__________ (del barr sent to derek deShelfe on 26 Apr 2003) [Extract from a book by James Parker,published 1904] These Volunteers were obtained during the threatened invasion of England by Bonaparte in 1803. The following subscriptions have been entered into for the purpose of raising and clothing Volunteers within the Lordship and Liberty of Tong,in the West Riding of the County of York. Thomas Plumbe,Tong Hall---------�100 John Milner �5 Polycarp Mortimer �5 Matthew Balme �5 William Bolton 1 Guinea Mr.Akeroyde 1 Guinea James Rayner �5 James Borrens 1 Guinea Joseph Hargreaves 5 Guin/s Joseph Rhodes 1 Guinea James Stead 1 Guinea John Dinnison 1 Guinea James Holroyde 10s 6d Abraham Wells 1 Guinea Samuel & Mistress Whitehead 10 Gui/s John Sowden 2 Guin/s Thomas Sykes 2 Guin/s Richard Carter 1 Guinea James Carter 1 Guinea Martin Webster 1 Guinea Tristram Moss �5 John Hudson 1 Guinea John Nayler 10s 6d Benjamin Langley 1 Guinea Laurence Hargreaves 2 Guin/s William Parrett 2 Guin/s John Marsden 1 Guinea John Kitchen 3 Guin/s Isaac Tetley 2 Guin/s Mr.Wakefield 1 Guinea William Hargreaves 5s George Oddy 1 Guinea Nettleton Balme,Ryecroft House �5 John Barrans 1 Guinea Jonathan Elsworth,Corn Miller 1 Guinea ======================================= I do hope somebody can claim some of these worthy gentlemen as their ancestors/relatives---- especially Polycarp Mortimer and Nettleton Balme !!!! What absolutely delightful names ! Cheers------Derek.

Hi, I can't claim any knowledge of the more exotically named folk, but I do know of Isaac Tetley. Isaac Rimington Tetley (1774-1853) was a brother of Joshua Tetley, who founded the Tetley brewery. I believe that Isaac was a horse dealer, and the same man mentioned below, although this is not certain.. Taken from the annals of Leeds printed 1860:- 1810 Feb 14 Two horse dealers Mr Watkinson of Cheshire and Mr Issac Tetley of Leeds returning from Northallerton fair, rode their horses from Harewood bridge to Leeds (nine miles) in twenty six minutes and twelve seconds, for a wager of twenty guineas; the former one by half a length. Regards Richard derek deShelfe wrote: > The following subscriptions have been entered into for the purpose of > raising and clothing Volunteers within the Lordship and Liberty of Tong,in > the West > Riding of the County of York. > > Isaac Tetley 2 Guin/s -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/