This includes where
available Excise Officers, although records in this respect are very
limited, and Coast Guard Officers until about 1830. For Customs Officers
the last date is 1925 (after which official records have not been
released), although there are a few from later dates until 1950. I am
currently attempting to compile a list of post war Officers and would be
grateful for any assistance in this.
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I have now (October 2009)
issued Version 2.2 - This contains information from the Hampshire Telegraph
and includes a number of Excise Officers (sometimes described as Inland
Revenue Officers) and a small number of Coast Guards until 1856 (when
responsibility for them passed from Customs to the Admiralty. Version 2.1
(November 2008) includes additional information from Treasury Records 1670
- 1714) and Version 2.2 additional details, mainly from the Collector to
Board Letters Book.
As a separate project, I have
prepared a page
containing a
list of Preventive Waterguard / Coast Guard
Officers 1816 - 1832 which contains many names not
included in this list. (This in Beta form at present)
Sources
1692
Excise Staff List
|
Held
at the National Archives
|
1790
Staff List
|
|
Ages
and Capabilities
|
The
Ages and Capabilities Book held at the National Archives
|
Arnold
|
At
War with the Smugglers by Arnold-Foster
|
Brading
|
Rosetta
Brading extracts from letters Books in The History of East Cowes
|
Charge
Book
|
Charge
Book detailing Charges of Misconduct against Officers
|
Cowes Records
|
Records previously held at the Cowes
Office |
Establishment
|
Board
of Customs Establishment Records held at the National Archives.
Currently sampled at 10 year intervals
|
Letters
Book
|
Collector
to Board Letters Book held at the National Archives (a date after
indicates year information appeared)
|
Oaths
|
Oath
and Admissions Book held at the National Archives
|
Sac,
Hants
|
Sacrament
Certificate held at the Hampshire Records Office
|
Sac,
IOW
|
Sacrament
Certificate held at the Isle of Wight Records Office
|
Salt
|
Survey
of English Salt Officers 1749 held at the National Archives
|
Thorold
|
Letters
of Thomas Thorold, Surveyor at Cowes (held at IOW Records
Office)
|
Other
Sources are shown individually
The dates used are the
first and last dates I have found in the records, Officers (certainly
during earlier periods) will probably have served before and after these
dates, it is only an indication of when they served. Service may not be
continuous. If the name, position and source are the same for both dates,
they are included on one line. If not, consecutive lines are used. Where
a name is uncertain, italics have been used.
I do not take any
responsibility for accuracy of the details, although this is a genuine
attempt to list Officers who served on the Isle of Wight. It is an ongoing
project and will be updated from time to time.
Definition of Posts
Coal Meter |
Responsible
for measuring and taking account of Coal. |
Coastwaiter |
The
Officer responsible for controlling coastwise (domestic) Trade. |
Collector |
The Chief Officer of a Port, responsible for
recording details of all imports, exports and seizures and for
supervising other officers. |
Comptroller |
The
Deputy to the Collector, also responsible for
checking Collector's accounts and forwarding a copy to Comptroller
General, official title was Deputy Comptroller. |
Glut
or Extraman |
Men
who were employed when there was a ‘glut’ of business, they were
paid daily rates and were not the regular ‘establishment’ of a
customs port. |
Landwaiter |
he
Officer responsible for taking account of cargoes being discharged,
they were overseen by a Land Surveyor |
Riding
Officer |
A mounted Officer stationed around the Coast to patrol
in search of smugglers and hidden or abandoned contraband. |
Salt
Officer |
Officer
responsible for controlling Salt works (Salterns). |
Searcher |
An Officer appointed to issue certificates for goods
entitled to drawback (refund of duty); sometimes described as
Searcher and Waiter. |
Sitter |
Officer
in charge of Customs boats prior to setting up of the Coast Guard. |
Tide
Surveyor |
Office
responsible for overseeing arrivals of Vessels in the Port including
Quarantine Controls. Also responsible for Surveying Vessels prior to
Registration. |
Tidewaiter |
Officers who were placed on board ships at anchor to guard dutiable cargoes and
rummage the ships, they
were overseen by a
Tide Surveyor. |
Please
note that this list is not exhaustive
Preventive
Waterguard/Coast Guard 1816 - 1832
Contact
me
Further
details of Coastguard Officers (Off site)
Customs
Cowes Homepage
Version 2.2 October
2009 (updated 18 October 2009)