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Trafalgar Ancestors

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Charles Tyler.

Ship: HMS Tonnant

Rating/Rank: Captain

 
 

Personal details

 
   

Father

Peter Tyler, captain 52nd Regiment (died 1763)

 
   

Mother

Anne

 
   

Notes

The ship musters for HMS Preston (TNA catalogue references ADM 36/8090-8096) record Charles Tyler's place of birth as Cavan, Ireland.

 
   
 

Service details

 
   
Comments: Joined HMS Barfleur from Dublin Rendezvous as a volunteer.

HMS Barfleur

Ship's pay book number: (SB 654)
11 March 1771 to 10 June 1771
Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman

HMS Arethusa

Ship's pay book number: (SB 191)
17 June 1771 to 31 October 1772
Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman

Ship's pay book number: (SB 191)
1 November 1772 to 27 November 1773
Rank/rating: Midshipman

HMS Preston

Ship's pay book number: (SB 132)
12 February 1774 to 8 May 1775
Rank/rating: Able Seaman

Ship's pay book number: (SB 132)
9 May 1775 to 31 May 1778
Rank/rating: Midshipman
Comments: Discharged sick on 31 May 1778, and then discharged unserviceable to New York hospital on 30 September 1778.

HMS Culloden

5 April 1779 to September 1780
Rank/rating: Lieutenant

HMS Britannia

September 1780 to 30 April 1782
Rank/rating: Lieutenant

HMS Edgar

1 May 1782 to July 1783
Rank/rating: Lieutenant

HMS Chapman

July 1783 to 1784
Rank/rating: Commander

HMS Trimmer

November 1784 to March 1789
Rank/rating: Commander

HMS Tisiphone

10 May 1790 to 21 September 1790
Rank/rating: Commander

HMS Maidstone

21 September 1790 to December 1790
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS Meleager

March 1793 to 1795
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS St Fiorenzo

1795 to 1795
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS Diadem

February 1795 to 1796
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS L'Aigle

1796 to July 1798
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS Warrior

14 February 1799 to July 1802
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS Tonnant

Ship's pay book number: (SB 747)
5 February 1805 to November 1805
Rank/rating: Captain

HMS Gladiator

May 1808 to 2 June 1808
Rank/rating: Rear Admiral

HMS Barfleur

2 June 1808 to 4 November 1808
Rank/rating: Rear Admiral
Comments: Served on HMS Semiramis, HMS Lion, HMS Medway August 1812-3 March 1816 as vice admiral.
 
   
 

Sources used

 
   

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16232

Catalogue reference: ADM 9/1

Book reference: Dicionary of National Biography

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/7711

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/7561

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8090

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8091

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8092

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8093

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8094

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8095

Catalogue reference: ADM 36/8096

 
 

Last updated: 11 October 2004

 
 

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