James Robertson (c.1730-c.1815)

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James Robertson

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birthc.1730CSORN
First Known Service1749CSORN
Last Known Service25.10.1809CSORN
Date of Deathc.1815PROB11
Will Probated19.1.1815, PROB 11/1564/280

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1749	1753	Service as a merchant seaman	ADM 107/5
28.2.1756	16.9.1757	Medway (60) 1755-1811 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1802 Renamed "Arundel" , Master ADM 107/5/136	ADM 107/5
30.5.1757		Action of 30 May 1757
5.9.1757	6.10.1757	Raid on Rochefort
1.8.1759		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/136	RNLPC
3.8.1759		Lieutenant	CSORN
19.4.1763	5.3.1766	Lord Howe (6) 1763-1771 British 6 Gun Unrated Cutter , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
26.5.1768		Commander	CSORN
26.5.1768	18.7.1770	Spy (10) 1756-1773 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/204	ADM 6/20
10.8.1771	8.1773	Dispatch (14) 1745-1773 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/394	BWAS-1714
9.3.1776	18.7.1777	Hound (14) 1776-1784 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/168	BWAS-1714
25.10.1809		Captain	CSORN

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

PROB11 Archive

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

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