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Clerk of the Ropeyard - British

Date fromDate toHolderSource
16581663
Sir Thomas AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1648-1663
(Chatham Dockyard)		ref:1647
16971697/11/23
Thomas DummerBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1697-1698
(Portsmouth Dockyard)		ADM 6/4
1697/11/24aft.1704
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1704
(Portsmouth Dockyard)		ADM 6/4
1704 
Henry ColeBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1704
(Chatham Dockyard)		ref:1159
17041741/12/30
Thomas RogersBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1704-1741
(Woolwich Dockyard)		ref:1159
17041724/03/22
Robert YoungBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1696
(Plymouth Dockyard)		ref:1159
1719/08/281727/08/24
Bryant BenthamBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1719-1748
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/12/179		ADM 6/12
1724/03/231727/08/24
Richard EdisburyBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1724-1735
(Plymouth Dockyard)ADM 6/13/67		ADM 6/13
1727/08/25 
Thomas MalmorbyBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1727
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/13/158

Renewed warrant

ADM 6/13
1727/08/251729/02/06
Bryant BenthamBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1719-1748
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/13/158

Renewed warrant

ADM 6/13
1727/08/251735/04/22
Richard EdisburyBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1724-1735
(Plymouth Dockyard)ADM 6/13/159

Renewed warrant

ADM 6/13
1729/02/071730/06/11
John SargentBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1729-1755
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/14/11		ADM 6/14
1730/03/131750/11/15
Nathaniel ShepherdBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1729-1750
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/14/47		ADM 6/14
1730/06/121739/01/31
Andrew PhillipsBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1730-1757
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/14/52		ADM 6/14
1735/04/221743/10/25
Granville WaddonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1735-1743
(Plymouth Dockyard)ADM 6/14/209		ADM 6/14
1739/02/02 
Newland RiceBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1739
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/15/158		ADM 6/15
1742/01/04 
John HolmesBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1742-1741
(Woolwich Dockyard)ADM 6/15/494		ADM 6/15
1743/10/02 
James YoungBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1743
(Plymouth Dockyard)ADM 6/16/235		ADM 6/16
1750/11/291755/06/26
John LloydBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1750-1762
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/17/538		ADM 6/17
1755/06/261755/10/14
Fiennes EddowsBritish
Other
Service 1755
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/18/177		ADM 6/18
1755/10/141777/06/04
John EddowsBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1755-1777
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/18/201		ADM 6/18
1757/08/251769/04/07
Richard MaddocksBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1769
(Woolwich Dockyard)ADM 6/13/157

Resigned

ADM 6/13
17681768/02/19
William CampbellBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1768
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/20/195		ADM 6/20
1768/02/19 
Frederick ForrestBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1768
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/20/195		ADM 6/20
1769/04/07 
John HounsomBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1769
(Woolwich Dockyard)ADM 6/20/234		ADM 6/20
1777/06/04 
James RussellBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1777
(Portsmouth Dockyard)ADM 6/21/290		ADM 6/21
1778/11/271792/01/02
George GainerBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1777-1822
(Chatham Dockyard)		ADM 29/8
1788/08/021788/11/24
Hewling LusonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1777-1791
(Chatham)ADM 6/23/472		ADM 6/23
1792/01/03 
John BurtonBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1791-1792
(Chatham Dockyard)ADM 6/24/151		ADM 6/24
1809/06/191812/11/13
Pierce EdgcumbeBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1782-1822
(Chatham Dockyard)		ADM 29/8
1812/11/211822/08/11
Thomas Mears HaiteBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1795-1822
(Chatham Dockyard)		ADM 29/8
1819/02/271819/11/05
Reinhold Thomas ForsterBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1819-1822
(Portsmouth Ropeyard)		ADM 29/8
1819/11/061821/09/06
William P SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1788-1822
(Portsmouth Dockyard)		ADM 29/8
1821/09/171822/07/21
Thomas T GrantBritish
Dockyard Staff
Service 1810-1822
(Portsmouth Ropeyard)		ADM 29/8

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