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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Tayler |
| Alt Name |
John Tayler |
| Gender |
Male |
| Marriage |
10 Jun 1834 |
to Ann D'Esterre Parker |
| Death[1] |
1839 |
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| Other[2] |
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pdavis/Log_Buzzard.htm) ;We had also the honour to report to your Lordship, in our Despatch, marked "Spain," of the 17th August last, that an unsuccessful attempt had been made to bring into court a Spanish vessel named the "Tres Emanuel" alias "Maria Segunda;" but as this vessel was totally destroyed in the river Congo by Captain Tucker, of Her Majesty's sloop "Wolverine," in consequence of her having wantonly fired into one of the boats of that ship, she was, like the "Carolina" just mentioned, as effectually withdrawn from the Slave Trade, as if a sentence of condemnation had been passed on her by the court. [From letter dated: Sierra Leone, December 31, 1839.];http://www.pdavis.nl/Slavers.htm;This site lists many slavers detained by the Wolverine.;" Died of fever on the coast of Africa on board H.M.S. Wolverine" (French manuscript).;"John died 1839 of fever on the coast of Africa." (Catherine Parker genealogical notes).;Will proved 20th February, 1840. (Transcribed will in files). Notes |
References
- ↑ Source (3). (Name: Unpublished genealogical notes. Owned 2002 by Daireen Foott, Co. Cork, Ireland. "I certify that the above is a correct copy of the family book as kept by the late Catherine Anne Parker of Rock Cottage, P.W., made 18th Nov. 1872, by Sarah J. Parker.";).
- ↑ He lived at Rockville in Monkstowm, Co. Cork, Ireland.
His will describes him as a purser in Her Majesty's Navy. Will and its codicil written and witnessed in 1838 and 1839 on board the HMS Wolverine.
[Wolverine, 16 gun brig-sloop, launched in 1836, Commander John Corbett, wrecked on 11 August 1855]
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