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Edward James Bedford

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth18.8.1810 - Greenwich HospitalNBD1849
First Known Service8.2.1824NBD1849
Father
Frederick BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1802
NBD1849
WifeMiss SwainsonNBD1849
Brother
George Augustus BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1843
NBD1849
Brother
Alfred BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
NBD1849
Last Known Service23.6.1838NBD1849

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
8.2.1824 Entered the NavyNBD1849
8.2.18242.1827
Snap (12) 1812-1832
British 12 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Unknown		NBD1849
2.18271830
Alert (16) 1779-1779
British 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
, Midshipman		NBD1849
18309.2.1832
Alert (16) 1779-1779
British 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
, Acting Lieutenant		NBD1849
6.3.1832 Employment in Admiralty Survey of Great Britain until 1838NBD1849
27.3.1838 Married Miss SwainsonNBD1849
23.6.1838 LieutenantNBD1849

Sources


IDNameAuthorType
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'Brien, Digital Book
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