Matlock & Matlock Bath Lists Through the Centuries: The Nineteenth Century : Volunteer Infantry Lists

- Names of Commisioned officers and of persons willing to serve as commissioned, who registered their qualification with the Clerk of the Peace'.
Pursuant to the 42 George III., Cap. 90.

1809. 28th March - George NUTTALL Captain.

Matlock, Dethick and Lea Volunteers, 1803 ^{[1, 3]}

This company form part of the Wirksworth Battalion

Name of Corps - Matlock, Dethick and Lea Volunteers
Place in which they are raised - Matlock, Dethick and Lea
No. of Companies - 1
Effective Rank and File - 60

Column Headings: Date of His Majesty's acceptance and approbation/ Officer's names/ Rank/ Dates of Commission/ Remarks
30th Sep., 1803	George HODGKINSON	Captain	-	-
	John LEEDHAM	Lieutenant	-	-
	George NUTTALL	Ensign	-	-

Wirksworth Battalion ^{[1, 4]}

The information below is included as it contains some Matlock names, although the abode of an individual is not clear from the list.

Name of Corps - Wirksworth Battalion
Place in which they are raised - Wirksworth and Matlock
No. of Companies - 4
Effective Rank and File - 240

Column Headings: Date of His Majesty's acceptance and approbation/ Officer's names/ Rank/ Dates of Commission/ Remarks
18th June, 1804	Charles HURT	Lieut.-Colonel	18th June, 1804
18th June, 1804	Francis HURT	Major	18th June, 1804
30th Sep., 1803	John TOPLIS	Captain	30th Sep., 1803
30th Sep., 1803	Peter ARKWRIGHT	Captain	30th Sep., 1803
	George HODGKINSON	Captain		Resigned
8th Apr., 1805	Robert BLACKWELL	Captain	19th Apr., 1805	Vice HODGKINSON resigned.
18 June, 1804	John BLACKWELL	Captain		Vice HURT promoted.
18 June, 1804	Robert BLACKWELL	Lieutenant		Promoted.
30th Sep., 1803	Rickards INCE	Lieutenant	30th Sep., 1803
30th Sep., 1803	James SWEETNAM	Lieutenant	30th Sep., 1803	Promoted.
30th Sep., 1803	John LEEDHAM	Lieutenant		Resigned.
8th Apr., 1805	Ralph TOPLIS	Lieutenant	19th Apr., 1805	Vice BLACKWELL Promoted
8th Apr., 1805	Charles WRIGHT	Lieutenant	19th Apr., 1805	Vice LEEDHAM resigned.
12th Mar., 1808	George James EATON	Lieutenant	11th May, 1808
12th Mar., 1808	Thomas HALL	Lieutenant	11th May, 1808
6th May, 1808	Jasper WAGER	Lieutenant	11th May, 1808
12th Mar., 1808	William BRADSHAW	Ensign	4th May, 1808
12th Mar., 1808	Thomas SMEDLEY	Ensign	11th May, 1808
6th May, 1808	Chas. JOHNSON	Ensign	11th May, 1808
6th May, 1808	Ralph TOPLIS	Ensign		Promoted.
30th Sep., 1803	George James EATON	Ensign	30th Sep., 1803
30th Sep., 1803	Charles WRIGHT	Ensign		Promoted.
30th Sep., 1803	George NUTTALL	Ensign		Resigned.
8th Apr., 1805	Thomas HALL	Ensign	19th Apr., 1805	Vice Nuttall resigned (promoted).
8th Apr., 1805	Edmund HODGKINSON	Ensign		Vice WRIGHT promoted.
4th July, 1805	Jasper WAGER	Ensign	26th Dec., 1805	Vice TOPLIS promoted. Promoted.
		STAFF.
4th July, 1805	J. CHALLONER	Chaplain	26th Dec., 1805
4th July, 1805	T. BRACE	Surgeon	26th Dec., 1805

^[1] All above have been extracted from: "Three Centuries of Derbyshire Annals, an Illustrated by the Records of the Quarter Sessions of the County of Derby from Queen Elizabeth to Queen Victoria", Rev. Charles J. Cox, LL.D., F.S.A Vol I. (1890) pub. London: Bemrose and Sons, 23 Old Bailey; and Derby. (Researched by Ann Andrews, January 2000)
^[2] From: Appendix III pp.399-401
^[3] From: Appendix IV pp. 402 - 418
^[4] From: Appendix IV pp. 402 - 418