Philemon Pownoll (d.1762)

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Philemon Pownoll

NationalityBritish
RolesDockyard Staff
First Known Service3.11.1730ADM 6/14
WifeSarah Ackworth - Married 7.3.1727/28, Stoke Damerel ref:719
DaughterAvis Justice (1740-)ref:719
Son-in-Lawref:719
Last Known Service7.1.1762ADM 6/14
Date of Death7.1.1762ADM354
Will Probated3.2.1762, PROB 11/873/42

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
3.11.1730		Appointed Clerk of the Survey at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/14/61	ADM 6/14
16.3.1732/33	5.4.1743	Appointed Clerk of the Survey at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/14/138	ADM 6/14
6.4.1743	7.1.1762	Warranted Clerk of the Cheque at Plymouth Dockyard ADM 6/16/167	ADM 6/16

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