Facts and Events
1746: Served on HMS Swallow 8 Feb 1746 to 14 Aug 1747 as Cook Servant.
1749: Apprenticed as waterman 14 Aug 1749 to Mary Barston at All Hallows, Barking (All Hallows by the Tower)
1762: Married in London
1763: Moved to Cowes, Isle of Wight until at least 1775
1780: Freedom 21 Sep 1780, name is Christopher Broughtwell in Watermen's Company records,
1784: Possibly excise officer in 1784-5, address Harp Lane, Thames Street.
1786: Yeoman of the Powder Room on HMS Carysfort, age 49 (when son Christopher was 20).
1790: Discharged from Royal Navy
1803: Applied for relief from Greenwich Hospital, appointed Sculleryman's Second Mate 5 Aug 1803
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