49`
Thomas Johnson*	`Private`	67
`George Kellow*`	`Private`	`98`
`Patrick Kelly`	`Private`	`23`
`Thomas Kiddy`	`Private`	`21`
`Robert King`	`Private`	`45`
`James Kooley (or Rooley)`	`Private`	`104`
`William Leymond (or Seymond)`	`Private`	`75`
`Francis Lhyer*`	`Private`	`75`
`William Livingstone`*	`Private`	`15`
`George Loidge`*	`Private`	`83`
`David McConnell`	`Private`	`31`
`Henry Martin`	`Private`	`35`
`John Mech---*`	`Private`	`6`
`Joshua Middleton`*	`Private`	`61`
`Joseph Monahan`	`Private`	`3`
`Andrew Nisbett*`	`Private`	`75`
John Noctow*	`Private`	35
`Mathew Palmer`*	`Private`	`7`
William Parsons	`Private`	99
John Payne	`Private`	39
`Henry Philips`	`Private`	`91`
Thomas Read	`Private`	79
`John Ruttle`	`Private`	`71`
William Snow	`Private`	99
`John Sutcliffe`	`Private`	`75`
`William Swingler`	`Private`	`59`
`John Taylor`	`Private`	`77`
`Henry R. Thomas`	`Private`	`82 (or 83)`
John Thomas	`Private`	69
Frank Towels*	`Private`	67
`William Trilain`*	`Private`	`86`
`David Tussell`	`Private`	`59`
`Thomas Twinnik`*	`Private`	`19`
`Elias W---*`	`Private`	`94`
`James Watt(ow*) (Alias) Bat---`	`Private`	`74`
George Webber	`Private`	79
John Welham*	`Private`	35
`William H. West`*	`Private`	`62`
`George Westall*`	`Private`	`61`
`Richard Whiland`	`Private`	`31`
`Henry Williams`	`Private`	`3`
John Wilson	`Private`	2
`David Woodhouse`	`Private`	`30`
`John Woodish*`	`Private`	`53`
John Woolley	`Private`	83
`James ---uson`*	`Private`	`99`
---`---ty`	`Private`	`34`

ROYAL NAVY
George Fullerton Bell	Fleet Engineer

*In transcribing the above lists from old handwritten records, some information was illegible. If you are able to shed light on any of this information, please drop us a line, and, if you can, provide your source.