Malcolm Smith's Family History Archive


Samuel  FOLKER

on board H.M.S.Aurora

[Ref. M.15]


Samuel in the Navy

 
H.M.S.Aurora was a 6th rate ship which had a normal compliment of 200 men. Samuel joined the ship at sea on 24 August 1777 for the
first voyage. The Captain throughout the voyage was Chas Cumming and the Boatswain Richard Barker. The Master at the start of the voyage was James Roger and the Purser was Neil Momson. Whilst stationed in the West Indies the Master was replaced by Jonas Wilkins and the Purser by Samuel Denton. Finally John Rose took over as Master when the ship returned to Chatham. On it's return, Samuel remained with the ship until 12 May 1780 when he was transferred to H.M.S.Assurance.

Below is information which relates to the time that Samuel was on board, extracted from the ship's muster books which are kept at the Public Record Office at Kew.

AURORA. Compliment 200 men. Began wages & Sea Victualling at Woolwich the 5th July 1777. Saild from thence to Longreach the 9th August and from thence to the Nore the 15th. Continued at whole allowance of all species.

1778Jan   7At sea 1779Jan   7At sea
14At sea 14Barbados
21Antigua 21At sea
31Antigua 31At sea
Feb   7Antigua Feb21At sea
14Antigua 14At sea
21Antigua 21At sea
28Antigua 28At sea
Mar   7Antigua Mar   7At sea
14At sea 14At sea
21Dominique 21Barbados
28St.Vincents 31At sea
Apr   7At sea Apr   7St.Christophers
14Tobago 14At sea
21Grenada 21At sea
30Grenada 30At sea
May   7Antigua May   7St.Lucia
14St.Kitts 14St.Lucia
21At sea 21At sea
28At sea 31At sea
Jun   7At sea Jun   7At sea
14At sea 14At sea
21At sea 21Antigua
30At sea 30At sea
1777Jul   7Woolwich Jul   7At sea Ju1   7At sea
14Woolwich 14Grenada 14At sea
21Woolwich 21Grenada 21At sea
28Woolwich 31St.Kitts 31Nevis
Aug   7Woolwich Aug   7At sea Aug   7At sea
13Longreach 14Antigua 14At sea
18Nore 21Antigua 21At sea
24Samuel joins ship 31At sea 28At sea
Sep   6At sea Sep   7At sea Sep   7At sea
13Stromys 14Barbados 14At sea
20Stromys 21Barbados 21At sea
30At sea 30Antigua 30At sea
Oct   7Stromys Oct   7Antigua Oct   7At sea
14At sea 14At sea 14At sea
21Downes 21At sea 21At sea
28Downes 31At sea 31At sea
Nov   5Spithead Nov   7At sea
10Spithead 14At sea
20Spithead 21At sea
30Spithead 30Barbados
Dec   8At sea Dec   7Barbados
14At sea 14St.Lucia
21At sea 21St.Lucia
31At sea 31St.Lucia

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AURORA. Compliment 200 men. Came to Chatham 2nd November 1779 in Sea Victualling sailed thence 3rd February 1780 and continued at whole allowance of all species.

1779Nov   5Chatham
20Chatham
Dec   3Chatham
10Chatham
18Chatham
20Chatham
31Chatham
1880Jan   8Chatham
13Chatham
22Chatham
29Chatham
Feb   4Black Staky
11Downes
17Grover Lake
24At sea
Mar   7Grover Lake
14Falmouth
21At sea
31At sea
Apr   7Falmouth
14Falmouth
21Falmouth
30Falmouth
May   7Studland Bay
12Samuel transferred
15Spithead
25Yarmouth Roades
Jun   7Plymouth
17Downes
30At sea
Etc.

 


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