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John Merchant; Ship?s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 6; Rank: Private Royal...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/16/335

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This record is about the John Merchant; Ship?s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 6; Rank: Private Royal... dating from 1806-1808 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 27/16/335
Date
1806-1808
Description

John Merchant; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 6; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 24 June 1806 being a deserter.

William Bradley or William Messenger; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 7; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Jane; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted 8 January 1807.

Thomas Saunders; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 9; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Died 30 August 1806.

Thomas Sparks; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 13; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted 10 November 1806.

Charles Hancock; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: ML 15; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife (name not given); When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged sick 1 October 1806.

Joseph Edwards; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 60; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 11 February 1807 to HMS Favorite.

James Ingles; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 19; Rank: Carpenter’s Mate; Relation: Mother Jane; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 11 February 1807 to HMS Favorite.

Andrew Tonkin; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 99; Rank: Armourer; Relation: Mother Jane; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 11 February 1807 to HMS Favorite.

James McCormic; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 99; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Martha; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 11 February 1807 to HMS Favorite.

Robert Hart; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Rebecca; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

Alex Henderson; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 23; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Discharged 25 March 1809 to HMS Tartarus.

Alex Henderson; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 23; Rank: Master’s Mate; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Discharged 25 March 1809 to HMS Tartarus.

Alex Henderson; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 23; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 25 March 1809 to HMS Tartarus.

James Millett; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Hannah; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

John Downing; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 25; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Eleanor; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Samuel Butcher; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 26; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted 22 March 1809.

George Brown; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 32; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted 7 August 1808.

N Moore; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 33; Rank: Quartermaster; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 31 May 1815 to HMS Euryalus.

William Rolph; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 43; Rank: Boatswain’s Mate; Relation: Wife Jane; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted 7 August 1808.

John Russell; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 51; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Michael Cooper; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 54; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Jane; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged to sick quarters (date not given).

William Berry; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 57; Rank: Captain of the Forecastle; Relation: Wife Jane; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted 15 June 1808.

John Stokes; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 65; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Adam Richardson; Ship’s name: HMS Spitfire; Pay book number: SB 91; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 31 May 1815 to HMS Furieuse.

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