Immediately following the raid it was decided to form a fund to provide defences for the Town and Harbour of Whitehaven. A list of all those who donated more than 2 shillings was printed in the local press. As this not only gave their names but also the street they lived on I thought it would be interesting for family history researchers as it predates the earliest directory. The amount they donated may also give an idea of status. Note that the amounts are generally fractions or multiples of guineas (1 guinea = 1 pound and 1 shilling or Ł1.05p).
The committee formed for the purpose at Haile's coffee house included Robert Fisher, Thomas Hartley, Henry Littledale, Henry Littledale, Peter John Heywood, Isaac Stephenson, John Tate, John Sargeant, George Stalker, John Barnes, Samuel Potter and John Wilson many of whom gave 5, 10 or 20 guineas of their own money.
Following is the list of subscribers in alphabetical order of surnames to aid family history researchers - the original list published in the Cumberland Paquet was by ordered by street.
Of note on this page are Nicholas Allinson who had been held captive by John Paul Jones, William Brownrigg the scientist and Captain (Daniel) Brocklebank who started the great shipping line after fighting as a privateer in this war. William Benson had been the Master of John Paul's first ship the Friendship of Whitehaven.
B.B. donated Ł0/2s/6d
Abbot, Samuel at King Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Addinson, Eleanor at East Strand donated Ł0/5s/0d
Alkin, Sarah at Marlborough Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Allen, Capt. at Custom House Quay donated Ł0/10s/6d (of Dublin)
Allinson, William at Quay Street donated Ł0/3s/0d
Allison, Nicholas at Old Quay donated Ł1/1s/0d
Allison, Richard at East Strand donated Ł0/5s/0d
Anderton, Andrew at Quay Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Antrobus, Benjamin at Church Street donated Ł0/7s/6d
Armstrong, Jane at White's Lane donated Ł0/2s/6d
Asbridge, Richard at Nicholson Alley donated Ł0/10s/6d
Asburn, William at Scotch Street donated Ł0/5s/6d
Asburner, John at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Ashburner, George at Roper Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Askew, William at East Strand donated Ł0/2s/6d
Askew, Mrs at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Askew, John at Church Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Atkinson, James at College Lane donated Ł0/10s/6d
Atkinson, Mrs at Bardy Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Atkinson, William at Poe Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Austin, at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d (of Austin and Whitlock - 2 guineas)
Bacon, Capt. at Bardy Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bailiff, Thomas at Cross Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Baldridge, Robert at Irish Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Banks, Capt. at Howgill Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Barker, Mr at Bardy Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Barnes, John at Irish Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Barns, Elizabeth at King Street donated Ł0/5s/3d
Barras, Isaac at Church Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Barwise, Joseph at Quay donated Ł0/2s/0d
Barwise, Mrs. at Church Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Barwise, Joseph at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Bateman, John at Queen Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Bateman, Thomas at Market Place donated Ł0/10s/6d
Bateman, William at Steath donated Ł0/10s/6d
Baynes, Daniel at College Lane donated Ł2/2s/0d
Beck, John at King Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Beck, John at Howgill Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Benn, Mrs. at Chapel Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Benn, John at Queen Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Benn, Anthony a Country Gentlemen donated Ł21/0s/0d
Benn, Mrs. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Benn, Jonathan at Church Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Benson, William at Queen Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Benson, Thomas at Roper Street donated Ł0/3s/0d
Bewley, William at King Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Bigland, Thomas at Scotch Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Binstay, Capt. at Lowther Street donated Ł1/1s/0d (Binsay?)
Birkhead, Mrs. at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Blaiklin, Wilfrid at King Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Boadle, Capt. Isaac at Plumblands Lane donated Ł0/5s/0d
Bolton, Mrs. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Booth, Henry at James Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bornell, C. Davy at donated Ł0/10s/6d
Botterell, John at Catherine Street donated Ł10/10s/0d Esq. Regulating Capt.
Bouch, Mrs. at Church Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Bowes, Richard at Lowther Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Bowes, Darcey at Brick Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Bowman, Johnathon at Poe Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Bowman, Charles at New Town donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bowman, Joseph at Irish Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Bowman, Capt. William at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bowman, Capt. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Bowman, Richard at James Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Bowness, Mrs. & Miss at Brick Street donated Ł0/10s/0d
Bowness, John at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bradley, Dr. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Bragg, John at Poe Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Bragg, Joseph at Queen Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Bragg, John at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Bragg, Matthew at East Strand donated Ł0/2s/6d
Bragg, John at Queen Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bragg, Henry at Roper Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Bragg, Isaac at Market Place donated Ł0/10s/6d
Bragg, Mrs at East Strand donated Ł0/10s/6d
Braithwaite, Mr. at Charles Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Braithwaite, Henry at Quay donated Ł1/1s/0d
Brice, William at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Briggs, William at East Strand donated Ł0/2s/0d
Briggs, Jospeh at George's Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Briggs, Capt. at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Briggs, Mrs at donated Ł0/10s/6d
Brisoe, J. at Brick Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Brockbank, William at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Brocklebank, Capt. at Howgill Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Brocklebank, Ralph at Quay Street donated Ł0/3s/0d
Brown, John at Duke Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Brown, at King Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Brown, Arthur at Tangier & Bransty donated Ł0/5s/0d
Brown, William at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Brownrigg, George at Marlborough Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Brownrigg, William at Lowther Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Brownrigg, J. at Scotch Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Buck, John at Lowther Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Bulfield, Joseph at Queen Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Buntze, Mrs. at Market Place donated Ł0/10s/6d
Burnley, Fuller at King Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Buttermire, Abraham at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Caffrey, John at Littledale Lane donated Ł0/5s/0d
Calqunon, Rev. Mr. at Irish Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Cannon, John at Church Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Cannon, Joseph at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Carr, John at George's Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Carrol, Pat. at Marlborough Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Carter, Robert at donated Ł0/0s/0d (Painter)
Casson, John at College Lane donated Ł1/1s/0d
Chambre, Walter at Lowther Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Chaplain, Rev. Mr. at Scotch Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Christopherson, Henry at High Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Church, Rev. Mr. at Lowther Street donated Ł4/4s/0d
Clark, Ann at Irish Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Clementson, Mrs at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Clementson, John at King Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Collier, Mrs. at Church Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Collins, Mrs. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Collins, Miss at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d Milliner
Collins, Joseph at Roper Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Corkhill, Hugh at West Strand donated Ł0/5s/0d
Corkhill, Mrs at King Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Coupland, John at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Coupland, John at Cross Street donated Ł3/3s/0d
Coupland, Mrs at Roper Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Coupland, Capt. at Senhouse Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Courtney, Mrs. at Market Place donated Ł0/5s/0d
Cragg, Capt. at King Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Cragg, Walker at Scotch Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Creighton, Archibald Under the Hurries donated Ł0/5s/0d
Crooks, James at George's Street donated Ł0/4s/0d
Crosby, Capt. at Howgill Street donated Ł0/3s/0d
Crosby, Ann at Old Town donated Ł0/2s/0d
Crosby, Ann at Cross Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
Crosby, Robert at Quay Street donated Ł0/4s/0d
Dargue, Capt. at Market Place donated Ł/10s/6d
Davidson, William at West Strand donated Ł0/2s/0d
Davis, George at East Strand donated Ł0/2s/0d
Dawson, Joseph at Duke Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Dawson, John at Roper Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Dawson, Capt. at Tangier & Bransty donated Ł1/1s/0d
Dawson, Robert at Quay donated Ł0/5s/0d
Dawson, Edward at George's Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Day, Mrs. at Market Place donated Ł0/5s/0d
Deane, Joseph at Lowther Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Dent, John at Scotch Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Dent, George at Lowther Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Dickenson, Thomas at Chapel Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Dickinson, at Marlborough Street donated Ł0/10s/0d
Dickinson, John a Country Gentlemen donated Ł0/10s/6d
Dickinson, John at East Strand donated Ł0/5s/0d
Dickson, Mary at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Dixon, Thomas at Duke Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Dixon, Dr. Richard at Lowther Street donated Ł4/4s/0d
Dixon, Joseph at Tangier donated Ł0/0s/0d
Dixon, Joseph at Brick Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Dixon, Peter at King Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Dixon, Joshua at Church Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Dixon, John at Queen Street donated Ł10/10s/0d
Dixon, Jacob at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Dixon, John at Market Place donated Ł0/5s/0d
Donald, William at Irish Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Donald, William at Cross Street donated Ł2/12s/6d
Donnon, John at Quay Street donated Ł0/4s/0d
Douglas, John at Market Place donated Ł1/11s/6d
Dowson, John at Quay donated Ł0/3s/0d
Draper, John at Queen Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Dunn, John at Market Place donated Ł1/1s/0d
Dunn, Catherine at Duke Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Durand, Jospeh at Lowther Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Eccleston, William at Church Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Elliot, Capt. at Duke Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Ellison, Henry at Tangier & Bransty donated Ł21/0s/0d
Eskridge, Mrs at Scotch Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Farish, Miss at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Farish, Mrs at King Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Farish, Stephen at Lowther Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fearon, John at East Strand donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fell, Caleb a Country Gentlemen donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fell, John at King Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
Fell, Jonathan at Queen Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Ferguson, Robert at George's Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Finlater, John at Hamilton Lane donated Ł0/3s/0d
Finley, John at Scotch Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Fisher, Capt. at Church Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fisher, William at Roper Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fisher, Mrs. at Church Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Fisher, Henry at Poe Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fisher, Robert at King Street donated Ł10/10s/0d
Fisher, William at George's Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Fisher Jun., Jos. at Lowther Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fisher Sen., Jos. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fleming, Henry at Church Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fleming, Mrs. at Queen Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fleming, Henry at Church street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fleming, Roger at Lowther Street donated Ł3/3s/0d
Fletcher, Richard at King Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Fletcher, William at Irish Street donated Ł5/5s/0d
Fletcher, Mrs at Cross Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Fletcher, Henry at Roper Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Fletcher, Henry at Roper Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fletcher, Richard at Duke Street donated Ł2/2s/0d
Fletcher, Edward at King Street donated Ł3/3s/0d
Fletcher, Isaac at Tickell Lane donated Ł0/5s/0d
Fletcher, Joseph at Duke Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
Fletcher, Mrs at Scotch Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
Foster, Andrew at Poe Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Foster, John at Lowther Street donated Ł1/1s/0d
France, John at George's Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
France, George at Chapel Street donated Ł0/10s/6d
France, Mrs at George's Street donated Ł0/2s/0d
France, Joseph at George's Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
France, Miss at King Street donated Ł0/2s/6d
Frears, Mrs. at Lowther Street donated Ł0/5s/0d
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