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James Brooke; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: ML 11; Rank: Private Royal...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/11/258

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This record is about the James Brooke; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: ML 11; Rank: Private Royal... dating from 1809 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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Reference
ADM 27/11/258
Date
1809
Description

James Brooke; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: ML 11; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Jane; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Thomas Greenwood; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: ML 5; Rank: Corporal Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Philip Medcalf; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 760; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Isabella; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: died 8 May 1809 Carlscrona.

James Sims; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 419; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

William Potter; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 473; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 30 October 1812 to HMS Acasta.

Thomas Harman; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 712; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Anna; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Peter Loe; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 546; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: deserted (date not given).

John Sullivan; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 698; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Ellen; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: deserted 3 May 1810 in Yarmouth

Alexander Blows; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 250; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Susanna; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

William Parker; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 702; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Margareet; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 26 February 1810 as unserviceable.

John Smith; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 446; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: deserted 14 January 1810 in Leith.

John Martin; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 57; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Ann; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 17 March 1810 to HMS Scarborough.

Thomas Tyrrell; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 221; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Isabella; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 9 February 1811 to Haslar sick quarters.

James McCulloch; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 694; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 17 March 1810 to HMS Bellerophon.

William Willett; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 765; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Lucia; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 23 January 1811 to Haslar sick quarters.

Nicholas Broant; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 570; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Rachel; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Thomas Purcell; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 276; Rank: Carpenter's Crew; Relation: Mother Rebecca; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 18 March 1810 to HMS Rippon.

Alexander Arroll; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 495; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 17 March 1810 to HMS Antelope.

Cassen Stuker; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 363; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

John Seyland; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: ML 11; Rank: Private Royal Marine 2nd class; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Christian Smith; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 699; Rank: Quartermaster; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

William Sheppard; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 342; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: blank.

Robert Mills; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 787 or SB 1054; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Jane; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 18 March 1813 to HMS Rippon.

Thomas Crane; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 769; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Annabella; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: died 1 July 1812 Haslar.

John Cummins; Ship's name: HMS Africa; Pay book number: SB 460; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 18 March 1813 to HMS Rippon.

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