mylrea the harpooner

[margaret elizabeth]

Lt Mylrea from 4th veteran battalion [ hms harpooner ] the harpooner was on way from quebec to deptford england 1816 and hit rocks , Lt mylrea  lost his wife, daugher rose age 18 and daughter sophia age 7 yrs,, but daughter mary and son fredrick were saved, the story on the harpooner wreck says Lt mylrea was 70 but i think not, i am trying to find out Lt Mylrea first name, i cannot find  death record of his two daughters,  where can i find out ,  please

[neil1821]

Mylrea is clearly not a common name.
A quick look in the London Gazette finds reference to a Lieut Daniel Mylrea in 1806 in the 7th Veteran Bn.

I'm guessing he's the same man

[scrimnet]

Lt Mylrea from 4th veteran battalion [ hms harpooner ] the harpooner was on way from quebec to deptford england 1816 and hit rocks , Lt mylrea  lost his wife, daugher rose age 18 and daughter sophia age 7 yrs,, but daughter mary and son fredrick were saved, the story on the harpooner wreck says Lt mylrea was 70 but i think not, i am trying to find out Lt Mylrea first name, i cannot find  death record of his two daughters,  where can i find out ,  please

It was quite common for younger ladies of little substance to marry better off old men. If Rose was the eldest, he could have married at around 52...or a little younger...Not uncommon in this day and age!!  Just look at some of the gossip columns!

[km1971]

I have a Mylrae as a brickwall in my tree. All roads seem to go back to the Isle of Man. Alternative spellings I have met are Millray (which is how I believe it was pronounced) and Millroy.

Ken

[margaret elizabeth]

Thank you,
 daniel could well be him,  maybe age is wrong in the two stories of the crew of the harpooner, 1806  what would that be meant for and could a death be found for him

[neil1821]

maybe age is wrong in the two stories of the crew of the harpooner

Maybe, but it's still possible he was 70 as stated.

1806  what would that be meant for

Not sure I understand exactly what you mean, but the 1806 entry is "To be Lieutenant, Lieutenant Daniel Mylrea from the 7th Royal Veteran Battalion."
So he was still a Veteran 10 years earlier.

could a death be found for him

No death certificates as early as 1816, but always possible you'll find something

[neil1821]

Can trace Daniel Mylrea back to 1794 when he became an Ensign in the Royal Manx Corps of Fencibles

[margaret elizabeth]

NEIL
 THANK YOU , DO I OWE YOU ANY THING FOR LOOKING IN THE LONDON GAZETTE
     LIZ

[neil1821]

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