Thomas SPILLER

 Research Notes:

Cornwall Online Parish Clerk - Parish Chest
Thomas SPILLER, son of Thomas and Grace from St Winnols, was baptised on 21 Jun 1838 at the Parish Church of Sheviock in Sheviock, Cornwall, England. Fathers Occupation: Husbandman
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England & Wales, Births, Marriages and Deaths Index: 1837-1983
Births: Apr-May-Jun 1838
Thomas SPILLER was born at St Germans, Cornwall, England. Volume: 9 Page: 103
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1861 Census of England and Wales
Vessel Neptune, Malta Harbour, Royal Navy, England
Thomas Spillar, age: 23, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relation: 2d Captain Of Fore Sop (Captain)
Where born: St Garmains, Cornwall, England
Registration district: Royal Navy
Sub registration district: Royal Navy
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HMS NEPTUNE
Type 1st rate Type Two-decker
Launched (Sail) 27 September 1832 Converted to screw 7 March 1859
Hull Wooden Length 216 feet
Propulsion Sail Men 830
Builders measure 2694 tons Builders measure (as screw) 2830 tons
Displacement (as screw) 4579 tons
Guns 120 Guns (as screw) 89
Fate 1875 Last in commission 1862
Class (as screw) Caledonia

Snippets concerning career prior to conversion
27 September 1832 Launched as 1st rate sailing ship at Portsmouth Dockyard.
January 1840: Out of commission at Portsmouth
5 December 1851- 27 March 1852: Commanded by Captain Richard Augustus Yates, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth
27 March 1852 - 17 February 1854: Commanded by Captain Edward Hinton Scott, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth (replaced by St Vincent)
17 February 1854 - 7 March 1854: Commanded by Captain Henry Smith, Portsmouth
7 March 1854 - 5 January 1856: Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Captain Frederick Hutton, flagship of Rear-Admiral Armar Lowry Corry, Portsmouth, then the Baltic during the Russian War