by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Collier… (1823)
“ This officer was made lieutenant, June 3, 1807; promoted to the command of the Hesper sloop, on the East India station, Oct. 24, 1812; appointed to the Falmouth of 20 guns, fitting for the Cork station, Mar. 26, 1819; invalided from that ship, at the Leeward Islands, Sept. 9, 1820; appointed to the Espiegle 18, on the 21st March, 1822; and posted, while serving at the Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 26th following. He married, June 26, 1816, Harriet, daughter of R. Nicholas, of Ashton Keynes, co. Wilts, Esq. and niece to Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart. Agents.– Messrs. Stilwell. ”
