James Henry BRABYN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Seaman. Royal Navy Registers
James Henry Brabyn 149498 ADM 188/213149498 3/8/1867 Hayle shipwright 5'5", br,bl,fr Pembroke 16/4/1889, Canopus 19/2/1912 promoted 4/7/1902

• Census, 1871, Phillack, Cornwall. Scholar living at Church Town Phillack with his mother, brother sister and uncle

• Census, 1881, Egloshayle, Cornwall. Scholar living at Trenant with his parents

• Occupation, 1883, Wadebridge, Cornwall. Indentured apprenticeship with his father 1.1.1883 at Wadebridge

• Census, 1901, Gillingham, Kent. James is not recorded on this census Nellie Ada is living at 87 Jeffrey Street Gillingham with their four children

• Military Service, 1902. UK Naval Officer Service Records Carpenters Service Records 1 September 1902Sappho Pembroke Hawke Pioneer Canopus St George May 1912

• Military Service, 1902. Joined Royal Navy 16. April 1889 served until 3 July 1912 when he was promoted
Pembroke Plum Mate 16 April 1889, Pembroke Shwt 1 July 1889, Pembroke Ldg Shwt 1 December 1890 Mildura Shwt 12 August 91Curacoa Ldg Shet 5 March 92 Vivid II Cambridge Vivid II Car Mate 4 November 1897 Pembroke Brisk Ch Car Mate1 January 1899 centurion Pambroke II 3 July 1902

• Census, 1911, Gillingham, Kent. 27 Stopford Road Carpenter Royal Navy Married 20 years 4 children

• Obituary, 1919, Egloshayle, Cornwall. James joined the navy in 1889
His first ship was HMS Pembroke where he was listed as a plumber's mate. he worked the Australia Stations aboard the Mildura and the Curacoa from 1891 til 1895 when he returned to Britain. Here he served on HMS Cambridge, for 2 years, a gunnery ship moored off Plymouth. he returned to the pembroke for a year 1897-98, now doing harbour service off Britain. This was followed with service aboard HMS Brisk, a Torpedo Cruiser and then aboard HMS Centurian from 5th June 1901 until 19 August 1901.
10 April 1901 HMS Centurian was moored in Shanghai when her cables came adrift and she drifted accross the bows of the battleship HMS Glory Hole. A hole was ripped in the bow of the Centurian which was repaired in Hong Kong. She arrived in Portsmouth on the 19th August 1901 which was the day that James left the ship. James must have transferred from the Brisk in Hong Kong possibly to maintain the repair on the journey.
James returned to the Pembroke for his final time before he left the ships on 4 July 1902.
He married Nellie Ada Belcher in 1891. They had 4 children.
in 1911 they were living in Gillingham kent and he is listed as a ship' carpenter- Royal Navy.
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James married Nellie Ada BELCHER in 1890 in Medway, Kent. (Nellie Ada BELCHER was born on 26 Jul 1873 in Gillingham, Kent, died on 30 Oct 1941 in Liskeard, Cornwall and was buried on 3 Nov 1941 in Liskeard, Cornwall.)