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James Gray; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 2; Rank: Quartermaster's...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/10/201

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This record is about the James Gray; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 2; Rank: Quartermaster's... dating from 1805-1811 in the series Navy Board, and Admiralty, Accountant General's Department: Registers of Allotments.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 27/10/201
Date
1805-1811
Description

James Gray; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 2; Rank: Quartermaster's Mate; Relation: Wife (name not stated); When Alloted: 1805; Remarks: Made Master.

Patrick Keogh; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 2; Rank: Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery ; Relation: Wife Susanah; When Alloted: 1805; Remarks: discharged 18 December 1806 to Chatham Headquarters.

Thomas Scrubbs; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 60; Rank: Boatswain's Mate; Relation: Wife Isabella; When Alloted: 1805; Remarks: deserted 7 November.

Samuel Thompson; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 70; Rank: Gunner's Mate; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1806; Remarks: deserted 31 May 1807.

John Snowden; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 72; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Alloted: 1806; Remarks: discharged 13 December 1807 to HMS Quebec.

William Tamichell; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 11; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Alloted: 1806; Remarks: Died 10 July 1807.

John Morrison; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 26; Rank: Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Alloted: 1807; Remarks: discharged 21 December 1808 to Chatham Headquarters.

Robert Stonehouse; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 87; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Alloted: 1807; Remarks: deserted 26 May 1807.

James McGinnes; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 116; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife (name not stated); When Alloted: 1808; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters (date not given).

James McGinnes; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 116; Rank: Captain of the Forecastle; Relation: Wife (name not stated); When Alloted: 1808; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters (date not given).

William Poppletone; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 115; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife (name not stated); When Alloted: 1807; Remarks: deserted 12 April 1808.

David McCall; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 114; Rank: (not stated); Relation: (not stated); When Alloted: (not stated); Remarks: blank.

John Wiley; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 124; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Alloted: 1808; Remarks: deserted 29 July 1809.

George Dobson; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 121; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Ann; When Alloted: 1808; Remarks: blank.

Henry Slade; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 53; Rank: Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Margarte; When Alloted: 1809; Remarks: discharged to Chatham Headquarters (date not given).

John Olivers; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 54; Rank: Bombardier Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Jane; When Alloted: 1809; Remarks: discharged to Chatham Headquarters (date not given).

William Dogget; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 55; Rank: Gunner Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Mother Christian; When Alloted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 10 January 1810 to Chatham Headquarters.

William [Heorman?]; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 171; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Alloted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Hugh Gibson; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 12; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Nancy; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: discharged 3 August 1814.

James Eccott; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 11; Rank: Captain of the Forecastle; Relation: Wife Elian; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: deserted.

William Richards; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 4; Rank: Gunner Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Jane; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: discharged 22 August 1813 to Chatham Headquarters.

Charles Skinner; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 6; Rank: Gunner Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: blank.

Thomas Reynolds; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: ML 5; Rank: Gunner Royal Marine Artillery; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: discharged 13 September 1811 to Headquarters.

William Brown; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 25; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Alice; When Alloted: 1811; Remarks: deserted 3 August 1814.

Thomas Cook; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SB 21; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Alloted: (not stated); Remarks: discharged from service (date not given).

John Crews; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SL (not stated); Rank: (not stated); Relation: (not stated); When Alloted: (not stated); Remarks: discharged to HMS Aetna (date not given).

John Hind; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SL 67; Rank: (not stated); Relation: (not stated); When Alloted: (not stated); Remarks: discharged to HMS Aetna (date not given).

William Gomirsal; Ship's name: HMS Desperate; Pay book number: SL (not stated); Rank: (not stated); Relation: (not stated); When Alloted: (not stated); Remarks: discharged to HMS Aetna (date not given).

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