James Butler Norris (d.1811)

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James Butler Norris

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service17.4.1782CSORN
Last Known Service1793CSORN
Date of Death1811
Will Probated6.9.1811, PROB 11/1525/386

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
17.4.1782		Lieutenant	CSORN
17.4.1782	15.1.1783	Canada (76) 1765-1834 British 76 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/9 Issued by George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British Naval Sailor Service 1740-1782 , Barbados Confirmed 14.1.1783	ADM 6/23
15.1.1783	12.4.1783	Ganges (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/9	ADM 6/23
4.3.1784	29.12.1784	Carnatic (74) 1783-1825 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1815 Renamed "Captain" , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/194	ADM 6/23
29.12.1784	10.7.1786	Fortune (16) 1780-1797 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant ADM 6/23/258	ADM 6/23
14.7.1786	27.7.1787	Fortune (16) 1780-1797 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant ADM 6/23/346	ADM 6/23
6.7.1790	16.9.1791	Robust (74) 1764-1817 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/47	ADM 6/24
29.3.1793		Camel (24) 1782-1810 British 24 Gun 5th Rate Ship 1788 Renamed "Camel" , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/224	ADM 6/24

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ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

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

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