William Peter D'ARANDA R.N.1,2
b. circa 1787, d. 1872
| Birth* | William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. was born circa 1787; Calculated from 1841 census.3 |
| Birth | He was born circa 1788; Calculated from 1851 census.4 |
| Birth | He was born circa 1791; Death entry in 1872 gives an age of 81.5 |
| Note | He served in the Royal Navy. Ranks: Entered Navy (1801) Lt (1808) Ship Ranks: Midshipman on the Powerful from 9 Jul 1801 Notes: - Admiralty Agent in Contract Mail Steam Vessel (26 May 1845). - Out-Pension of Greenwich Hospital (29 Apr 1854.) |
| Note* | O'BYRNE'S NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY of 1849: Lieutenant William D'Aranda (1808). Entered service 09-Jul-1801 From http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/: NANCY,8. armed brig. (Purchased 1808 at Buenos Aires. Sold 1813 at the same place) 80 x 25 feet; 200 tons. Lieutenant John Arthur Killwick 1808-1812 (removed on grounds of insanity). Lieutenant William D'Aranda 1812-1813. Employed as despatch vessel between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro; dismasted in typhoon in Plate estuary 1812. Sent to Falkland Islands 1812-13 where she rescued over 40 survivors of a British merchant vessel and captured a number of US sailors from the whaler, Nanina, which was taken as a prize. She took them all to Buenos Aires, less five who were abandoned in the Falklands (but survived, being rescued in 1814). On return to Buenos Aires, Nancy was declared unfit for further service, stricken and sold. Nanina was returned to her US owners in 1818 on the grounds that she had not been legally captured. (Information from David Miller, - petard249@btopenworld - from research for his book "The Cruize of the Isabella" Leo Cooper 1995) From History of the Falkland Islands (http://www.history.horizon.co.fk/chronology.html): 1813: On February the 8th the ship Isabella, under George Higton is wrecked on the coast of Eagle Island (now known as Speedwell Island). Six men from the ship commanded by Captain Brooks sail to the River Plate in one of the ship's longboats, which was just under eighteen feet (5.4m) long. They made landfall 31 days after leaving Eagle Island. In June some of the shipwrecked crew were rescued by Captain Barnard an American sealer with the ship Nanina. His ship was later taken as a prize by the British ship Nancy under Lt D'Aranda. Barnard and four men were marooned in the New Island area, where they survived for eighteen months. There are two excellent books covering these events "Marooned" and "The Wreck of the Isabella". |
| Marriage* | He married Elizabeth HARRIDGE, daughter of Thomas HARRIDGE and Susanna GURNETT, on 15 June 1820 at St Marylebone, Westminster;
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| Misc* | Circa 1829 William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. and Elizabeth HARRIDGE brought suit in the Court of Chancery contesting the execution of the will of Thomas Harridge (d1827). Brought by William D'Aranda and Elizabeth, and others (see list below). The actual Bill of Complaint has not yet turned up but there are several 'answers' of the defendants. Complainants: William D'Aranda Elizabeth D'Aranda Susannah Harridge Eliza Harridge Thomas Harridge Mary Harridge Henry Harridge Carter James Caldwell Carter Emma Carter Mary Carter Crispe Harridge Carter John Carter Eliza Charlotte Carter William Bacon Carter Alleyne David Carter Charlotte Kennett Sophia Kennett Eliza Kennett Henrietta (aka Harrietta) Kennett Thomas Henry Kennett Richard Kennett Mary Ann Kennett John Carter Kennett Matilda Kennett Robert Kennett Arthur Stanes Kennett William Stanes Kennett Theresa Ford Sophia Ford Emma Ford Harriott Ford Frederick Ford Mary Ann Ford William D'Aranda Ford Susannah Ford Defendants: David Harridge Thomas Walker Mary Walker Crisp Harridge Susannah Attridge John Carter Sophia Carter Susannah Harridge Carter Thomas Kennett Charlotte Timson Kennett Theresa Jones Ford.8  |
| Misc | In 1831 William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. and Elizabeth HARRIDGE brought a Suit in the Court of Chancery contesting the execution of the will of Thomas Harridge (d1827) by the executors (Sir John Head Baronet, Samuel Hunt Russell, Samuel Clayton). Brought by William D'Aranda and Elizabeth his wife, and others The London Gazette, Issue 18840, 26-Aug-1831, Page 13 of 24... PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause D'Aranda against Head, the Creditors of Thomas Harridge, late of Rayleigh, in the County of Essex, Esq. deceased (who died on or about the 9th day of June 1827), are forthwith to come in and prove their debts before the Right Honourable Robert Lord Henley, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton- Buildings, Chancery-Lane, London, or in default thereof they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. The London Gazette, Issue 18869, 08-Nov-1831, Page 6 of 24... PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause D'Aranda against Head, the Creditors of Thomas Harridge, late of Rayleigh, in the County of Essex, Esq. deceased (who died on or about the 9th day of June 1827), are, on or before the 2d day of December 1831, to come in and prove their debts before the Right Honourable Robert Lord Henley, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-Buildings, Chancery-Lane, London, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree.9 |
| Census* | William Peter D'ARANDA R.N. appeared on the census of 7 June 1841 at Hamlet, Prittlewell, Essex;
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| Census | He appeared on the census of 30 March 1851 at 24 Bugle Street, Southampton, Hampshire;
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| Death* | He died in 1872 at Southampton, Hampshire; Death Entry: Dec Qtr 1872 Southampton 2c/3, aged 81.10,11,5 |
Family | Elizabeth HARRIDGE b. 13 March 1772, d. 7 February 1858 |
| Marriage* | He married Elizabeth HARRIDGE, daughter of Thomas HARRIDGE and Susanna GURNETT, on 15 June 1820 at St Marylebone, Westminster;
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| Last Edited | 11 Dec 2011 |
Citations
- Will of Thomas Harridge of Rayleigh, Essex, 1823/1826, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, 27 Aug 1827.
- Thomas Harridge Pedigree from D'Aranda v Head, 1858. (National Archives) , J68/1029.
- Online image of the 1841 Census for England and Wales (Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.ancestry.co.uk.)
- Online image of the 1851 Census for England and Wales (Ancestry.co.uk, http://www.ancestry.co.uk.)
- Index to BMD Registration Entry Starting in 1837, compiled by FreeBMD, Commenced 1998 (ongoing) "unknown cd."
- Various Authors, Family Tree Records, Various Dates, Western Australia (Helen Mary Carter, (HMC)) "unknown cd."
- Microfilm/fiche of Marriage Entries. "London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Marylebone, Register of marriages, P89/MRY1, Item 190."
- Court of Chancery, Six Clerks Office, "D'Aranda v Harridge 1829, TNA Doc Ref: C13/2226/32."
- Court of Chancery "D'Aranda v Head 1831, TNA Document Ref: C13/1546/15."
- Yvonne Szwedyc (HARRIDGE descendant) n.pub.,.
- Carole Pavitt (Leigh-on-Sea and families researcher) n.pub.,.