Here is a list of the local men whose names were pulled from the ballot for the militia in June 1798, and were expected to serve. All should be between ages 18 and 45. The information is transcribed as recorded in the original record.
| Robert Walker Junior | Cloathier | Buckhamside |
| John Amos | Darlingshaugh | |
| James Kirkwood | Taylor | Gattonside |
| William Forrest | Mason | Darnwick |
| Robert Pringle | Mason | Newstead |
| Thomas Mercer | Cloathier | Wilderhaugh |
| James Miller | Labourer | Melrose |
| John Blaikie | Watchmaker | Melrose |
| Alexander Paterson | Weaver | Bridgend |
Melrose One-Place Study 