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Richard Strachan; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 42; Rank: Yeoman...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/16/337

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This record is about the Richard Strachan; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 42; Rank: Yeoman... dating from 1806-1809 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 27/16/337
Date
1806-1809
Description

Richard Strachan; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 42; Rank: Yeoman of the Powder Room; Relation: Wife (name not given); When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted 9 August 1806.

John Tate; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 12; Rank: Carpenter’s Mate; Relation: Mother (name not given); When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 10 December 1807.

John Driver; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 67; Rank: Yeoman of the Powder Room; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 31 August 1806 superceded.

Robert Williams; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 75; Rank: Yeoman of the Powder Room; Relation: Wife (name not given); When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Blank.

William Seargill; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 47; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

James Humphries; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 56; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Eleanor; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

John Haddock alias Mark Boyes; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 41; Rank: Armourer; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Thomas Coxen; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 60; Rank: Carpenter; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 15 December 1807.

Robert Williams; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 75; Rank: Gunner; Relation: Wife Maria; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: Discharged 27 February 1808 to HMS Deal.

William Dalrymple; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 81; Rank: Midshipman; Relation: Mother Menzies; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Blank.

Thomas Smith; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 89; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Deserted 13 December 1807.

John Rook; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 14; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Blank.

Alex Ireland; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 63; Rank: Boatswain; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: Blank.

Robert Young; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 107; Rank: Blank; Relation: Blank; When Allotted: Blank; Remarks: Blank.

Richard Patten; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 108; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

H Stewart; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 116; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Isabella; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Andrew Savage; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 118; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

David Platch or David Blatch; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 59; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Hannah; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

John Cecil; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Quartermaster; Relation: Mother Judith; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

William Ward; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 115; Rank: Coxswain; Relation: Mother Ann; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

William Daniels; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: ML 21; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Fanny; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 21 May 1812.

John Sullivan; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: ML 12; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

William Sims; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 150; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted 6 December 1809 Sheerness.

William Fry; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 32; Rank: Boatswain’s Mate; Relation: Mother Martha; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

Robert Young; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 107; Rank: Yeoman of the Powder Room; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Discharged to HMS Tenedos (date not given).

John Taite; Ship’s name: HMS Skylark; Pay book number: SB 12; Rank: Carpenter; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted 26 February 1810 Deal.

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