Here is a list of the local men whose names were pulled from the ballot for the militia in May 1798, and were expected to serve. All should be between ages 18 and 45. The information is transcribed as recorded in the original record.
| Alexander Broomfield Junr | Farmer | Bluecairn |
| James Lockie | Farmer | Old Melrose |
| James Kirkwood | Taylor | Gattonside |
| John Thomson | Wright | Darlingshaugh |
| James Mercer | Mason | Darnwick |
| John Lees | Cloathier | Buckholmside |
| Thomas Mercer | Cloathier | Wilderhaugh |
| Robert Crosby | Smith | Gattonside |
| John Murray Junr | son of Mr Murray farmer in Buckham | |
| John Blaikie | Watchmaker | Melrose |
| Robert Pringle | Mason | Newstead |
| John Amos | Darlingshaugh | |
| William Forrest | Mason | Darnwick |
| Robert Walker Junior | Cloathier | Buckhamside |
| James Miller | Labourer | Melrose |
| Alexander Paterson | Weaver | Bridgend |
Melrose One-Place Study 