Any information gratefully received about the following Royal Navy officers in order to complete a family biography to include their careers and travels aboard ship. The information listed comes from web sources. Kew has remained a distant dream for years!
Joshua Whiting [b. 1777 @ Portsmouth, d. 1817 @ Portsmouth]
Purser No. 578 1798-1817
Joshua John Whiting [b.1814 @ Portsmouth, d. 1877 @ Hackney]
1841 12th July appointed Second Master, Royal Navy.
1845 10th May appointed Master.
1845 10th May appointed Lieutenant.
1863 11th June 1863 appointed Staff Commander.
