Capt. John Charles WOOLCOMBE Rn ^220,870

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military: Royal Navy Captain of the HORATIO amongst other vessels: Exeter, Devon, England. ²²⁰ According to:
Sketches of Celebrated Canadians: And Persons Connected with Canada, from ...
By Henry James Morgan

2. Alt. Birth, 1 Feb 1784, Worlington, Devon, England. ³⁶¹⁷

3. Military: As Lieutenant, took charge of captured Dutch vessel HIPPOMENES, 1803. From Wikipedia:
HMS Hippomenes was a former Dutch corvette built in Vlissingen in 1797 for the Batavian Republic . The British took her in 1803 and she served with the Royal Navy until sold in 1813. With the Royal Navy she participated in two notable single-ship actions in the West Indies.
Her first British commander was Lieutenant John C. Woolcombe.[8] On 26 January 1804, Hippomenes recaptured the Scottish ship Mercury, which was carrying a cargo of lumber to Demerara via New York.[10] The French 12-gun privateer schooner Harmonie had captured Mercury before herself falling prey to Cyane on 27 January; Harmonie was taken into British service as HMS Unique .

4. Military: Captain of HORATIO, Between 1805 and 1812, North Sea And Mediterranean. ⁴¹⁰³

5. Military: Captain of "Fifth Rate" Frigate AIMABLE, Sep 1810-1811. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=2936

6. Military: Captain of the captured French 38 gun frigate RËVOLUTIONNAIRE, Sep 1813, San Sebastian, Canarias, Spain. From: The Naval History of Great Britain From the Declaration of War by France in 1793..." by William James

7. Residence: 1 St. Leonard Place, After 1830, Exeter, Devon, England. ^780,870

8. Alt. Death, Bef 28 Dec 1858, Exeter, Devon, England. ⁴¹⁰⁴

John married Eliza Howe CARTER, daughter of Robert CARTER JP and Elizabeth Harris HOWE, on 5 Jan 1820 in Exeter, Devon, England.³⁶¹⁷ (Eliza Howe CARTER was born before 8 Sep 1792 in Dartmouth, Devon, England ²⁹⁸, christened on 8 Sep 1792 in Dartmouth, Devon, England,³⁶¹⁷ died on 28 Dec 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England ^{220,714,2819,4089,4090} and was buried on 3 Jan 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England ¹⁹²⁰.)