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William Ricketts; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 68; Rank: Private,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 27/1/408
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This record is about the William Ricketts; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 68; Rank: Private,... dating from 1797-1798 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 27/1/408
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797-1798
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Description (What the record is about)
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William Ricketts; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 68; Rank: Private, Marine; Relation: Mother Ann; When Alloted: 1798;
Patrick Manning; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 84; Rank: Private, Marine; Relation: Wife Ann; When Alloted: 1798;
Bryan McDaniel; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 86; Rank: Private, Marine; Relation: Wife Bridget; When Alloted: 1798;
John Williams; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: ML 89; Rank: Sergeant, Marine; Relation: Wife Ann; When Alloted: 1798; Remarks: Died 7 November 1800 in Batavia.
James Spence; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 206; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Elizabeth; When Alloted: 1798;
George Knowles; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 277; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1798;
John White; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 312; Rank: Yeoman of the Sheets; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Alloted: 1798;
James Powers; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 317; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Alloted: 1798;
George Mills; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 345; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Elizabeth; When Alloted: 1797; Remarks: Discharged sick 18 March 1800 at Cape of Good Hope.
Cornelius Lucey; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 373; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Margaret; When Alloted: 1797;
Daniel Beaton; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 378; Rank: Gunner's Mate; Relation: Wife Catherine; When Alloted: 1797; Remarks: Died 25 October 1802 on board HMS Daedalus.
Thomas Rutherford; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 385; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Elenor; When Alloted: 1798;
Rowland Wynn; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 393; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Jane; When Alloted: 1797;
John Winfield; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 396; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Frances; When Alloted: 1797; Remarks: Deserted 1 June 1798 at Portsmouth.
William Chaplain; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 397; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Sarah; When Alloted: 1798;
James Griffiths; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 404; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Martha; When Alloted: 1797;
John Smith; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 426; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Alloted: 1797; Remarks: Discharged 9 April 1798 in a prize.
John Kell; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 427; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Elenor; When Alloted: 1798;
James Griffiths; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 441; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Eleanor; When Alloted: 1797;
John Facey; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 444; Rank: Cook; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1797; Remarks: Discharged 23 January 1801 on promotion.
James Jackson; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 453; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1798;
James Oliver; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 458; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Alloted: 1798;
Joseph Leggett; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 476; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Relation: Mother Mary; When Alloted: 1798;
Thomas Robertson; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 480; Rank: Able seaman; Relation: Wife Mary; When Alloted: 1798;
John Sawyer; Ship's name: HMS Daedalus; Pay book number: SB 490; Rank: Midshipman; Relation: Wife Alice; When Alloted: 1798.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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ADM 27
Navy Board, and Admiralty, Accountant General's Department: Registers of Allotments...
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