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 William Stanbury
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| Brendan1374 |
Posted on 10/07/2009 23:11
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I am an decendant of William John Sleeman Stanbury, a station officer at the Burr Point Station, Down in the 1880s. He moved to Ireland from the family farm in Broadwoodwiger, Devon in the 1870s and married Charlotte Kennedy in 1880. They and their family remained in Ireland over the generations until my Grandfather left to join the army and moved back to England about the time of WWII. He had a son, also William John Stanbury, in 1885 who became a sailor at a young age and continued to serve as a non-commissioned officer until he was demobilised at the end of WWI. I am interested in finding out more about a third William Stanbury, (also William John Stanbury I believe) who was posted to the Enchantress in the 1850s. This William Stanbury had a long naval service as far as I can determine. The cooincidence in name and occupations is most interesting and I would like to find out if they are all related in any way. Edited by Brendan1374 on 22/08/2009 00:32 |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 11/07/2009 10:22
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Hi Brendan, and welcome to the Forum. I have done some research around William Stanbury’s career, and I hope there will be something new in it for you. William was born circa 1795 in Devon. He entered the navy as a Landsman on 4 July 1805 aboard the Prince Frederick, a receiving ship at Plymouth. From December 1805 until September 1806 he was employed as a Midshipman in the Turbulent and Solbray on the Downs, Lisbon and Brazilian Stations. He then served for almost two and a half years on HMS Caledonian, flagship of Lord Gamblar. It was during his service aboard this ship that he qualified for the Naval General Service Medal with the clasps for Basque Roads 1809, and 27 Sept. Boat Service 1810. The first of these actions was a significant naval battle, and the second was for the storming of a battery at Che Point, Basque Roads and the capture of two French brigs and the destruction of a third. He applied for, and was awarded this medal in 1847. He then served on Cyane, Boyne, Trazer and Achates. It was while on the 16-gun brig Achates (Captain Isaac Hawkins Morrison) that he was involved in a running battle with the already dismasted French frigate La Trave (44 guns), which lasted several hours. This ship finally surrendered to HMS Andromarche (38 guns) two days later. He was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February 1815. He was nominated to the Coast Guard Service on 27 July 1841 from Plympton, Devon, and according to the Nomination Book should have been posted to Crouch River CG Station. However, it appears that he went straight to the Enchantress, at Rye. On the 21 December 1850 he was transferred, at his own request to Greenway CG Station, Brighton, from where he retired on 22 October 1854. I’m afraid most Naval records have very little family information, although I do know that his eldest son, William Parrymore Stanbury, married Sarah, the youngest daughter of Commander Joseph Priest, in 1842. While on pension in Brighton in 1861 the Census shows that his granddaughter, Sarah was living with him; he was then a widower. Regards Martin |
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| Brendan1374 |
Posted on 12/07/2009 23:34
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Many thanks Martin, I had some information on his naval record, but not to the depth you have provided. Thank you. My hypothesis is that he is some sort of relation to 'my' William and with his record and the rank he achieved would have been something of a family hero - hence the name being recycled twice in quick succession. He was also a coastguard while 'my' William was a little boy which is where he may have developed a taste for the trade. Still, no evidence yet. I will continue looking. Many thanks again. Brendan |
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