Sommerwill -a Devon Family: Cmdr Wm Somerville

 

Service Record of Commander William Somerville

Lieutenant's Certificate

5 December 1798 William Somerville 23 years of age, 7 in ships

Ships Entry Quality Discharge Time
Y M D W
Catherine Yt 20 April 1791 Ab 4 November 1794 3 -7 -3
Mary Fr 5 November 1794 Ab 2 December 1794 1 -- --
Augusta Yt 3 December 1794 Ab Gunrs Asst 1 May 1796 1- 5 -1 -4
Isis 2 May 1796 Able 31 July 1796 3 -1 --
Do 1 August 1796 Mid & Masrs Asst 26 Novemr 1798 2- 4 -6 --
Total 7- 7 -3 -6

Certificate attached:
This is to certify that Mr William Somerville was baptized July the 27th 1775 at the new Church in the Parish of St Charles's Plymouth Devonshire.
Plymouth Novr 12 1798
J. Jackson Curate

 

Plymouth Charles Baptismal Register

3 July 1775 Willm Son of John & Jane Somerville

NB date discrepancy in certificate above

 

Service Book 196/6 on film

Comr. William Somerville
Ships Entry Quality Discharge Time
Years Days
Isis 16 April 1797 Mr Mate 17 Dec 1798 1- 245
Babet 26 Dec 1798 Lieut 2 Sep 1800 1- 253
Halante 17 Oct 1800 - " - 27 May 1800 298
Do 28 May 1801 - " - 10 Aug 1801
Raison 15 Aug 1801 - " - 13 April 1802 242
Enterprise 10 Mar 1803 - " - 22 May 1806 3- 74
Vigilant 19 June 1806 - " - 14 Dec 1809 3 -179
9- 316