Trafalgar Ancestors

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Charles William Adair aged 31 born in County Antrim, Ireland. Ship: HMS Victory Rating/Rank: Captain, Marine
Personal details
	Died	21 October 1805
	Family	Married: Ann Eaton 11 Sept 1800 Stoke Damerel, Devon. Children: Ann Nelson Adair (born 15 July 1801, Frome Somerset, England; died).
	Father	Benjamin Adair
	Mother	Susannah
	Notes	The Trafalgar Roll by Colonel R.H. Mackenzie (George Allen & Company Limited, 1913) records that Adair was born in 1776. There is mention of a death of a Ann Nelson Adair on www.freebmdrootsweb.com registered in December 1850 at Bodmin, Cornwall. Adair's brother, William Adair, also served as a master's mate on HMS Sirius in the Battle of Trafalgar.

Service details
	Comments: From: Chatham HQs HMS Victory Ship's pay book number: (ML 1) 14 April 1803 to 21 October 1805 (Was at Trafalgar) Rank/rating: Captain

Sources used
	Catalogue reference: ADM 6/324 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15895 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15896 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15897 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15898 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15899 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15900 Catalogue reference: ADM 35/2515 Book reference: The Trafalgar Roll by Colonel R.H. Mackenzie (George Allen & Company Limited) Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1437
Last updated: 11 October 2004