| Name |
Robert Fox |
| Title |
Pte. |
| Suffix |
R.M. |
| Born |
1785 |
Street, Somerset, England  |
| Christened |
22 May 1785 |
Street, Somerset, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
27 Feb 1805 |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Enlisted into Plymouth company 126, Royal Marines, allegedly 16 years old, height 5' 3", Brown hair, fair complexion, green eyes, former cordwainer. |
| Military Service |
21 Oct 1805 |
Cape Trafalgar, Andalucia, Spain |
| Battle of Trafalgar aboard HMS Achilles |
 |
Horatio Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar formation
www.britishbattles.com |
| Military Service |
01 Dec 1805 |
| Allotment made ADM (Admiralty) 27/11 9s 4d to mother Elizabeth. Paid Glastonbury. Brother of George ML 13? |
| Military Service |
16 Apr 1809 |
Flushing (Vlissingen), Walcheren Island, The Netherlands |
| Capture of Flushing. A British expedition of thirty-five warships, escorting 200 transports carrying 40,000 men, was sent to capture Antwerp and thus divert Napoleon's attention from Central Europe. The expedition commander was the Earl of Chatham (the younger Pitt) |
| Military Service |
1812 |
Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain |
| Siege of Cadiz |
| Military Service |
15 Sep 1815 |
| Discharged, undersize, prize money £1 17s 8d, no injuries |
| Residence |
1841 |
Street, Somerset, England |
| Cordwainer |
| Residence |
1851 |
Townsend, Street, Somerset, England |
| Shoemaker. Also loging at the house Daniel Parker, Shoemaker b. 1823 Croscombe, Somerset, England |
| Residence |
1861 |
Street, Somerset, England |
| Shoemaker, with wife and son Charles and his family |
| Died |
Mar 1877 |
Wells, Somerset, England |
| Notes |
- (checked 12/10/06)
Ship: HMS Achille Rank/Rating: Private, Marine
Mother Elizabeth
Notes (ADM 27/11 p6, mother Elizabeth)
HMS Achille Ship's pay book number: (SB 33)
12 April 1805 to 29 February 1812 (Was at Trafalgar)
Trafalgar Medal at Royal Marine Mueseum
Comments: Discharged 14 July 1815 Plymouth HQs.
Sources used
Catalogue reference: ADM 27/11
Catalogue reference: ADM 37/52
Name: FOX, Robert
Record Type: Deaths
Age at death: 91
Quarter: March
Year: 1877
District: Wells
County: Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 411 (click to see others on page)
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| Person ID |
I480039342 |
Red1st |
| Last Modified |
22 Mar 2009 |
| Family |
Susan, b. 1801, Compton Dundon, Somerset, England , d. Apr 1865, Wells, Somerset, England (Age 64 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Eliza Fox, b. 4 Dec 1821, Street, Somerset, England , d. 22 Mar 1908, Street, Somerset, England (Age 86 years) |
| + | 2. William Fox, b. 1826, Street, Somerset, England , bur. Abt 1861 (Age ~ 34 years) |
| + | 3. George Fox, b. 1826, Street, Somerset, England |
| | 4. Robert Fox, b. 1828, Street, Somerset, England |
| | 5. Jane Fox, b. 1832, Street, Somerset, England |
| | 6. Caroline Fox, b. 1834, Street, Somerset, England |
| + | 7. Charles Fox, b. 1837, Street, Somerset, England |
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| Family ID |
F1829131 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1785 - 1877 (92 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
