James Ptolemy Thurburn R.N.
James Ptolemy Thurburn R.N.

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James Ptolemy Thurburn R.N.Explanation
Son of Robert Thurburn (1784-1860)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
15 October 1816 Born (Ash Shatibi, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt)
21 December 1847 Married, in Buenos Aires, Margaret (1827-1910), daughter of James White (1803-1871)
21 July 1908 Died (Upper Norwood, Middlesex)
 
DateRank
3 June 1831Entered Navy
14 October 1837Mate
15 March 1841Lieutenant
29 April 1851Commander
 
Date fromDate toService
14 October 18371 January 1838Mate in Asia, commanded by Captain William Fisher, Mediterranean
9 April 183819 October 1838Mate in Asia, commanded by Captain William Fisher, Mediterranean
20 October 183815 August 1840Mate in Wolverene, commanded by Commander William Tucker, mediterranean, then Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa
16 August 18409 October 1840Acting lieutenant in Wolverene, commanded by Commander William Tucker, Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa
10 October 184014 March 1841acting lieutenant in Persian, commanded by Acting commander Thomas Edward Symonds, west coast of Africa
15 March 18413 September 1841Lieutenant in Persian, commanded by Commander Thomas Rodney Eden, west coast of Africa
16 September 184127 November 1841Lieutenant in Thalia, commanded by Captain Charles Hope, East Indies and Pacific
6 March 184614 August 1846Lieutenant in Harlequin, commanded by Commander Douglas Curry, Mediterranean
22 November 184616 April 1850Lieutenant and commander in Griffon (until paying off at Portsmouth), south-east coast of America
8 May 18529 October 1853Agent for mails
29 March 18553 November 1856Commander in Madagascar, store ship, Rio de Janeiro
12 November 186021 November 1865Additional Commander in Cornwallis, commanded by George Granville Randolph, for the Coast Guard in the Humber
3 January 186631 March 1868Commander (2ic) in Wellesley, commanded by Captain William Houston Stewart, guard ship of ordinary, Chatham

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