Here is a list of the local men whose names went into the ballot for the militia in 1801. All should be between ages 18 and 45. The information is transcribed as recorded in the original record.
| Thomas Riddell Esqr | W.S. – M L D | Melrose |
| Robert Henderson | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| John Henderson | Weaver | Melrose |
| William Vair | Mercht | Melrose |
| Alexr Pringle | Mercht | Melrose |
| James Pringle | Painter | Melrose |
| John Pringle | Weaver | Melrose |
| John Halton | Taylor | Melrose |
| George Ronaldson Junr | Mason | Melrose |
| William Chisholm Junr | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| Walter Chisholm | Stocking weaver | Melrose |
| John Chisholm | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| Francis Johnston | Shoemaker with Wm Chisholm | Melrose |
| James Notman | Weaver | Melrose |
| John Lumsdean | Weaver | Melrose |
| James Sudden | Weaver | Melrose |
| William Nicol | Weaver | Melrose |
| Walter Thomson | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| Wiliam Roger | Servt to Miss Tailour | Melrose |
| James Robertson | Clerk to Mr Erskine | Melrose |
| Alexr Skirvin Junr | Sadler | Melrose |
| William Skirvin | Sadler | Melrose |
| John Thomson | Servant to Mr Mercer | Melrose |
| James Johnston Junr | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| John Scott | Servant to Mr Ormistone | Melrose |
| Robert Burn | Watchmaker | Melrose |
| William Hopkirk | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| James Hopkirk Junr | Shoemaker | Melrose |
| Alexr Gibson | Baker | Melrose |
| James Mackie | Servt to Mr Riddell | Melrose |
| William Linton | Flesher | Melrose |
| Robert Allan | Baker | Melrose |
| Robert Laurie | Wright | Melrose |
| George Laurie Junr | Weaver | Melrose |
| William Laurie | Weaver | Melrose |
| Thos Scott Junr | Weaver | Melrose |
| William Ronaldson | Wright | Darnick |
| Walter Ronaldson | Wright | Darnick |
| John Smith Junr | Mason | Darnick |
| James Martin | Servt to John Smith Mason | Darnick |
| Thomas Vair Junr | Weaver | Darnick |
| John Milne | Weaver | Darnick |
| James Vair | Weaver | Darnick |
| George Drummond | Weaver | Darnick |
| George Mercer | Weaver | Darnick |
| George Stoddart | Weaver | Darnick |
| David Tait | Weaver | Darnick |
| Thos Hislop | Servt to Andw Heiton Por[tione]r | Darnick |
| James Thomson | Servt to Mr Dickson | Gattonside |
| George Anderson | Servt to Jas Mercer farmer | Coatgreen |
| James Mercer | farmer | Coatgree |
| John Wight | son to George Wight Portioner | Broomylees |
| Robert Nicol | Servt to George Wight | Broomylees |
| Alexr Hay | son to James Hay farmer | Sunnyside |
| James Henry | Servt to William Leithead | Abbotslee |
| Thos Davidson | Servt to Dr Douglas | Cartliehole |
| John Thomson | Servt to Andw Mercer ???? | Lochbreast |
| Alexr Wilson | Servt to John Mercer | Bridgend |
| Michael Mercer | Servt to John Rutherfoord | Bridgend |
| John Mabon | Servt to John Usher | Toftfield |
| Andr. Cunningham | son to Henry Cunningham | Gattonside |
| John Fair | Weaver | Gattonside |
| James Williamson | Mason | Gattonside |
| Alexr Ormistone | Wright | Gattonside |
| Robert Coliart | Servt to John Hume | Gattonside |
| Alexr Hamilton | Weaver | Gattonside |
| Thomas Boston | son to Thos Boston Sclater | Gattonside |
| John Boston | son to Thos Boston Sclater | Gattonside |
| John Mein | Weaver | Gattonside |
| John Broomfield | son to Mr George Broomfield | Gattonside |
| Thomas Scott | Teacher | Gattonside |
| William Turnbull | Weaver | Gattonside |
| John Anderson | son to John Anderson Cooper | Gattonside |
| David Common | son to John Common farmer | Friarshall |
| James Lumsdean | Millwright | Millmount |
| Andrew Lumsdean | Millwright | Millmount |
| John Burnet | son to George Burnet Miller | Newstead |
| George Burnet | son to George Burnet Miller | Newstead |
| George Laing | Weaver | Newstead |
| James Pringle | Millwright | Newstead |
| John Dickson | Weaver | Newstead |
| Andrew Mein | Weaver | Newstead |
| William Moffat | Farmer | Newstead |
| George Sword | Servant to Mr Thomson | Old Melrose |
| Robert Fairbairn | Servt to Mr Mercer | Broomhill |
| John Bower Junr | Millwright | Newtoun |
| John Cochran | Mason | Newtoun |
| Robt Burnet | son to George Burnet | Newstead |
| Richard Milne | son to Thos Milne Por[tione]r | Newtoun |
| George Fairbairn | Taylor | Newtoun |
| James Henderson | son to Wm Henderson Miller | Newtoun |
| Andr. Henderson | son to Wm Henderson Miller | Newtoun |
| James Riddell | Servt to James Mill | Whitehill |
| John Stenhouse | son to Mr Nicol Stenhouse | Whitelee |
| William Robertson | Servt to Mr Nicol Stenhouse | Whitelee |
| William Stirling | Servt to Mr Nicol Milne | Langlands |
| James Welch | Labourer | Eildon |
| John Adamson | Grieve to Mr Mein | Greenswells |
| Lancelot Douglas | Servt to Mr Mein | Greenswells |
| Alexr Douglas | Servt to Mr Mein | Greenswells |
| Adam Inglis | Weaver | Greenswells |
| John Shillinglaw | Servt to Wm Nicol | Drygrange Bridge |
| John Lindsay | Servt to James Nicol | Drygrange Bridge |
| Thomas Rae | Weaver | Drygrange Bridge |
| William Govan | Wright | Drygrange Bridge |
| Thomas Tod Esqr | Advocate – M L D | Drygrange |
| John Tod Esqr | W.S. – M L D | Drygrange |
| Henry Bell | Servant to Mr Tod | Drygrange |
| William Wright | ervt to Mr Park farmer | Drygrange |
| Nicol A??? | Servt to Mr Park farmer | Drygrange |
| William Bertram | son to Mr Bertram – E V | Sorrowlessfield |
| Andr Bertram | son to Mr Bertram – E V | Sorrowlessfield |
| James Watt | Servt to Mr Bertram – E V | Sorrowlessfield |
| William Biggar | Servt to Mr Bertram | Sorrowlessfield |
| Robert Walker | Weaver | Nether Craigsford |
| Wm Mercer | Servt to John Coats farmer | Over Craigsford |
| John Walker | Servt to Thos Grieve farmer | Over Craigsford |
| Alexander Mitchell | Servt to Mr Fisher | Clackmae |
| William Laing | Servt to Mr Fisher | Clackmae |
| James Scott | Servt to Thos Pringles Heirs | Blainslie |
| Thomas Laidlaw | Mason | Blainslie |
| James Robertson | son to Richd Robertson | Blainslie |
| John Shillinglaw | Taylor | Blainslie |
| William Shillinglaw | Mason | Blainslie |
| Robt Shillinglaw | Servt to Andr. Martin | Blainslie |
| James Chisholm | Servt to Robert Laidlaw | Blainslie |
| Andrew Sandilands | Servt to Mr Cameron | Blainslie |
| John Learmonth | Servt to Mr Cameron | Blainslie |
| William Monro | with Wm Scott wright | Blainslie |
| James Thynne Junr | Farmer | Blainslie |
| William Bathgate | Servt to Mr Simson | Blainslie |
| James Pringle | Servt to Mr Simson | Blainslie |
| Francis Halliday | Servt to Mr Simson | Blainslie |
| Alexander Stuart | Farmer – E ? | Easterlonglee |
| William Davidson | Servt to Mr Stuart | Easterlonglee |
| James Wilson | Servt to Mr Stuart | Easterlonglee |
| James Ormistone | Servt to Mr Bruce | Westerlonglee |
| George Blaikie | younger of | Longhaugh |
| James Douglas | Servt to Mr Blaikie | Longhaugh |
| Alexr Anderson | Servt to Mr Blaikie | Longhaugh |
| John Redford | Wright | Appletreeleaves |
| Robt Murray | son to Mr John Murray farmer | Buckham |
| Thomas Scott | Servt to Mr Murray farmer | Buckham |
| John Ray | Servt to John Lees farmer | Whitlaw |
| William Graham | Shepherd to Mr Blaikie | Hawkburn |
| John Mercer | Millwright | Buckhamside |
| James Litster | Millwright | Buckhamside |
| James Mein | Servt to George Bathgate | Buckhamside |
| George Scott | Dyer | Buckhamside |
| Charles Hutchison | Dyer | Buckhamside |
| Joshua Wood | Dyer | Buckhamside |
| John Turnbull | Skinner | Buckhamside |
| James Lambert | Servt to Tho Sanderson | Gala Bridge Inn |
| John Mercer | Dyer | Wilderhaugh |
| Theophilus Reevilie [??] | Dyer | Wilderhaugh |
| William Douglas | Dyer | Wilderhaugh |
| James Scott | Stocking weaver | Darlingshaugh |
| John Clark | Weaver | Darlingshaugh |
| Walter Blaikie | Shoemaker | Darlingshaugh |
| Alexr Phinnie | Dyer | Darlingshaugh |
| John Lees Junr | Dyer | Darlingshaugh |
| William Brown | Weaver | Darlingshaugh |
| Robert McLoud | Dyer | Darlingshaugh |
| Alexr Clapperton | Weaver | Darlingshaugh |
| Robert Paterson | Skinner | Darlingshaugh |
| Thos Thomson | Dyer | Darlingshaugh |
| Adam Dobson | with James Syme Dyer | Darlingshaugh |
| James Nicol | son to Walter Nicol farmer | Easter Housebyre |
| Wm McDonald | Servt to Walter Nicol | Easter Housebyre |
| Robert Pride | Servt to Walter Nicol | Easter Housebyre |
| John Jardine | son to Mr Jardine | Westerhousebyre |
| William Chisholm | Servt to John Friar | Overlongshaw |
| John Chisholm | Mason | Longshawmill |
| William Somerville | Farmer | Allanshaws |
| John Johston | Servant | Allanshaws |
| John Turner | Servant | Allanshaws |
| James Leslie | Servt to Mr Scott, farmer | Calfhill |
| William Law | Shepherd | Ouplaw |
| John Millar | son to James Millar | Thriepwood |
| James Smith | Mason | Darnick |
| Robert Turnbull | with John Smith Mason | Darnick |
| George Ronaldson | Mason | Darnick |
| James Ronaldson Junr | Mason | Darnick |
| John Ballantine | Mason | Darnick |
| Thos Ballantine | Labourer | Darnick |
| George Wight Junr | Mason | Broomylees |
| James Dickson | Mason | Gattonside |
| Andr. Ormistone | Mason | Gattonside |
| John Williamson | Smith | Gattonside |
| John Thomson | Mason | Newstead |
Melrose One-Place Study 