Henry Meriton
Henry Meriton (1762–1826) was an English sea captain who worked for the East India Company (EIC). Throughout his service he was involved in a famous shipwreck and two naval engagements.
Henry was born in Rotherhithe. He first went to sea as an apprentice sailing on the John and Richard which was involved in the slave trade.[1] In 1783 he began his career with the EIC, starting as Third Mate on the Pigot.[2]:111 He was second mate on the Halsewell[2]:121 which foundered off Purbeck on 6 January 1786. He wrote an account of the shipwreck with John Rogers, Third Mate. He was subsequently Chief Mate on the Albion,[3]:126 Lord Macartney[2] and also on the Exeter[2] before becoming the Captain of this last ship..
He died in Greenwich on 7 August 1826.
Works
- (1786) A circumstantial narrative of the loss of the Halsewell, East-Indiaman ... Compiled from the communications ... of Mr. Henry Meriton and Mr. John Rogers London: William Lane
References
- ↑ "Arms, Armour & Militaria Sale on Wednesday 27th June 2012". Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Hardy, Charles (1799). A Register of Ships, Employed in the Service of the Hon. the United East India Company, from the Union of the Two Companies, in 1707, to the Year 1760: Specifying the Number of Voyages, Tonnage, Commanders, and Stations. To which is Added, from the Latter Period to the Present Time, the Managing Owners, Principal Officers, Surgeons, and Pursers; with the Dates of Their Sailing and Arrival: Also, an Appendix, Containing Many Particulars, Interesting to Those Concerned in the East India Commerce. London. p. 149.
- ↑ Hardy, Horatio Charles (1811). A Register of Ships, Employed in the Service of the Honorable the United East India Company, from the Year 1760 to 1810: With an Appendix, Containing a Variety of Particulars, and Useful Information Interesting to Those Concerned with East India. London: Black, Parry, and Kingsbury.