I have recently completed the first stage of a study into the Stanley & Atholl forces pre revestment - http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/military/garsns.htm - much more remains to be done.

I would appreciate any help on these names, I suspect that they were almost a dads army with other jobs, a quick check of the 1745 paylist indicated that over 75% could sign their names which indicates a reasonable degree of education.

(and specially for Elizabeth I arranged that there would be a couple of Qualtroughs there !)