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Bravil Friend

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1739ADM 107/5
Baptism1.2.1739 - Melcombe Regis, Dorset CSORN
First Known Service18.12.1756CSORN
FatherJohn Friendref:719
MotherElizabethref:719
WifeMary Elizabeth Wood - Married 30.7.1761 - Alverstoke, Hampshire PROB11
SonBravel (1776-?)ref:719
DaughterSusannah Edwards (1778-?)PROB11
Last Known Service2.5.1775CSORN
Date of Death9.1792 - Melcombe Regis, Dorset CSORN
Burial14.9.1792 - Melcombe Regis, Dorset CSORN
Will Probated17.4.1793

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
6.2.1760 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/176RNLPC
21.4.1760 LieutenantCSORN
13.10.17681.7.1771
Lion (4) 1763-1771
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, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
1.4.17722.5.1775
Meredith (10) 1763-1784
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, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
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