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Extracts from the Prize List and other Honours Awarded for the Capture of Detroit (Aug. 16, 1812), particularly relating to the 41st Regiment of Foot
Transcriptions with annotations by Jim Yaworsky


Some General Observations

The capture of Detroit by British and Indian forces led by Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was a pivotal point in the War of 1812.  It marked vindication for Brock's Œforward defence' strategy (Prevost had considered abandoning Upper Canada and concentrating on the defence of Lower Canada until reinforcements arrived from Britain).  The ramifications of this victory were of the first importance.
 
One ramification was the capture of considerable armaments and supplies from the Americans.  These vital supplies were "purchased" by the British government and very well-employed in the future defence of the Canadas.  The money paid by the government was distributed to the members of the victorious British army.  Of course, the Indians got nothing. 

The distribution of these funds was done in much the same manner as "Prize Money" was distributed to the Royal Navy for captured enemy ships and cargoes.  Once the amount available was determined, each soldier, depending on his rank, was entitled to a "share" or "shares". 

A single share was evidently £1 7s; this is what Privates of the 41st received.  Evidently, a sergeant was entitled to two shares hence received £2 14s.  Needless to say, the numbers of shares an officer was entitled to receive went up depending on rank ­ Brock's estate eventually received £218 which this transcriber is too lazy to do the exact mathematics for but obviously represented something like 200 shares.

It is also interesting to note that it appears from the materials for the 1st Regiment of Essex Militia that a "militia" share was worth more money than that of the British regulars.  The militia document also shows two "dividends" were paid out to militia Privates ­ the first of £3, the second of £1 10s.  This is considerably more than the Privates of the 41st or Royal Newfoundland Fencibles received and the effect would only be magnified the higher in the ranks one goes. For example, Lieutenant John Applegarth of the Lincoln Militia vs. Lieutenant Edward Dewar of the Regulars ­ both were on the Staff, Applegarth gets £32 8s, Dewar gets £21 12s.
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It is interesting to see the language of the 1st Essex documents: "share" and "dividend" read more like a modern corporate profits report than what we expect patriotic soldiers would be involved with.
 
The following table summarizes the unit affiliation and numbers of those who were entitled to a share in the prize money arising from the surrender of Detroit to the forces under the command of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock on August 16, 1812.  The table was prepared by E.A. Cruikshank in the early 1900's, and can be relied upon in its broad outlines, though on its face it shows 3 officers whose Regiment was "not mentioned" and the chart might include minor mathematical or transcription errors.
Officers N.C.O. Privates
General and Staff Officers 9 - -
Field Train Department 1 1 -
Commissariat 1 2 -
Militia Staff-Officers 4 - -
Detachment 4 B[attalio]n. R[oya]l. Artillery 1 5 24
41st Reg[imen]t of Foot 13 26 263
Royal Newfoundland Fencibles 4 8 41
Provincial Marine Department 5 9 119
Militia Force, 1st & 3rd Reg., York Militia 4 6 77
5th Lincoln, 2nd York 3 3 59
1st Regt. York Militia 2 3 19
2nd Regt. Norfolk Militia 6 3 59
1st Middlesex (attached to Norfolk) 1 - -
Oxford Militia - 2 11
1st Regt. Essex Militia 22 32 258
2nd Regt. Essex Militia 23 11 131
1st Regt. Kent Militia 9 8 46
Troop of Essex Militia Cavalry 1 1 4
Indian Department 5 11 -
49th Regiment - 1 1
Officers (Regiments not mentioned) 3 - -
TOTAL 117 131 1,112
Noteworthy from the chart: heavily-officered militia units, especially the 1st Kent and 2nd Essex! 

Cruikshank's chart is published in "Documents Relating to the Invasion of Canada and the Surrender of Detroit 1812" Ottawa Government Printing Bureau 1912, p. 148, since reprinted in various editions.  Cruikshank notes that the original list was at that time in the possession of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. 

This transcriber has used a photocopy made by Parks Canada and obtained from the library of Fort Malden National Historic Site, (Amherstburg, Ontario) the original (copy of a copy?) being in the Public Archives of Canada, Call Number MG24, G70.  This photocopy was made on January 17, 1986, and in general is quite clear and good, enabling a very authoritative reading of its contents.

It is unknown to this transcriber whether a copy of the entire Prize List ledger is present in the Public Archives of Canada, or whether the original is still at the Royal Chelsea Hospital or is now in the Public Record Office in London, England. 
 
What is presented here is a part of the Ledger as in a photocopy in the library at Fort Malden.  This portion includes the Staff, 41st, 49th, Royal Newfoundland Fencibles, and two lists relating to the 1st Essex Militia.

Note that this transcription therefore does not contain information for the Royal Artillerymen who were present; nor for sailors of the Provincial Marine ­ and the only militia names are 22 privates from the 1st Essex who were NOT paid their shares ­ presumably, the other 236 were paid!

Appended to the end of this document is a list of militia members, by regiment, who received the Military General Service Medal for Fort Detroit.

Transcription Notes:
- Names appear in the same order as they appear on the ledger lists, but an alphabetical list of the members of the 41st has been created by this transcriber and added at the end of this document.
- Names on this transcription are not always exactly as they appear on the list.  On the Ledger, names usually show as "Will'm" or "Wm" instead of "William" in full; "Jos" for "Joseph", "Nathan'l" for "Nathaniel", etc.  This transcriber provides the name in full for clarity.
- An "?" means the immediately preceding text was not clear enough to give a definitive reading i.e. is a "guess" by the transcriber.
 
The setup of the ledger itself has been simplified.
 
The ledger has 8 columns, titled "Names";  "Quality"; "Sum" (broken down in to individual columns for  "£"(Pounds), "s"(Shillings), and "p"(Pence ­ nobody received any pence so this column has been omitted from this transcription); "Date" (payment made on); "To Whom Paid" ; and "Witness".
 
"To Whom Paid" is usually an "agent": the two most common being : "J Webb(s?) for Greenwood", and  "E. Bourne".   I have inserted a footnote whenever it is somebody else who has received payment but have omitted reproducing this column.

Of the officers of the 41st, only Assistant Surgeon Faulkner signed for payment made direct to himself.  We know Faulkner retired from the army right after the War for health reasons so it makes sense he could attend in London to get his money personally. 

Only two Privates of the 41st attended Œin person' and were able to sign their own name ­ Charles White and Bryan Gready (as footnoted).  Several other (ex?)Privates did attend in person but could only sign by making their "mark" ­ these too are all footnoted. 
 
"Witness" appears to be the clerk at the government office actually disbursing the payment.  I have omitted this column and therefore these flunkies' names.
 
This transcription contains footnotes which give extra details on some of the recipients, the information contained in them is identified as to whether it comes from the Ledger itself, and when the information is added by the transcriber. 
 
It will quickly become apparent when viewing the list that there are many instances where no one signed for receipt of the prize share.  This does not necessarily mean that the individual died in the War.  See the entry for "John Nettles", for example.  Other possible reasons why an individual didn't claim his prize money might include the individual emigrating out of British territory, or dying after the War but before the distribution of funds.  Some of the footnotes speak further on this topic.
 
Conversely, mere payment of the prize money does not mean the individual survived the war. Instances where relatives/survivors signed for receipt of payment start with General Isaac Brock himself, but see the footnote for Private Patrick Russell as well.
 
Pages of this transcription correspond with pages in the ledger.  The symbol  "*" indicates the start of another ledger page, as well.
 
In the transcribed list, the names are grouped by rank and start with the highest rank.  Note that all Privates were paid £1 7s.  Once in the "Privates" part of the ledger, the names seem alphabetical; but with the 41st, the alphabet "starts over" several times.  It would appear that the master ledger list was compiled with several different company lists. 
For ease in determining whether a member of the 41st is even on the ledger, I have appended a list of the 41st names again at the end of this document in strict alphabetical order, without regard to rank.  The reader might wonder - why bother with the original "un-alphabetical" list?
 
The symbol "+" means the individual is listed as lost with the British Squadron at the Battle of Lake Erie September 10 1813 ­ killed, wounded, or captured.  In the strictly alphabetical list, these "Lake Erie" marks form an apparently random pattern. But in the ledger list, it can be seen that these marks are "clustered", which means the ledger list's order does have some historic meaning presumably in terms of the Company the individual belonged to.  This is why it is reproduced.

Also, the Ledger would lose a certain amount of poignancy if the last name for the 41st was that of anyone but "Shadrach Byefield".  This is for reasons that will be made clear to the reader if not known alreadyŠ
 
In addition, Lomax's list of men who received the Military General Service medal with a clasp for Fort Detroit in 1847 is appended; this list appears on pages 106 and 107 of his work.  The text of Lomax is presented in full on another part of this website.  The names of those men who received the medal is marked by "M" in the Ledger list. The observation as to the use of company lists in making up the "master list" might also be born out when examining the Company affiliations as declared by recipients of the Military General Service Medal.
 
It is extremely interesting to note the large number of men on the 1847 medal list who do NOT appear on the Prize List. The Prize List was compiled within a few years of the capture of Detroit (payouts start in November of 1818 so the list was certainly compiled before that date) so should presumably be the more accurate document.  Lomax also notes that some of the Companies listed in the 1847 list appear "wrong" ­ but perhaps the old soldiers were right about their company, but wrong about whether it was present at the capture of Detroit!  One wonders if we are seeing a Œ1200 men show up for a dinner honouring the members of the (Crimean War) Light Cavalry Brigade when only 600 were actually in the Charge' phenomenon. 

On the other hand, Byfield was certainly present at the capture of Detroit and had to fight to get his name on the Prize list in the early 1840's.

It is also interesting to speculate on why three men (for sure, and up to five possible) who were on the Prize AND Medal lists, only applied for their medal and never collected their prize money ­ was this by choice, or from lack of information? 
 
"GM" means "gold medal", these were General or Field Officer's medals issued in 1815; the source for these names is George F. Stanley's "War of 1812- Land Operations" published by the National Museum of Canada in 1983. 
On October 7 1813 Horse Guards issued instructions that officers would receive only one medal in recognition of service at a set list of actions during the wars from 1794 to 1814; they would be entitled to a clasp to be attached to the ribbon of either a "General Officers' Gold Medal" or "Field Officers' Gold Medal".  This was instead of issuing a separate medal for each action.

On 28 January 1814 Horse Guards decreed that participation at actions in Canada would be eligible for the medal, and/or clasps, for actions to be designated by Governor and Commander of the Forces Prevost, who would also nominate the recipients.

Prevost decided that medals and/or clasps would be awarded for three actions: Fort Detroit, Chateauguay, and Crysler's Farm.

General Brock got a General Officers' Gold Medal for the capture of Detroit.  Obviously, this was a posthumous award.
The following officers got a Field Officers' Gold Medal for the capture of Detroit:
- Lt. Colonel Matthew Elliott ­1st Essex and Indian Department
- Lt. Colonel John Macdonnell, Provincial Aide-de-Camp to General Brock
- Lt. Colonel Robert Nicol, 2nd Norfolk, Quarter Master General
- Lt. Colonel Thomas St. George, Inspecting Field Officer, Militia
- Captain John B. Glegg, 49th, Aide-de-Camp to General Brock
- Captain Peter Chambers, 41st
- Captain M.C. Dixon, Royal Engineers
- Captain Adam Muir, 41st
- Captain Joseph Tallon, 41st
- Lieutenant Felix Troughton, Royal Artillery

It seems inconceivable that the omission of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Procter (as he was at the time) was an accident, as he is the only senior officer not on this list and officers considerably junior to him are on it.  Evidently, Procter was still in the "dog house" for Moraviantown when Prevost's medal nominations went in.  Prevost himself, though he didn't know it at the time, was shortly to join Procter there as a result of outrage over his 
"bungled" operations around Plattsburg in the fall of 1814.
 
To return to consideration of the Detroit Prize list transcription, it should be noted that lastly, men who were killed in the assault on Fort Stephenson are indicated by an "S" in the ledger list.  The source of these names is Sandusky County Historical Society's History Leaflet No. 4, September 1967, as reproduced with permission on a Sandusky-based heritage website, http://www.sandusky-county-scrapbook.net/FtStephenson.htm. This is an excellent site for information on all aspects of the action at Fort Stephenson, including the burial sites of the 41st casualties, and is highly recommended.  The original source for the casualty list is claimed to be records in the Public Record Office in London, England.

Obviously, men killed in action later in the War were less likely to get their prize money although as noted this was not an invariable rule. Out of 20 men killed August 2, 1813 at Fort Stephenson, and 3 more who died of their wounds within a few weeks, 5 names appear on the Detroit Prize list.  Four of these men never claimed their money but an unidentified person collected the prize money for one John Shanahan.
 
This information is the start of a project of the 41st Regiment of Foot reenactment groups to compile a comprehensive database of information relating to the personnel of the historic ­ i.e. "real" ­ 41st Regiment who served in the War of 1812.
 
Jim Yaworsky
Windsor, Ontario
Version 1.1 ­ 06/2003

Extracts from the Detroit Prize List:

Corps

Staff at Fort Detroit

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Henry Proctor1 Colonel 33 15 1818 18 Nov
Lt. A.H.M.Lean2 (GM) Staff Adj[utan]t. 21 12 1819 23 Jan
Lt.Cl.J.B. St. George (GM) Insp.F.O.3 31 10 1818 10 Nov
Lt. Edward Dewar D.A.Q.M.G4 21 12
Sir Isaac Brock5 (GM) Maj. Gen'l 218 - 1819 19 Jan6
John Applegarth (Lincoln Militia) Lieut[enant]. Added by order of the Board 1812[4?1?] Feb 15 32 8 1821 27 Mar

41st Foot7

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Adam Muir (GM) Capt. 40 10 1819 9 Jan
Peter L. Chambers8 (GM) Capt. 40 10 1818 18 Nov
Joeph Tallon9 (GM) Capt. 40 10 1819 9 Jan
Charles Sutherland10 Lieut. 10 16
William Watson11 (M) Lieut. 10 16 1819 23 Jan
Harris W. Hailes Lieut. 10 16 1819 9 Jan
Thomas Bernard12 (M) Lieut. 10 16 1818 12 Mar
Benoit Bender13 (M)14 Lieut. 10 16 1818 23 Oct
Charles Lenn Lieut. 10 16 1819 9 Jan
George Taylor Lieut. 10 16
William Faulkner Act. Surg. 10 16 1818 6 Nov15
James Canes Sergeant 2 14
Leonard Smith Sergeant 2 14
Samuel Walsh Sergeant 2 14
William Lane16 (+)17 Sergeant 2 14 1819 9 Jan
Robert Blaney Sergeant 2 14 Do.
Joseph Stagnall18 (M) Sergeant 2 14 1819 6 Mar
Thomas White19 Sergeant 2 14 1819 9 Jan
Joseph Allen (M) Sergeant 2 14 Do.
Philip Brooks Sergeant 2 14 1819 6 Mar

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Nathaniel Carpenter (*) Sergeant20 2 14 1819 27 Mar
Thomas Edwards Sergeant 2 14 1818 18 Nov
Richard Forrestal (+) Sergeant 2 14
John Ivers Corporal 2 6 1819 19 Jun?
Mathias Newman Corporal 2 6 1819 14 Aug
Henry Webb Corporal 2 6 1820 20 Mar?
William Mathews (+) Corporal 2 6 1819 9 Jan
Robert Menzies Corporal 2 6
Thomas Haigh Corporal 2 6
Gerald M. Kernan Corporal 2 6 1819 16 Jun?
William King21 Corporal 2 6 1819 9 Jan
William Barnell (Also Barnett) Corporal 2 6 Do.
Laurence Phelan Corporal 2 6 1819 27 Mar
John Raphill Corporal 2 6 1834 15 Jul22
William Young (+) Corporal 2 6 1819 9 Jan
George Brookes (+) Corporal 2 6
William Allen Private 1 7
James Beasley (M) Private 1 7 1819 9 Jan
Edward Billing Private 1 7 1819 25 Sep
William Billington Private 1 7

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
John Blake(r)?23 (*)
Aaron Blakeman
Samuel Borokett 1819 27 Mar
John Bready 1819 30 Sep?
Samuel Brice 1818 18 Nov
George Bromley 1819 30 ?
Samuel Cartlidge
John Chamberlane
John Church 1824 25 Oct
Thomas Church 1819 6 Mar
Samuel Cook 1819 9 Jan
William Cooper Do.24
Thomas Colohans
James Coward
John Dean25 (M?)26 1819 6 Mar
John Dear (M)
William Dinnis27 1819 23 Jan
Giles Draper 1819 6 Mar
John Dyer
William Farmer 1819 2 May?
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41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Timothy Javins (*) 1820 29 Jul
John Johnson 1st 1818 18 Nov
Joseph Jones 1819 10 Mar
William Lane31 (M) 1820 10 May
John Legg 1819 6 Mar
John Macaulley
Peter Mansfield 1819 9 Jan
James Marten 1st
James May 1819 22 May
William M. Gee 1819 10 Mar
John McLaughlin 1818 18 Nov
Michael McMurray (Alias Murray) 1822 8 Jan?
James Mead32 (M) 1819 9 Jan
Owen Maynahan Do.
Robert Mollineaux 1818 18 Nov
Thomas Neal33 (M) 1819 10 Mar
William Northway
Richard Paddock 1819 13 Feb
Isaac Pomroy 1819 6 Mar?
George Poole

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Daniel Roberts (M) (*) 1818 19 Dec
Henry Salmon 1819 27 Mar
Thomas Scarlett 1819 15 Jan?
John Short
Ralph Smith
John Stevenson 1819 30 Oct?
John Strickland 1819 16 Jun?
Henry Tarrant
William Taylor 1819 30 Oct?
William Teague
John Tolley
John Trusler 1819 29 Apr
William Vincent 1818 19 Dec
Charles White 22 Do.34
Joseph Cadley?35 1822 10 Jan
Richard Gregory ? 18 Nov36
James Haynes (M) 1819 9 Jan
Roderick James (M) Do.
Christian Ripley 1819 30 Oct
John Wood 1st

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
William Aston37 (M) (*) 1819 22 May
Francis Browne 1819 23 Jan
Robert Deveral 1821 12 Apr?38
Samuel Gould 1819 9 Jan
John Gozny
William Hall (M) 1819 6 Feb
George Holding 1819 29 Apr
John Ivens
William Knapp 1819 22 May
John M. Namara (M)39 1819 9 Jan
James Mead40 1826 29 Mar?
William Minty
Daniel Murphy 1819 9 Jan
James Noble 1818 6 Oct41
John Oliver 1840 15 Dec?
Robert Roubottom 1819 9 Jan
Paul Rowe (M) Do.
James Sainsbury 1819 22 May
John Shanahan (S)42 1819 24 Mar?
Giles Smith (S)43

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
John Walker (*)
David Dunford 1819 22 May
Thomas James 1819 14 Aug
Richard Jarvis
Thomas Kirk (M)
Joseph Langley
Joseph Lucas
William Nightingale
John Pearce
James Plyne
Thomas Pomroy (S)44
Daniel Robins (M)45 1819 22 May
John Thomas 3rd 1819 9 Jan
Job Watters 1819 22 May
John Want 1819 9 Jan
Robert Webb
Isaac White 1819 9 Jan
William White Do.
Joseph Wilsoncraft
Richard Bell?46 1819 22 Mar

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Thomas Bray (Broy?) (*)
Thomas M. Gee
John Pate
John Alford 1819 12 Jan47
William Armstrong
Joseph Barber
Robert Barnett
Noah Barton
James Bartley
Benjamin Batton 1819 22 May
John Beckett 1819 27 Mar
William Bodman
Jesse Cartledge 1819 30 Oct
Henry Case Do.
Joseph Chadwick (M) Date Illegible
Henry Clarke
James Clarke (+) 1819 9 Jan
John Coakley48 (M)
Nathaniel Cousins 1819 22 May
?lle Da?49 Date Illegible

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Benjamin Dorman (*)
Thomas Downs 1819 27 Mar
William Dunne
John Dwyer (M)50 1819 18 Feb
William Essery 1819 9 Jan
James Ford
William Fry 1819 17 May
Thomas Glass (M) (+) 1819 22 May
Isaac Goddard (+)
George Golding 1819 13 Feb?
Richard Griffiths
Edward Groves 1819 19 Jun
Henry Haiter 1819 29 Feb?
David Higgins
Thomas Hodge (M) 1819 6 Mar
"Certified to be John" (+)
James Hopkins (+) 1819 9 Jan
William Jackson (+) Do.
Thomas Jones 2nd (+)
William Jones 2nd 1825 28 Feb
Edward Kelly 1832 Aug 10?

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
James Kemp (+) (*) 1822 22 Jun
Joseph Kerr 1820 20 Dec
John Lockett 1819 30 Aug
Richard Lucas (M) 1823 9 Feb
Henry Mabbott51 1819 9 Jan
John McCoy
James Martin 2nd
John Haiter 1819 22 May
John McCreary (M) (+) Do.
John McGrath (+) 1819 18 Feb
George Meach (+)
"James Mitchell"52
James Morgan (+) 1819 23 Jan
John Morrison
Samuel Mumford53 (+) 1858 28 Dec
Robert Nelson (M) (+) 1819 9 Jan
John Nettles54 (M?)55
Joseph Newman (+) 1819 22 May
George Noakes
Stephen Oatley 1819 Date Illegible

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
George Phillips 1st (*)
John Plummer 1819 22 May
William Priss 1819 9 Jan
John Pritchard (+)
William Rawlins (+) 1819 25 Sep
John Robinson 1st 1819 9 Jan
John Sangeor 1819 28 Sep
Robert Shekelton
Edward Slater
John Spickman
George Stagg+ 1819 29 Apr
Thomas Stepps 1819 9 Jan
John Stone (+) Do.
Edward Swain
George Trowbridge (+)
James Truckell (M) 1819 6 Mar?
Robert Vennell? 1819 9 Jan
John Walters (+) 1819 6 Mar?
James Watson 29 Apr ?
John Watts (+) 1819 9 Jan

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Richard Watts (*)
George Weston
Benjamin Whitehouse (+)
John Whiteley (+)
John Wilcox
Adam Wild (+)
Thomas Williams (S)56
William Withers 1819 9 Jan
John Woodruft
Thomas Young 1819 9 Jan
John Ballingar (+)
Benjamin Birch
Jacob Broadway (+)
John Flood 1819 9 Jan
Patrick Kelley
Thomas Kirby 1819 9 Jan
William King57
Charles Lorrain
Patrick Powers (+) 1819 6 Jul
James Quinn (M) 1819 16 Jun

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Patrick Russell58 (*) 1822 18 Apr
Samuel Johnson
William Car(f?)mail
John Bishop59 (S) (Drummer)
William Molesworth (Drummer) 1819 6 Feb
Alexander Wilkinson (Volunteer)
Bryan Gready (Private)60 1818 22 Dec
William Rooke 1819 9 Jan
John Burke 16 Jun ?
William Bale 1819 9 Jan
William Beasley 1819 9 Jan
William Burchall 1819 19 Jun
Joseph Cotterell 1820 10 Mar
William Coombs 1819 25 Sep61
William Cooe
William Dane 1819 9 Jan
Robert Ball 1819 9 Jan
John Wiltshire 1818 19 Dec
Robert Tyson (+) 1819 9 Jan
William Osburne 1818 18 Nov

41

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
James Rutherford (*) 1819 22 May
William Rafferty
George Aldbrough 1819 6 Feb?
Thomas Sinor 1818 19 Dec
Thomas Woods 1819 Mar 27
Henry Yates 1829? 21 Nov
Peter Lefevre
John Richardson62 (M)
Shadrack Byefield63 (M) 1843 6 May

49th Foot

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Timothy Meagher64

Newfoundland Fencibles65

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Robert Mockler Captain 40 10 1820 22 Jan
Thomas Kerr66 Ensign 10 16 11 Sep ?
William Smith Sergeant 2 14
Daniel Wilcox Do. 1818 9 Sep?
John Shanaghan Do.
Donald McDonald Lance67 Do.
Edward Mahoney68 Do. 1819 29 Jul
Matthew Oeld Corporal 2 6
Patrick McCadden Do.
Thomas Hamilton Drummer 1 7
James Jameson Do.
George Blackett Do.
Michael Brennan Private69 1 7
James Butler 1st 1822 7 Aug?
William Corbett
Michael David 1825 24 Oct
Michael Fleming
George Foster
William Gardiner
John Hocolett70

Newfoundland Fencibles

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
John Howe (*)
Simon Johnston 1818 18 Nov
Jacob Lenander
John Klierre
Edward Mahoney
Thomas Mountain
John Peack
John Pitts
John Stephenson
Thomas Tinham
Thomas Wakeham
William Williams
William Bert
John Smyth
Richard Bryan
Edward Cavanagh
Lewis Leveque
Lewis Filvett
Thomas Steel
James Holloway

Newfoundland Fencibles

Names Quality £ S P Date Paid
Patrick Deolin (*)
Lawrence Castigan
Robert Kealey
Patrick Murphy
Thomas Deaton
Robert Chant
James Howell
Jonathan Bodin
Statement of Detroit Prize Money due to the undermentioned Privates of the first Regiment Essex Militia of Upper Canada remaining _? in the hands of James Gordon⁷¹ (Paymstr. of the said Regiment during the late war with the United States of America) and now remitted by him to the Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital in compliance with instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies.⁷²

Newfoundland Fencibles

To Whose Company belonging Names Number of 1st dividend at £3/share Shares 2nd dividend ?73/share Amount
(£)
Prov.
(S)
Earning?
(P)
Capn. Pierre Bezeau 1 1 4 10 -
Caldwell's William Glassner 1 1 4 10 -
Comp. Moses Johnson 1 1 4 10 -
-
Capn. Francois Barril 1 1 4 -
Elliott's Francois Barb 1 1 4 10 -
Comp. Pierre Beauchamp74 - 1 1 10 -
John Baptiste - 1 1 10
Antoine Duclos - 1 1 10
Charles LaMarsh 1 1 4 10
Pierre Gagneau 1 1 4 10
Benjamin Lyons 1 1 4 10
Francois Laviolette 1 1 4 10
Francois Lozon 1 1 4 10
Louis Lajeunesse 1 1 4 10
C. Barthe Francois Lajeunesse 1 1 4 10
Com. Joseph Verbomoser? 1 1 4 10
Barkausus? Joseph Bezeau 1 1 4 10
Comp. James Gamble 1 1 4 10
John Hart 1 1 4 10
Captain Antoine Langlois 1 1 4 10
Miller Joseph Dehay? 1 1 4 10
Comp. Alexander LaRose 1 1 4 10
TOTALS 90
Deduct Amount paid for printed notices75 7 3
89 12 9
Amounting to Eighty-nine Pounds Twelve Shillings and Nine pence Province Currency ­ Dollars at five shillings.⁷⁶
"J Gordon" - Amherstburg Upper Canada  31 Oct 1834
​
_? The above amount was paid into the Commissariat at Toronto for the Credit of the Treasurer of Chelsea by desire? of His Excellency.
Sir John Colbourne  - Toronto 10th Feb 1835

Newfoundland Fencibles

Company Private £ S P
Caldwell? Bezeau, Pierre 3 17 8
Elliott Barrill, Francois 3 17 8
Elliott Barb, Francois 3 17 8
Elliott Beauchamp, Pierre (2nd Payt only) 1 5 11
Elliott Baptiste, John (2nd Payt only) 1 5 11
Barthe Bezeau, Joseph 3 17 8
Elliott Duclos, Antoine (2nd Payt only) 1 5 11
Mills Dehay?, Joseph 3 17 8
Caldwell Glassner, William 3 17 8
Elliott Gayneau, Pierre 3 17 8
? Gamble, James 3 17 8
? Hart, John ("query Kenit?") 3 17 8
Caldwell Johnson, Moses 3 17 8
Elliott Lamarsh, Charles 3 17 8
Elliott Lyons, Benjamin 3 17 8
Elliott Lavoilette, Francois 3 17 8
Elliott Lozon, Francois 3 17 8
Elliott Lajeunesse, Louis 3 17 8
Barthe* Lajeunesse, Francois ("qu. Antoine") 3 17 8
Mills Langlois, Antoine ("qu. Andre") 3 17 8
Mills LaRose, Alexander 3 17 8
Barthe Verboncaur?, Joseph 3 17 8

Alphabetical Table of the 41st

Name Rank
George Aldbrough
John Alford
Joseph Allen (M) Sergeant
William Allen
William Armstrong
William Aston (M)
William Bale
Robert Ball
John Ballingar
Joseph Barber
William Barnell Corporal
Also Barnett
Robert Barnett
James Bartley
Noah Barton
Benjamin Batton
James Beasley
William Beasley (M)
John Beckett
Richard Bell?77
Benoit Bender (M) Lieutenant
Thomas Bernard (M) Lieutenant
Edward Billing
William Billington
Benjamin Birch
John Bishop (S) Drummer
John Blake(r)?
Aaron Blakeman
Robert Blaney Sergeant
William Bodman
Samuel Borokett
Thomas Bray (Broy?)
John Bready
Samuel Brice
Jacob Broadway (+)
George Bromley
George Brookes (+) Corporal
Philip Brooks Sergeant
Francis Browne
William Burchall
John Burke
Shadrack Byefield (M)
Joseph Cadley?78
James Canes Sergeant
William Car(f?)mail
Nathaniel Carpenter Sergeant
Jesse Cartledge
Samuel Cartlidge
Henry Case
Joseph Chadwick (M)
John Chamberlane
Peter L. Chambers Captain
John Church
Thomas Church
Henry Clarke
James Clarke (+)
John Coakley (M)
William Cooe
Samuel Cook
William Coombs
William Cooper
Thomas Colohans
Joseph Cotterell
Nathaniel Cousins
James Coward
William Dane
?lle Da?79
John Dean (M)?
John Dear (M)
Robert Deveral
William Dinnis80
Benjamin Dorman
Thomas Downs
Giles Draper
David Dunford
William Dunne
John Dwyer (M)
John Dyer
Thomas Edwards Sergeant
William Essery
William Farmer
William Faulkner Acting Surgeon.
John Flood
James Ford
Richard Forrestal+ Sergeant
Robert Forsyth
William Fry
John Gane
William Gane
William Gardner
Christ(ian?) Garrett
William Garrett
Thomas Glass (M) (+)
Isaac Goddard (+)
William Godding
George Godfrey
George Golding
Benjamin Goodger
Samuel Gould
John Gozny
Bryan Gready
Richard Gregory
Richard Griffiths
Edward Groves
Thomas Haigh Corporal
Harris W. Hailes Lieutenant
Henry Haiter
John Haiter
William Hall (M)
James Hallerton
Joseph Hardey
Thomas Harris 1st
William Hawkins (M)
James Haynes (M)
George Hayter
David Higgins
John Hiscocks
James Hobbs (M)
Thomas Hodge (M) (+)
"Certified to be John"
George Holding
James Hopkins (+)
Edward Horne
John Horton
George Hudson
Thomas Humphries
John Ivens
John Ivers Corporal
William Jackson (+)
Roderick James (M)
Thomas James
Richard Jarvis
Timothy Javins
John Johnson 1st
Samuel Johnson
Joseph Jones
Thomas Jones 2nd (+)
William Jones 2nd
Patrick Kelley
Edward Kelly
James Kemp (+)
Joseph Kerr
William King Corporal
William King
Thomas Kirby
Thomas Kirk (M)
William Knapp
William Lane (M)
William Lane (+) Sergeant
Joseph Langley
Peter Lefevre
John Legg
Charles Lenn Lieutenant
John Lockett
Charles Lorrain
Joseph Lucas
Richard Lucas (M)
Henry Mabbott81
John Macaulley
Peter Mansfield
James Marten 1st
James Martin 2nd
William Mathews (+) Corporal
James May
John McCoy
John McCreary (M) (+)
Thomas M. Gee
William M. Gee
John McGrath (+)
Gerald M. Kernan Corporal
A. H. M. Lean Staff Adjutant-Lieutenant
John McLaughlin
Michael McMurray
Alias Murray
John M. Namara (M)
Owen Maynahan
George Meach (+)
James Mead (M)
James Mead
Robert Menzies Corporal
William Minty
"James Mitchell"82
William Molesworth Drummer
Robert Mollineaux
James Morgan (+)
John Morrison
Adam Muir Captain
Samuel Mumford (+)
Daniel Murphy
Thomas Neal83 (M)
Robert Nelson (M) (+)
John Nettles
Joseph Newman (+)
Mathias Newman Corporal
William Nightingale
George Noakes
James Noble
William Northway
Stephen Oatley
John Oliver
William Osburne
Richard Paddock
John Pate
John Pearce
Laurence Phelan Corporal
George Phillips 1st
John Plummer
James Plyne
Isaac Pomroy
Thomas Pomroy (S)
George Poole
Patrick Powers (+)
William Priss
John Pritchard (+)
Henry Proctor Colonel
James Quinn (M)
William Rafferty
John Raphill Corporal
William Rawlins (+)
John Richardson
Christian Ripley
Daniel Roberts (M)
Daniel Robins (M)
John Robinson 1st
William Rooke
Robert Roubottom
Paul Rowe (M)
Patrick Russell
James Rutherford
James Sainsbury
Henry Salmon
John Sangeor
Thomas Scarlett
John Shanahan (S)
Robert Shekelton
John Short
Thomas Sinor
Edward Slater
Giles Smith (S)
Leonard Smith Sergeant
Ralph Smith
John Spickman
George Stagg (+)
Joseph Stagnall (M) Sergeant
Thomas Stepps
John Stevenson
John Stone (+)
John Strickland
Charles Sutherland Lieutenant
Edward Swain
Joseph Tallon Captain
Henry Tarrant
George Taylor Lieutenant
William Taylor
William Teague
John Thomas 3d
John Tolley
George Trowbridge (+)
James Truckell (M)
JohnTrusler
Robert Tyson (+)
Robert Vennell?
William Vincent
John Walker
Samuel Walsh Sergeant
John Walters (+)
John Want
James Watson
William Watson Lieutenant
Job Watters
John Watts
Richard Watts
Henry Webb Corporal
Robert Webb
George Weston
Charles White
Isaac White
Thomas White Sergeant
William White
Benjamin Whitehouse (+)
John Whiteley (+)
John Wilcox
Adam Wild (+)
Alexander Wilkinson Volunteer
Thomas Williams (S)
Joseph Wilsoncraft
John Wiltshire
William Withers
John Wood 1st
John Woodruft
Thomas Woods
Henry Yates
Thomas Young
William Young Corporal

From Lomax' History of the Service of the 41st Regiment:

A list of the Officers and men of the 41st Regiment who received the war medal, 1793-1814, with clasp for "Fort Detroit".

Officers:

Name Rank
Barnard, Thomas Lieutenant
Bender, Benoit, Bt. Major, 82ndRegiment Lieutenant
Crowther, William, late Captain, 55th Regiment84 Acting Engineer and Lieutenant
Maclean, A. H., late Captain Lieutenant
Richardson, J., late Lieutenant, half-pay Volunteer
Watson, William, Captain, half-pay 21st Dragoons

N.C.O.'S and Men:

Name Company
(?)Aster, William85
Adams, John (Canada)86
Beastley, James87
Brown, William88
Cookley, John (Canada)89
Denham, Edmund, Sergeant90 Captain Derenzy's
Dowdall, Samuel (Canada)91
Facey, Thomas92
Glass, Thomas
Mead, James
Pollard, James93
Phealey, Timothy (Quebec)94
Roberts, Daniel Captain Muir's
Roppines, Daniel
Sanburg, James95 Grenadier
Mountain, Matthew96
Thompson, John97
Lovitt, William98 Light
Lucas, Richard Captain Tallon's
Lane, William
Meredith, John99 Captain M'Coy's
McNamara, John, Corporal Grenadier
McCreary, John Captain Tallon's
Nettles, Robert, Corporal100 Captain Bullock's (?)
Neil, Thomas101 Captain Muir's
Nelson, Robert Captain Tallon's
Quinn, James
Roe, Paul102 Captain Bullock's
Stagnell, Joseph, Sergeant Captain Bullock's
Shile, John103 Captain Tallon's
Smith, William104
Thompson, John105 Captain Bullock's
Truckell, James Captain Tallon's
Grainger, James106 Captain Bullock's
Hall, William Captain Bullock's
Hawkins, William Captain Caldwell's (?)
Haynes, James/td> Captain Taylor's
Hobbs, James Captain Muir's
Hodge, John Captain Tallon's
Hill, William107 No. 5
Isabell, Richard108 Captain M'Coy's
James, Roderick
Kirk, Thomas Light
Knott, James109 Captain Saunder's
Allen, Joseph, Sergeant Captain Tallon's
Byfield, Shadrach Captain Muir's
Bent, William110 Captain Muir's
Brownridge, John, Sergeant111 Captain Bullock's
Chadwick, Joseph Captain Fowler's
Dwyer, John, Corporal Captain Tallon's
Dear, John Captain Muir's
Dean, William Captain Muir's
NOTE: The war medal referred to at the head of this list was awarded by the Queen on 1st June, 1847 ­ thirty-five years after Detroit was taken.  The above roll is copied from that at the War Office, and was very kindly given to me by Colonel the Honble. H.F. Eaton, late Grenadier Guards.  I have occasionally made a slight correction in the spelling, as in the original the names of captains appear who never served in the 41st.  It is also very doubtful if some of the recipients of the medals were certain of their proper companies, which is not surprising considering the space of time which elapsed between the fall of Detroit and the grant of the distinction in question.

It is a matter of satisfaction to know that three of the men whose names appear in the above roll are also mentioned in my narrative:
Timothy Phealy, Shadrach Byfield, and William Dean (assuming this is the same man who held the bridge near Amherstburg, 20th July, 1812).
¹¹² ­ D.A.N.L.

A List of Militia of Upper Canada Who Received the General Service Medal for Fort Detroit in 1847

​This list is compiled from lists in "Soldiers of the King: The Upper Canadian Militia 1812-1815" by William Gray, 1995, Boston Mills Press, Canada  ISBN 1-55046-142-7.

1st Essex - First Flank Company

Baldwin, Russel   Dowler, Richard   O'Neil, Joseph   Stockwell, John
Baldwin, Benjamin Ferris, Isaac Pardoe, William Tofflemire, William
Baldwin, Cyrus Gordon, James (Lieutenant ­ later Paymaster of the Western District) Quick, John White, David
Bellaire, Paul Johnson, Moses Quick, Alexander Whittle, Thomas
Brush, Jarvis Liebeau, John Reynolds, Ebenezer (Major) Wilfong, Jonas
Caldwell, Thomas (Ensign) Lockhart, James Roach, Morris Wilfong, Joseph
Caldwell, William (Captain) Lockhart, Jeremiah Roberts, Robert Wright, Henry
Cassidy, Peter McLean, Thomas Sipps (Lipps) Henry
Comerford, John Nevil, Edward Stewart, Charles
34 Names, ­ 4 Officers, 30 Other Ranks

1st Essex - Second Flank Company

Bernard, Jean Baptiste   Goullet, Francis   Little, James (Ensign)    
Constantino, Jean B. (Sergeant)   La Rose, Pierre   Meloche, Francis    
Deneau, Baptiste   La Liberte, Baptiste   Perrot (Perrault) Louis    
Elliott, William (Captain)   Langlois, Joseph      
11 Names, ­ 2 Officers, 9 Other Ranks

2nd Essex - Second Flank Company

Bertrand, Antoine        
Bertrand, Jean Baptiste
2 Names

1st Kent

Dragon, Louis   Field, Daniel   McCallum, Hugh (Sergeant)    
Drake, Francis Field, George
5 Names

5th Lincoln - First Flank Company

Land, Robert (Lieutenant)   Larrison, Thomas   Vanevery, Peter    

5th Lincoln - Second Flank Company

London, Joseph   Reynolds, William      
5 Names, 1 Officer, 4 Other Ranks

1st Middlesex

Willson, Benjamin (Ensign)        
1 Name, 1 Officer

1st Norfolk - First Flank Company

Bostwick, John (Captain)   Long, David      
Davis, Robert Rolph, George (Lieutenant)
Glover, Charles Webb, Parnell

1st Norfolk - Second Flank Company

Derickson, Thomas        
Finch, George
Wood, Thomas
9 Names, ­ 2 Officers, 7 Other Ranks

2nd Norfolk

Chambers, James   Kitchen, Wheeler   Slaght, Aaron   William, Titus (Lieutenant)
Dougal, William Lemon, Alexander Soverein, Anthony Woolley, Joseph
Gilmore, Samuel Messicar, Jacob Teeple, Edward
Heron, Andrew Jr. Metcalf, Henry (Sergeant) White, William
Jay, Samuel Perry, William Wicoff, John
17 Names, ­1 Officer, 16 Other Ranks

1st Oxford

Yeiger, Adam (Sergeant)        
Stephens, Garret
2 Names

1st York

Corbine (Corbier), Lewis        
1 Name

2nd York - First Flank Company

McKay, William        
Silverthorn, Aaron (Sergeant)
Wilcox, Amos

2nd York - Second Flank Company

Applegarth, John (Lieutenant)        
Cornwall (Cornell) Aaron
(5 Names, 1 Officer, 4 Other Ranks

3rd York - First Flank Company

Bright, Robert   Jones, William   Miller, Jacob   Thompson, Andrew
Cawthra, John Kennedy, Andrew Myers, William Thompson, Richard
Culver, Abraham Lawrence, Edward Ross, John White, Isaac
Flummerfelt (Plomerfelt), Cornelius Lee, Francis Runnions, Benjamin Wright, Simcoe
Graham, Richard Lee, Asa Simpson, Thomas
Humberston, Thomas (Sergeant) Matthews, John Stoner, Peter
22 Names, 22 Other Ranks

3rd York, Second Flank Company

Adams, Thomas   Davis, Calvin   Knott, William (Sergeant)   Robinson, John Beverely (Lieutenant)
Anderson, Cornelius Glennon, Barnard Lacompt, Joseph Sinclair, Samuel
Anderson, Jacob Harrison, William McDonell, Charles Stoner, John
Bond, George (Sergeant) Hubbard, Andrew McIntosh, John Wells, Robert
Cary, George Jarvis, Samuel Peters (Lieutenant) Moore, William Wills (Wells), John
Cole, Charles Johnston, Thomas Moore, George Wright, Edward
24 Names, 2 Officers, 22 Other Ranks
TOTALS: 14 Officers, 124 Other Ranks.

Compare to the chart prepared by Cruikshank at the start of this document.  There are still hundreds of militia names missing.  This is not surprising given that these names are men who were: a) alive in 1847, and b) actually applied for the medal.
 
Detroit Prize List and Medals,­ Version 1.1, June 2003.

¹ Generally spelled "ProctEr" but clearly "ProctOr" on this List.

² An officer of the 41st holding a staff appointment.

³ Inspecting Field Officer of the Militia ­ these were experienced officers who were granted a step in promotion and appointed to supervise, train, and hopefully increase the preparedness of the militia of the Canadian colonies in the years before the War of 1812. 

⁴ Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General.

⁵ Brock was Knighted as a reward for the capture of Detroit. He never lived to learn of this honour.  His name originally appears at the very top of the ledger but it is struck out with 3 lines then entered after Dewar.  Reason: not apparent from the Ledger itself.

⁶ Paid to John Savery Brock "administrator/brother" "order dated 26 April 1817" as the Clerk notes on the ledger.

⁷ Note that the names are not in strict alphabetical order in the ledger.  Nor in strict order of seniority either, for while Muir was senior to Chambers, Tallon also was.  The Privates' names might be related to the companies they belonged to, and start up again at the beginning of the alphabet several times; but a careful study of the list will show that this can only be a rough guide.  A strictly alphabetical 41st listing is produced by the transcriber at the end of the actual prize listings of all the units for ease in locating wheterh a specific individual appears on the main list.

⁸ Chambers testified at the Procter and Bender court-martials.

⁹ Tallon testified at the Bender court-martial.

¹⁰ Sutherland was seriously wounded at Monagua on August 9 and died of his wound. Apparently after brushing his teeth the wound in his mouth reopened causing him to bleed to death.  Apparently, no survivor came forward to claim his prize money.

¹¹ Appears on Lomax medal list (1847) as "Captain, half-pay ­ 21st Dragoons".

¹² Appears on Lomax medal list as BARNARD.

¹³ See the Bender court martial transcript elsewhere on the 41st web-site.

¹⁴ Appears on Lomax medal list as "Bt. Major, 82nd Regiment"(1847).

¹⁵ William Faulkner signed for himself.

¹⁶ Note that a Private of the same name appears farther down the List.  Both were paid their prize money on January 9, 1819.

¹⁷ "+" denotes casualty (usually Œcaptured') at Battle of Lake Erie September 10 1813.

¹⁸ Stagnall testified at the Bender courtmartial.

¹⁹ Thomas White testified at the Bender courtmartial.

²⁰ this is the start of the second page for the 41st.  From John Blake(r) on, the start of another ledger page is indicated by the "*" symbol.

²¹ A Private of the same name appears further down the List, the Private's payout was never made.

²² John Raphill: listing "to whom paid' reads: "Paid to Party" in the same handwriting as the "Witness", "A.? R.? Douglas".  Presumably, ŒCorporal' Raphill was therefore in London on 15 July, 1834.

²³ "*"indicates the start of another page in the ledger.  All remaining names were Privates with three exceptions which are noted in respective footnotes, all were paid £1 7s.

²⁴ short for "ditto" ie paid out the same date as the preceding man.

²⁵ John Dean: one of the two defenders of the River Canard bridge, the first British casualties of the War in Upper Canada in July 1812?  Hancock, his mate, was killed before the Capture so would not appear on the List.  Dean was imprisoned in Fort Detroit and was released and publicly congratulated for his heroism,  according to Richardson, by Sir Isaac Brock personally.  He was evidently still in official good graces in March of 1819 ­ this transcriber has heard that Dean had deserted later in the War, a false rumour if this is in6deed the same man.

²⁶ There is a WILLIAM Dean on the Lomax War Medal List.  Lomax states it to be a "matter of satisfaction" if this is the same man as he who "held the bridge near Amherstburg" ­ see below.

²⁷ "Corporal" William DENIS is listed as testifying at the Bender court martial ­ appears it's the same man. He was discharged by the time of Bender's trial in July 1815.

²⁸ John & William Gane: brothers?  Both paid at same time.  There is considerable evidence in the surnames on this list that brothers might have joined the same regiment.  Shadrach Byfield had a brother in the 41st who died in an accident before the War.

²⁹ several names on the list have "1st", "2nd" etc.  written at the time of their entry after the surname.  The definitive reason for this is unknown to this writer but presumably it indicates several individuals in the regiment with not merely the same surname but the same given name as well.

³⁰ Born, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, 1788 ­ died, same place, 1850 ­ 62 years old.

³¹ Note Sergeant William Lane as well ­ different payout dates.

³² This name appears twice.  See footnote below at second appearance.

³³ Thomas "NEIL" is a witness at the Bender court-martial, and on the Lomax War Medal list.

³⁴ Charles White signed his own name in full in good handwriting.  He was therefore presumably in London on December 22, 1819.  One of two Privates to sign their own name ­ the other being Bryan Gready.

³⁵ This entry was originally written Joseph Caddey.  The second Œd" was amended; it is not completely clear whether the amendment was to an "l".

³⁶ Year is illegible.

³⁷ This and the next 19 names (to Giles Smith) are written on a page that is markedly darker than the other pages of this list.  This is the 7th page listing members of the 41st in the original ledger book.

³⁸ Robert Deveral signed for his payment personally, "Robt.  +  Deverall" with "his" above the Œx" and "mark" below.  Presumably he was in London on 12 April 1821.  Note second "l" where he signed his mark.

³⁹ John McNamara is listed as a "corporal" on Lomax' War Medal List ­ see below.

⁴⁰ Another "James Mead" appeared farther up the ledger. Their payout dates are different.  It is not known why they are not marked Œ1st' & Œ2nd' the way other men with the same name are.  Two other instances of the same name (William Lane and William King) were of different rank which might have obviated the necessity to distinguish them further.  "James Mead" is the only name of two Privates where no distinction is therefore made.

⁴¹ James Noble signed by "his mark" personally.

⁴² John Shanahan is one of the fatalities listed at the attack on Fort Stephenson August 2, 1813.  Place of birth: Mitchelstown, Cork, Ireland. Trade at enlistment: labourer.

⁴³ Fatality at the attack of Fort Stephenson.  Place of birth: Lismore.  Trade at enlistment; cordwainer.

⁴⁴ Died of wounds August 4, 1813 ­ presumably from the attack on Fort Stephenson Ohio August 2 ­ birthplace Salterton, Devon, trade when enlisted: smith.

⁴⁵ Shows on the Medal List of Lomax as "Roppines".

⁴⁶ this name appears at the bottom of the page and while it definitely starts with a "BT" and appears to end with two "lŒs", the middle of the name is not legible.

⁴⁷ John Alford's payment was signed for by "Ann Grady" by Œher mark'.

⁴⁸ Lomax says John COOKLEY, who was in Canada in 1847.

⁴⁹ Davies? This entry is at the bottom of the page and is damaged.

⁵⁰ Listed as a "corporal" on the War Medal list.

⁵¹ May be "Mabolt".

⁵² this name, while still quite legible, is struck through with 5 vertical lines and nothing is entered in any of the other columns of the ledger.  A deserter?

⁵³ Written below Mumford's name is: "61868 61892 Forfeiture? remitted re Board minute 28 Sept. 1858 p. 61892".

⁵⁴ John Nettles testified at the Bender court martial so survived the War.

⁵⁵ "Robert" Nettles shows as a "Corporal" on the Lomax War Medal list.

⁵⁶ Died at the assault on Fort Stephenson, Ohio, August 2, 1813 ­ born in Pembroke, Wales, laborer when enlisted.

⁵⁷ Note Sergeant of same name.

⁵⁸ Patrick Russell was murdered on May 5, 1813, in the ditch of the ruins of Fort Miami on the Maumee River, Ohio, (near Fort Meigs/modern Toledo) in an attempt to restrain frenzied native allies from massacring American prisoners of war.  The payment is recorded as being paid  "for sister Ellen".

⁵⁹ Bishop & Molesworth are listed as "Drummers" in the (here omitted) "Quality" column of the ledger; Alexander Wilkinson as a "Volunteer" which generally means a young "apprentice-officer cadet"­ see footnote for John Richardson, who was a Volunteer at the capture of Detroit and later was commissioned as an Ensign in the 41st. Note that the Drummers and Volunteer received the same £1 7s as the Privates. Bishop was killed in action at Fort Stephenson, Ohio, August 2, 1813.  He was born in Birmingham and his trade when enlisted was brassfounder.

⁶⁰ Bryan Gready and all subsequent names on the list are shown as "Private".  Bryan Gready signed as receiving his payment personally: one of only two privates to so do, the other being Charles White.  White's handwriting was better.

⁶¹ Coombs' payment is listed to agent "for mother Mary".

⁶² John Richardson, unlike "volunteer" Alexander Wilkinson, is listed as a "Private" so may not be the Volunteer, later Ensign, and writer of "Richardson's War of 1812".  If it IS our author, then the fact his is the second to last name on the list for the 41st, and Shadrack Byfield is the last, seems particularly fitting.
Note that  "Richardson, J., late Lieutenant, half-pay ­ Volunteer" appears on the War Medal list as reproduced in Lomax, see this list as appended to this document.


⁶³ Shadrach Byfield, the author of the only extended ranker account of the operations of the 41st in the War of 1812 ­ indeed, about the only ranker account of substance from this war.  Note the spelling of his last name on the List ­ presumably, many other names on the list might also have such subtle variations ­ see the information from the two lists of Essex Militia below.  Procter's name, to give but one known example, is spelled "ProctOr". Byfield's inclusion fits the details of the end of his narrative where he complains that he had been omitted from the original list and it took the intervention of the retired officer (who also transcribed his memoir) to get him included. 

The full listing is unique to the list for several reasons.
Under Byfield's name is written:
"Omitted ­ Name inserted for 1st and 2nd Pay'ts by order of Board 31 Jany. 1843. See? P. 23843.
23979 24025"      This transcriber is unaware of what the numbers refer to specifically other than obvious administrative records.
Byfield is the ONLY Private on the List who shows as receiving TWO payments ­ the first is listed as £2 14s; the second is the standard £1 7s; both payments were made May 6 1843 and might not be listed in any particular order.  Perhaps the second payment is in fact the £2 14s: compensation for having to wait so long for the first payment?  No other member of the 41st or the Royal Newfoundland Regiment gets two payments.  No one on the Staff gets two payments.  Only the list for the Essex Militia makes reference to two payments: see below for further details.
The other question arising from Byfield's late inclusion: how many (if any) other men were accidentally omitted from the Prize list?  Note the large number of men on the Medal list who are NOT on the Prize list.  This issue is discussed in the opening notes.


⁶⁴ Private, General Brock's manservant.

⁶⁵ The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is listed as the "Newfoundland Fencibles" in the ledger.  There is one company ­ 48 names ­ and the various ranks were all paid the same prize money as members of the 41st i.e. Captain Mockler got £40 10s, the Privates got £1 7s. Also note that while the listing of the names in this single company is somewhat alphabetical, it is not rigorously so.Lastly, note how few members of this unit ever collected their money ­ 7 out of  48 and only three of them Privates.

⁶⁶ Evidently Mockler's Company did not have a Lieutenant present.  Ensign Kerr got paid the same rate as 41st Lieutenants.

⁶⁷ The word "Lance" is written in different ink in the "Quality" column.

⁶⁸ Written above "alias Wm" and below, "William _? Certificate from? War Office & other Papers with the Order".

⁶⁹ All remaining names in the Newfoundland Fencibles list are Privates.

⁷⁰ "Hocolett" seems improbable but the writing is clearŠ as is the case when the militia names are listed, many of which are Œforeign' French-Canadian surnames that the Clerks in London seem to have had trouble with.

⁷¹ James Gordon started the War as a Lieutenant of the 1st Essex; he was promoted to the command of a gunboat July 10, 1812, and became the Paymaster of the Militia of the Western District.

⁷² The copy of this document the transcriber has worked from is obviously reduced in size from the original and as well is "dark", especially in the bottom comments. However, it is a very interesting addition to the Prize List documents because it helps demonstrate the path that at least some of the undisbursed funds took to an eventual payout.  The following list, which is dated 1836 shows whoever was administering the prize funds in London receiving monies from the Treasury that had been paid over by James Gordon; according to THIS document these funds were ordered turned over to Chelsea Hospital in 1834 so presumably this is what eventually occurred.  Presumably, the other undisbursed prize monies from the other units (41st, RNR, etc.) also ended up at Chelsea?
It would seem probable that the Clerk entering the list in 1836 worked off the 1834 document (the same 22 names appear on each list).  For some reason the names were shuffled in to strict alphabetical order: the original 1834 list has them in order by company. The names on Gordon's 1834 document, produced in Amherstburg, are almost certainly more reliable in case of differences in spelling.  Also, more money was handed over in 1834 (£89/12/9) than was entered in the ledger in 1836 (£77/13/8½). No explanation is given for this discrepancy.


⁷³ Presumably, £1 10s.

⁷⁴ Beauchamp, Baptiste, and Duclos evidently received their "first dividend"; one wonders what happened to them subsequently to miss out on the second payment.

⁷⁵ Evidently "notices" were placed alerting claimants of the proposed Œdividend' and it was up to the claimant to respond.  Some of those who didn't may have died, or simply have moved out of the district in which the Notices were distributed.  This would be especially true if they had moved to the United States although this transcriber has no idea of how widespread the Notices were placed in Upper Canada.  Another explanation: perhaps they just couldn't read and had no literate friend who wanted to tip them off.

⁷⁶ This statement implies that the payout in Upper Canada was in dollars, with one dollar being worth 5 shillings.

⁷⁷ this name appears at the bottom of the page and while it definitely starts with a "BT" and appears to end with two "lŒs", the middle of the name is not legible.

⁷⁸ This entry was originally written Joseph Caddey.  The second Œd" was amended; it is not completely clear whether the amendment was to an "l".

⁷⁹ Davies? This entry is at the bottom of the page and is damaged.

⁸⁰ "Corporal" William DENIS is listed as testifying at the Bender court martial ­ the same man?

⁸¹ May be "Mabolt".

⁸² this name, while still quite legible, is struck through with 5 vertical lines and nothing is entered in any of the other columns of the ledger.

⁸³ Thomas "NEIL" is a witness at the Bender court-martial.

⁸⁴ Note that William Crowther, Captain, does not appear on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁸⁵ William ASTON?

⁸⁶ John Adams "Canada" does NOT appear on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁸⁷ James BEASLEY?

⁸⁸ William Brown does NOT appear on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁸⁹ John COAKLEY?

⁹⁰ No corporal or private DENHAM appears on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁹¹ No Samuel Dowdall appears on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁹² Not on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁹³ Not on the Detroit Prize Ledger.

⁹⁴ Lomax, as noted in his final remarks, took satisfaction that Phealey, one of three men he mentioned in his chapter on the War of 1812, was on the medal list.  He is NOT on the Prize Ledger. 

⁹⁵ No name similar to this is on the Prize Ledger.

⁹⁶ No name similar to this is on the Prize Ledger.

⁹⁷ Not on the Prize Ledger.

⁹⁸ Not on the Prize Ledger.

⁹⁹ Not on the Prize Ledger.

¹⁰⁰ JOHN Nettles shows on the Prize Ledger ­ same man?  No ROBERT Nettles appears on the Ledger.

¹⁰¹ NEAL on the Ledger.

¹⁰² Paul ROWE on the Ledger.

¹⁰³ Does not appear on the Ledger.

¹⁰⁴ There are three "Smiths" on the Ledger, but none named William.

¹⁰⁵ Not on the Ledger.

¹⁰⁶ Not on the Ledger.

¹⁰⁷ Not on the Ledger.

¹⁰⁸ Not on the Ledger.

¹⁰⁹ Not on the Ledger.

¹¹⁰ Not on the Ledger.

¹¹¹ Not on the Ledger.

¹¹² The man who held the bridge was John Dean.  It is unknown whether "William" Dean is a mistake, or another individual.
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