Sir Hugh Cholmley’s Regiment of Foot

Later Colonel Toby Jenkins’ Regiment of Foot

Parliamentarian garrison of Scarborough in the First Civil War that changed sides to the Royalists

• Parliamentarian garrison of Scarborough
• January: Skirmish at Guisborough
• March: Defect to the Royalists
• May: Stormed at Wakefield
• September to October: Siege of Hull

• February to July 1645: Besieged at Scarborough
• May: Besieged at Buttercrambe Castle? (det?)
• June: Raid Buttercrambe Castle

• February: Loss of Scarborough town
• July: Surrender of Scarborough Castle
• November to May 1646: Besieged in Newark

• May: Surrender of Newark

Sir Hugh Cholmley or Cholmeley, he went abroad after surrendering Scarborough.

Presumably led the remnants of the regiment to Newark.

From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642

E.85.17

• Colonel Sir Hugh Cholmley
• Lieutenant Colonel Lancelot Alured
• Sargeant Major George Orme

• Captain Browne Bushell
• Captain John Colborne
• Captain Richard Medley
• Captain John Ledgard

• Colonel Sir Hugh Cholmley
• Lieutenant Colonel Lancelot Alured (P2)
• Sargeant Major George Orme (P2)

• Captain Browne Bushell (P2)
• Captain John Colborne (P2)
• Captain John Legard (P2)
• Captain Richard Medley (P2)
• Captain Frederick Haburne (P1)
• Captain John Fullerton (P1)
• Captain William Bellfoord (P1)
• Captain George Sterling (P1)
• Captain John Montaig (P1)
• Captain Robert Hambleton (P1)
• Captain Robert Gurdon (P1)
• Captain Nuttie

• Lieutenant John Ratteriffe (P1)
• Ensign James Bowmham (P1)

• Colonel Sir Hugh Cholmley
• Lieutenant Colonel William Blakiston Ment. I.O.
• Sargeant Major Thomas Crompton MIC.1320/937 ¹⁾

• Captain James Cholmly I.O. Durham
• Captain Richard Cholmly (2)
• Captain James Denton I.O. Northumb.
• Captain John Garrett Ment. I.O.
• Captain Richard Legerd ²⁾ (3) + I.O. L + W
• Captain Ruddock (1)
• Captain Sheafe Ment. I.O.
• Captain William Turner (4)
• Captain Wickham
• Captain Cholmly Wright I.O. Durham

• Lieutenant John Banks I.O. York. to Capt. Sheafe
• Lieutenant John Collingson I.O. York. To Capt. Jam. Cholmly
• Lieutenant William Farside I.O. York. To Lt. Col. Blakiston
• Lieutenant Gower ³⁾
• Ensign Daniel Cliffe I.O. York. To Capt. Garrett
• Quartermaster Arthur Graham I.O. York.

From original research by Victor Judge aka BCW user 1642

Scarborough records 1640-1661 edited by M.Y.Ashcroft

MIC.1358/1494 Court Book October 1642-November 1644 23.2.1642/3 List of Military Officers who ‘take the oath of Aleagence.’

E.85.17 Newes from York being a true relation of the proceedings of Sir Hugh Cholmley since his coming to Scarborough: with the reasons why he did not march to Tadcaster, as was desired by the Lord Fairfax. COPY LETTER

Parliament Capt. Nuttie of his Regt killed.

MIC.1320/929 Item. Paid to Capt. Cholmley 17.2. which he paid over to Capt. Ruddock.

MIC.1320/937 Financial accounts August 1643 Pay the Gunners viztdt Captain Ruddocks men

MIC.1320/931 To Capt. Rich. Cholmly by direction from Capt. James Cholmly £10.0.0

MIC.1320/937 February 1644 Capt. Richard Legard asked for £30 per week for the 300 souldiers in the Castle and to choose 100 more men to defend the Town.

MIC.1320/993 Note from James Cholmly to Mr. Clarke 9.1.1643/4 ‘My Colonells pleasure is that you should furnish Capt. Tornore with 50 muskets and bandaliers

MIC.1320/996 Receipt Wm. Turner 30 muskets and 30 bandaliers. 5.1.1643/4

• February 1644: 300 men in the Castle