Biography:
1. Richard Jameson started work at the Mills on the 4th June 1790, as a Labourer "Mixing composition" (Supply 5/215 dated the 14th August 1790). He was paid 1/6d per day in December 1790, and this was also the case in April and June 1791 (Supply 5/215 dated 11th December 1791).
2. Jameson was promoted to Millman on the 31st Jauary 1792 (Supply 5/215) and remained a Millman until February 1793 when he earned 2/-d per day (Supply 5/216 dated the 28th February 1793). This was also the case in August to September 1793 (Supply 5/216), and January 1794 (Supply 5/216) as well as August to December 1794 (Supply 5/216). Millmen were paid an extra 3d per night when on duty {Supply 5/217 dated the 3rd July 1795). According to Supply 5/217 dated the 24th June 1795, he was in the Artillery from November 1779 to March 1790. Richard enrolled in the Militia - the Waltham Volunteers - in May 1794, and was promoted to Sergeant (Supply 5/219 dated September 1798). The same document indicated that he was then the "foreman of cylinders" at Fenhurst, West Sussex, earning 2/6d per day.
3. Robert Coleman recorded on the 25th October 1795 " (Thomas) Holmes and Jameson sent to Faversham." He also recorded that on the 22nd March 1796, he wrote to Faversham asking for their return (Winters, op.cit. p.47). Both Jameson and Holmes were appointed as Foremen of Cylinders on the 25th October 1795 (Supply 5/219). Winters also recorded on p.92 of his book, that Jameson was appointed Senior Foreman in the Cylinder House under the direction of the Board on the 1st October 1796.
4. At some stage he was transferred to Fernhurst (West Sussex) as a Foreman filling cylinders with charcoal for Waltham Abbey, and possibly for Faversham.
5. A Report dated the 8th May 1801 (Supply 5/221) confirmed that he was still a "foreman of cylinders". It also recorded that he was a married man with one child.
6. A Return of Artificers and Labourers dated the 3rd November 1801 (Supply 5/221) recorded that he was still employed as a Foreman of Labour at the Cylinder Houses in Sussex. The same document said that since the cylinders had been out of repair, Jameson had supervised the men in stacking timber in the yards and levelling and preparing the ground where the cylinders were to be re-sited.
7. Still Foreman of Cylinders in 1804, at that time Jameson earned 3/1d per day, with an extra allowance of 6d per month (Supply 5/222 dated the 8th May 1804).
8. In March 1805 he was still Foreman of the Cylinders, on a weekly wage of £1.2.0d., with an additional allowance of 6/-d per month. A note said that the appointments at the cylinder works were at Fisher Street and Faversham, but it is unclear where he and Holmes (another Foreman) actually worked (Supply 5/223 dated the 28th March,1805).
9. List of Foremen, Artificers and Labourers (Supply 5/224 dated 30th January 1806, recorded that he was still working as a Foreman of Cylinders, earning 4/-d per day. At that date he had 16 years' service.
10 Still a Foreman of Cylinders in June 1807 and on the same wage, the Remarks column stated that Jameson had "apartments at Fishers Green and Faversham." (Supply 5/226).
11 According to the entry on Supply 5/227 dated the 23rd August 1808, Mr. Jameson then earned 4/6d per day, and still had "apartments at Fishers Green and Faversham." This was still the case in 1810.
12 According to the List of Officers and Others employed dated 29th August 1812 (Supply 5/229) Mr. Jameson was an Overseer of cylinder works at 6/3d per day, with an "apartment at the Cylinder Works."
13 The details given in Note 12 also applied in 1814 (Supply 5/230 dated the 13th February).
14 List of Employees dated the 25th June 1818 (Supply 5/231) recorded that Richard Jameson was the senior overseer of the Cylinder Works at Fisher Street in Sussex. It confirmed that he was a married man with one child, and was provided with accomodation at Fisher Street. It also stated that at that date, he earned 6/3d per day.
15 A Return dated the 28th August 1818 (Supply 5/231) recorded the names of people to be retained between the 3rd September and the 31st December 1818; Jameson's name was on the list with his pay shown as only 5/3d per day.
