William Woodruffe (d.1795)

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William Woodruffe

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor, Medic 
First Known Service28.9.1777ref:916
WifeElizabeth Byng - Married 25.7.1790 - Rainham, Kentref:719
Last Known Service18.7.1795ref:916
Date of Death18.7.1795 - Corsica ref:916
Cause of DeathDropped dead whilst out walkingref:916
Will Probated7.11.1795, PROB 11/1268/21

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
28.9.1777 Surgeonref:916
1790bef.17.9.1790
Brisk (16) 1784-1805
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Surgeon		ref:1981
17.9.1790bef.17.9.1793
Alexander (74) 1778-1794
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Surgeon		ref:1981
179518.7.1795
Saint George (98) 1785-1811
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Surgeon		TGM
14.3.1795 Action off Genoa 
13.7.1795 Battle of Hyeres 
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Posted by G Elizabeth Pole on Wednesday 8th of October 2025 15:49

William Woodruff is my 5x Great Grandfather. His wife is well documented as the Ann Esther Woodruff in his will linked under Probate on the page. Where has the wife Elizabeth Byng in the record here been sourced? (If Ancestry probably wrong.) How do I look up the Medical Register 1783 and the other sources?

Posted by G Elizabeth Pole on Wednesday 8th of October 2025 15:49

William Woodruff is my 5x Great Grandfather. His wife is well documented as the Ann Esther Woodruff in his will linked under Probate on the page. Where has the wife Elizabeth Byng in the record here been sourced? (If Ancestry probably wrong.) How do I look up the Medical Register 1783 and the other sources?

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