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John Bailey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: ML 2; Rank: Boatswain's Mate;...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/17/52

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This record is about the John Bailey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: ML 2; Rank: Boatswain's Mate;... dating from 1806-1812 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 27/17/52
Date
1806-1812
Description

John Bailey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: ML 2; Rank: Boatswain's Mate; Relation: Mother name not given; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: deserted 5 January 1807.

George Galloway; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 12; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife name not given; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: deserted 8 January 1807.

James Brown; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 31; Rank: Ship's Corporal; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Allotted: 1807; Remarks: blank.

John Harvey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 26; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: blank.

John Harvey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 26; Rank: Gunner's Mate; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters Haslar (date not given).

James Turnbull; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 55; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: discharged 27 February 1810 HMS Raisonable paid off.

N Harvey; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 70; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: mother Mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: deserted 9 July 1808.

William Blaigdon; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 73; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: died 26 April 1810 in action.

Thomas Jones; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 86; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Nancy; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: died 30 October 1810.

James Brown; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 31; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: died 10 October 1810.

John Collins; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 68; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Betsy; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged to HMS St Juan (date not given).

George Watson; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 79; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Jane; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: died 26 April 1810 in action.

James Bruce; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 94; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: deserted 18 December 1809.

Gregory McClark; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 100; Rank: Clerk; Relation: Wife Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: discharged 10 January 1811 to HMS Samarang.

William Wilson; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 22; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary Ann; When Allotted: 1806; Remarks: blank.

Charles Shepherd; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 144; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Ellen; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: blank.

John Crow; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 139; Rank: Carpenter's Mate; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: blank.

Samuel Dare or Samuel Dove; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 150; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife name not given; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: died (date not given).

George Foulston; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 153; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Martha; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters Plymouth (date not given).

Edward Knightscales; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 170; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters 16 September 1814.

Edward Fullerton; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 176; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: discharged 21 April 1812 to Haslar.

James Morris; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 151; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: died (date not given).

John Robinson; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 175; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife name not given; When Allotted: 1811; Remarks: discharged 19 May 1812 unserviceable.

John Willson; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 180; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1812; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters Plymouth (date not given).

Richard Eston; Ship's name: HMS Sylvia; Pay book number: SB 189; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Allotted: 1812; Remarks: discharged to sick quarters Plymouth (date not given).

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