William Absolon

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Officer of the British Navy

Personal Details
Date of Birth	1789/07/17			B080
Place of Birth	Yarmouth
Wife	Anne Hansen Dearsley
Wife	Isabella Webster
Naval Service Events
Ship	Date from	Date To	Event	Source
	1803/10/26		Entered the Navy	B080
Promoted to Ordinary Seaman, 26^th October 1803				B080
Romulus	1803/10/26	1804/00/00	As Ordinary Seaman	B080
Promoted to Masters Mate, 1804				B080
Romulus	1804/00/00	1805/01/00	As Masters Mate	B080
Circe	1805/01/00	1805/11/26	As Masters Mate	B080
Latona	1805/11/26	1809/02/00	As Masters Mate	B080
	1809/02/00		Captured by the French while commanding a pinnace with 10 men reconnoitering the Saintes. He was sent to Guadeloupe as a prisoner	B080
	1809/05/00		Exchanged and rejoined his ship	B080
Latona	1809/05/00	1809/06/18	As Masters Mate	B080
	1810/02/05		Made Acting-Lieutenant	B080
Myrtle	1810/02/05	1810/06/09	As Acting Lieutenant	B080
Promoted to Lieutenant, 9^th June 1810
Myrtle	1810/06/09	1813/11/00	As Lieutenant	B080
Medina	1813/11/00	1815/01/00	As First Lieutenant	B080
	1815/01/00		Placed on Half-Pay	B080
	1821/03/15		Transfered to the Coast Guard until early 1845.	B080
	1845/00/00		Placed on Half-Pay	B080
Personal Events
Date	Event			Source
1819/00/00	Married Anne			B080
1824/03/24	Married Isabella (They have seven children)			B080

Sources
B080	A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849	O'Brien
001	Index to Extracts from Various Navy Lists 1844-187	P Benyon

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