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John Murray; Ship?s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 194; Rank: Able Seaman;...

Catalogue reference: ADM 27/17/288

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This record is about the John Murray; Ship?s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 194; Rank: Able Seaman;... dating from 1808-1809 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 27/17/288
Date
1808-1809
Description

John Murray; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 194; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

John Smith; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 9; Rank: Cook; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged to HMS America (date not given).

William Saunders; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 17; Rank: Boatswain; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 15 February 1813 to HMS Stirling Castle.

William Purcell; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 104; Rank: Carpenter; Relation: Wife Maria; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged 31 October 1811 to HMS Atlas.

John White; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Quartermaster; Relation: Wife (name not given); When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Discharged to HMS Winchelsea (date not given).

David Rogers; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Quartergunner; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

John Maison; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Ann; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

William Ford; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Grace; When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

Richard Quint; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Blank; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife (name not given); When Allotted: 1808; Remarks: Blank.

Thomas Daniels; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 347; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Discharged 27 November 1809.

Robert Pile; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 401; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Anne; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

P Murray; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 70; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Katherine; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Discharged 17 July 1809 to Deal sick quarters.

Lawrence Sorby; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: ML 113; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Anna; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

Thomas Valler; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 201; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Margaret; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

E Dudley; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: ML 73; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

John Hillman; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: ML 89; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

Daniel Palmer; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 219; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

S Fitzsimmons; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: Ml 32; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Ellen; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

Robert Weir; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: ML 23; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Wife Isabella; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

William Wood; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 106; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Grace; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Discharged to Plymouth sick quarters (date not given).

D McDonald; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 386; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Matthew Cunningham; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 350; Rank: Landsman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

Michael Ready; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 282; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Ann; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted (date not given).

John Gosling; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 112; Rank: Private Royal Marine; Relation: Mother Sophia; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Blank.

William Hayes; Ship’s name: HMS Venerable; Pay book number: SB 176; Rank: Able Seaman; Relation: Mother Eleanor; When Allotted: 1809; Remarks: Deserted 25 July 1809.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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