William Fordyce Blair (1807-?)

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William Fordyce Blair

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1807NBD1849
First Known Service5.3.1818NBD1849
FatherCol. William Blair MPNBD1849
MotherMagdalene FordyceNBD1849
WifeCaroline Isabella SpratNBD1849
BrotherNBD1849
BrotherNBD1849
Last Known Service23.11.1841NBD1849

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
5.3.1818		Entered the Royal Naval College	NBD1849
7.1820		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
7.1820		Rochefort (80) 1814-1826 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman	NBD1849
9.1826		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination	NBD1849
10.1827	3.1828	Tamar (28) 1814-1837 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship , Master's Mate	NBD1849
3.1828	4.3.1829	Blonde (46) 1819-1895 British 46 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Master's Mate	NBD1849
4.3.1829		Lieutenant	NBD1849
4.3.1829	1.12.1830	Wasp (18) 1812-1847 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant	NBD1849
1.12.1830	5.1835	Britannia (120) 1820-1869 British 120 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant	NBD1849
5.4.1836	3.1837	Britannia (120) 1820-1869 British 120 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , Flag Lieutenant	NBD1849
3.1837		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849
3.1837		Discharged, superceded	NBD1849
22.7.1840		Married Caroline (2 daughters)	NBD1849
23.11.1841		Commander	NBD1849

Notes on Officer

Civilian AppointmentsNBD1849
Magisrtate and Deputy-Lieutenant for County Ayr (1846)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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