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George Miller Bligh aged 23 born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. Ship: HMS Victory Rank/Rating: Lieutenant
Personal details
	Born	4 May 1780
	Died	21 October 1834 Southampton, Hampshire, England.
	Family	Married: Catherine Bligh nee Haynes (born; died) 2 Dec 1817, Wotton, Surrey. Children: none
	Father	Sir Richard Rodney Bligh, Admiral RN, (baptized 8 Nov 1737, Holy Trinity Church, Gosport; died 30 April 1821, Belle Vue, Southampton)
	Mother	Ann Bligh nee Worsley (born 1744/5; died 7 July 1797)
	Parents' date of marriage	13 November 1765, Gatcombe, Wight, England

Service details
	Comments: From: per commission 4 April 1803 HMS Victory Ship's pay book number: (SB 19) 10 April 1803 to 29 December 1805 (Was at Trafalgar) Rank/rating: Lieutenant HMS Ocean

Sources used
	Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1841 Book reference: Oxford Dictionary of Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15900

George Miller Bligh aged 23 born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England.