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James Gordon


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1732ADM 107/4
First Known Service28.10.1747CSORN
WifeJaneref:1272
Last Known Service1766CSORN
Date of Death15.4.1776ref:1272
Will Probated3.7.1776, PROB 11/1021/158

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
13.11.1754 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/286RNLPC
19.2.1756 LieutenantCSORN
27.11.176327.11.1765
Alarm (6) 1763-1780
British 6 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714

Notes on Officer


Service listref:1272

707- James. 1747, Captain’s servant, R.N., “Tryal” sloop, “Syren ” and “Eagle”; Ab. and Mid., “Success”. 1754, Nov. 13, passed as Lt., aged 22 (Adm. N. Board Lts. Passing Certif., P.R.O.). 1760 (or earlier) 3rd Lt., “Lynn”; Jun. 12, discharged; Jun. 13, h.p.; Aug. 1, 1st Lt., “Pembroke”. 1761, Mar. 14, discharged; Mar. 15, h.p.; Nov. 18, Comdr., “ Barbadoes ” sloop, Leeward Islands. 1762, Jan. 1, h.p. ; Sep. 27, “Grace” cutter; Dec 8, discharged; Dec. 9, h.p. 1763, Nov. 27, “Alarm” cutter, in which he gave a passage (1764, Aug. 10-29) from Kirkwall to Belfast to Ann Corbet, who was bolting from her husband, James Fea, of Clestrain, cousin of the captor of Gow, the pirate (Fea’s Real Captain Cleveland, p. 217). 1766, Jul. 1, h.p. 1776, Apr. 15, d. ; left a widow Jane (Adm. Half Pay Lists, P.R.O.).



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