James Atkins (1777-?)

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James Atkins

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth2.5.1777NBD1849
First Known Service11.1797NBD1849
WifeBelle Sophia GreyNBD1849
Last Known Service21.10.1811NBD1849

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
11.1797		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
11.1797	5.1805	Hornet (16) 1794-1817 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Able Seaman	NBD1849
21.6.1803	1.7.1803	Capture of St. Lucia and Tobago
5.1805	12.1808	Grenada (14) 1803-1810 British 14 Gun Unrated Schooner , Master	NBD1849
15.2.1806		Wounded in the chest by an eighteen-ounce shot. He later received a gratuiuty of £136.17 due to the severity of the wound	NBD1849
20.12.1808	1809	Mosambique (10) 1804-1810 British 10 Gun Unrated Schooner , Acting Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	NBD1849
1809	12.8.1809	Grouper (4) 1804-1811 British 4 Gun Unrated Schooner , Acting Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	NBD1849
28.1.1809	24.2.1809	Capture of Martinique
12.8.1809		Lieutenant	NBD1849
12.8.1809	21.10.1811	Grouper (4) 1804-1811 British 4 Gun Unrated Schooner , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	ref:76
6.1812		Returned to England as a passanger on the Gloire	ref:76
20.8.1814		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849
22.10.1819		Married Belle Sophia Grey

Notes on Officer

Previous History
Prior to his joining the navy James Atkins had worked in the Transport Service and had been involved in the reduction of teh Islands of St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:76Gardner Weld Allen, Digital Book

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