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William Capell


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1694ADM 1
Last Known Service18.4.1694ADM 1

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Date fromDate toEventSource
1694 
Devonshire (Unknown) 1689-1689
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
, Purser ADM 1/5254/90
ADM 1
18.4.1694 Court Martial : William Capell, gentleman purser, HMS Devonshire. Crime: Complaint by Henry Haughton Captain of HMS Devonshire against William Capell for disobeying orders. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: All the pay due to him to go to the Chest at Chatham for the relief of wounded seamen.ADM 1

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