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John Best


NationalityBritish 
RolesDockyard Staff 
First Known Service27.5.1771ADM 29/8
Last Known Service31.3.1821ADM 29/8

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
27.5.177126.5.1778Appointed Servant at Portsmouth DockyardADM 29/8
27.5.177810.3.1780Appointed Shipwright at Portsmouth DockyardADM 29/8
11.3.17807.1.1785Appointed Shipwright at Plymouth DockyardADM 29/8
8.1.178523.1.1786Warranted Quarterman at Sheerness DockyardADM 29/8
24.1.178631.3.1787Appointed Foreman of the Yard at Woolwich Dockyard

Foreman of the New Works

ADM 29/8
2.4.17879.9.1787Appointed Foreman of the Yard at Deptford Dockyard

Foreman of the New Works

ADM 29/8
10.9.178730.6.1801Appointed Measurer at Deptford Dockyard

Timber Measurer

ADM 29/8
1.7.18015.2.1805Warranted Quarterman at Deptford DockyardADM 29/8
6.2.180531.3.1821Warranted Master Boat Builder at Deptford DockyardADM 29/8

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