John Harvey Boteler (1796-?)

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John Harvey Boteler

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth11.2.1796 - Eastry, KentNBD1849
First Known Service6.5.1803NBD1849
WifeHelen Agnes WestNBD1849
Brother
Henry BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1819
NBD1849
Last Known Service14.1.1830NBD1849

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
6.5.1803 Entered the NavyNBD1849
6.5.1808 
Rochester (74) 1759-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1800 Renamed "Rochester"
, 1st Class Volunteer		NBD1849
2.1810 
Ruby (64) 1776-1821
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman		NBD1849
19.9.1815 LieutenantCSORN
3.10.1815 
Antelope (50) 1802-1845
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
7.2.18201821
Northumberland (74) 1798-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
1821 Appointed to command the Seagull Tender for a period of nine monthsNBD1849
18223.12.1822
Northumberland (74) 1798-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
3.12.18221.5.1823
Ringdove (18) 1806-1829
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, First Lieutenant		NBD1849
1.5.18236.1824
Gloucester (74) 1812-1884
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
6.18249.1824
Ringdove (18) 1806-1829
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		NBD1849
9.1824 Invalided home from the West indiesNBD1849
30.8.18259.1828
Albion (74) 1802-1836
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
20.10.1827 Battle of Navarino 
9.182814.1.1830
Royal George (Unknown) 1817-1905
British Unknown Gun
Unrated Yacht
, Lieutenant		NBD1849
14.1.1830 CommanderNBD1849
14.1.1830 Placed on Half-PayNBD1849
15.4.1832 Married Helen (1 son, 4 daughters)NBD1849
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Posted by Jonathan Kinghorn on Friday 17th of August 2018 20:33

John Harvey Boteler lived for a while after the Napoleonic war at Wickham near Canterbury, three or four miles from his cousin John Harvey at Woodlands, and died at St. Leonards on April 19th, 1885.

Posted by Jonathan Kinghorn on Thursday 16th of August 2018 19:40

Boteler published a rambling and gossipy memoir, "Recollections of My Sea Life 1808-1830" in 1883, republished by the Published by Navy Records Society in 1952. He was a cousin to the Harveys of Eastry, Kent, an important naval family.

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