William Fairweather (1762-?)

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William Fairweather

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1762 - North YarmouthNAO
First Known Service14.11.1804NAO
WifeMaryNAO
Last Known Service1807NAO

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
14.11.1804	24.4.1805	Bellerophon (74) 1786-1836 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1824 Renamed "Captivity" , Able Seaman	NAO
25.4.1805	24.10.1807	Bellerophon (74) 1786-1836 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1824 Renamed "Captivity" , Midshipman	NAO
21.10.1805		Battle of Trafalgar
24.10.1807		Bedford (74) 1775-1817 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NAO

Notes on Officer

On serviceNAO
From: Latona late Agincourt

TNA Catalogue reference ADM 27/12 page 89 records that William Fairweather's alloted wages were paid to his wife, Mary, by the Clerk of the Cheque Plymouth, and that he was discharged from HMS Bellerophon to HMS Bedford on 24 October 1807.

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