John Nelson (d.1793)

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John Nelson

NationalityBritish 
RolesShip Builder, Dockyard Staff 
Place of BirthUnknownCSORN
First Known Service1776CSORN
Last Known Service3.8.1790CSORN
Date of Death3.1793 - UnknownCSORN
Cause of DeathUnknownCSORN
Will Probated7.6.1793, PROB 11/1233/125

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
177621.11.1776Warranted Master Boat Builder at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/21/235ADM 6/21
21.11.1776 Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/21/235ADM 6/21
21.11.17768.2.1779Appointed Master Caulker at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/21/235ADM 6/21
8.2.177917.1.1781Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard ADM 6/21/508ADM 6/21
17.1.178130.12.1785Appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard ADM 6/22/234ADM 6/22
30.12.17853.3.1787Appointed Master Shipwright at Sheerness Dockyard ADM 6/23/309BWAS-1714
3.3.17873.8.1790Appointed Master Shipwright at Woolwich Dockyard ADM 6/23/385BWAS-1714
16.9.1788 Launched
Royal George (100) 1788-1822
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 		BWAS-1714
4.8.1790 Appointed Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard ADM 6/24/58BWAS-1714
9.10.1790 Launched
Leviathan (74) 1790-1848
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Ship of the Line at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 		BWAS-1714
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