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James Ptolemy Thurburn R.N.
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James Ptolemy Thurburn R.N.Explanation
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
21 December 1847 Married, in Buenos Ayres, Margaret, daughter of J. White of that city
 
DateRank
3 June 1831Entered Navy
15 March 1841Lieutenant
29 April 1851Commander
 
Date fromDate toService
16 September 1841 Lieutenant in Thalia, commanded by Charles Hope, East Indies and Pacific
6 March 1846 Lieutenant in Harlequin, commanded by Douglas Curry, Mediterranean
17 November 1846April 1850Lieutenant commander in Griffon (until paying off at Portsmouth), south-east coast of America
24 March 1855 Commander in Madagascar, store ship, Rio de Janeiro
30 October 1860 Coast Guard
1 December 1860 Additional Commander in Cornwallis, commanded by George Grenville Randolph, for the Coast Guard in the Humber
3 January 1866 Commander (2ic) in Wellesley, commanded by William Houston Stewart, guard ship of ordinary, Chatham
(7 April 1866) Commander in Barracouta
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