Person:Thomas Rossiter (4)
Thomas Rossiter
b.1784 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1780
  1. Walter Rossiter1782 -
  2. Thomas Rossiter1784 -
  3. Richard Rossiter1786 -
  4. Mary Rossiter1789 -
  5. Margaret Rossiter1794 -
  6. Eleanor Rossiter1798 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas Rossiter1784 -
  1. Ellen Rossiter
  2. Mary Rossiter
  3. William Rossiter1817 - 1891
  4. John (Jack) Rossiter1828 - 1889
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Facts and Events
Name Thomas Rossiter
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1784 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
Baptism[2] 6 May 1784 Wexford, County Wexford, IrelandRowe Street Church
Marriage to Unknown
Immigration? 1805 Caplin Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadaalso known as Calvert and Caplin Bay

Fought with Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. Returned to UK to collect prize. Never heard from again.

In the Great Britain Board of Trade Certificates of Ships Registry for 1751-1854 there is an entry about this Thomas . It states that he built The Collector for Robert and James Carter and Elias Rendell. It was a 32 ton sloop and the Master was William Dullanty.

The following records were found in PAPEI RG 9 Collector of Customs Shipping Inward. These are ship arrivals to Prince Edward Island during that year: 24 July, 1790 - "Collector" sloop of 27 tons Capt. John Linn from Ferryland, Nfld.

Thomas Rossetter - Trafalgar.doc is a screen capture of information from the British Trafalgar website. Thomas Rossetter aged 21 born in Wexford, Ireland. Ship: HMS Conqueror Rank/Rating: Able Seaman Service details HMS Conqueror Ship's pay book number: (SB 478) 31 May 1805 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman 1 June 1805

References
  1. ↑ Taken from details on British Trafalgar web site - see file note...
  2. ↑ Sponsor Patt Rossiter
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