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BURNHAM—BURNISTON—BURRARD—BURRELL—BURRIDGE. Sir John Louis, in the West Indies – 25 Aug. 1815, to the 24, Capt. Hew Steuart, fitting at Plymouth for the East Indies – 2 Jan. 1816, to the  22, Capts. Thos. Tudor Tucker and Jas. John Gordon Bremer, in which ship he was wrecked, on a reef of rocks off St. Shott’s, Newfoundland, 24 Oct. following – 7 Dec. 1821, to the Coast Guard – 12 Oct. 1825, to the 104, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Geo. Martin – and, 18 Jan. 1828, to the 42, Capt. John Wilson, on the South American station, whence he returned to England on advancement to the rank of Commander, 24 Dec. 1829. Capt. Burney subsequently joined, 19 July, 1833, and 29 April, 1834, the and  sloops, on the North America and West India station. He was advanced to Post-rank 10 Dec. 1835, but has not since been afloat.

He married, 24 Jan. 1822, Mary, only daughter of P. L. Burnett, Esq., and has issue.

 BURNHAM. 

entered the Navy, 1 June, 1806, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the 12-gun brig, Lieut.-Commander Rich. Welsh, lying in the Downs; attained the rating of Midshipman 1 July, 1807; and, on 26 Dec. 1808, was wrecked on the coast of France. He then became attached to the 10, Capt. Thos. Fortescue Kennedy, also in the Downs, but, in March, 1809, rejoined Lieut. Welsh in the cutter, on the Guernsey station, where, in company with the  and scp, he assisted in capturing, 20 April, 1810, the French privateer Alcide, of 4 guns and 30 men. He continued in the, latterly commanded at Portsmouth by Lieut. Mark Robinson Lucas, until 31 Oct. 1815, when he removed, as Master’s Mate, to the 38, Capt. Jas. Whitley Deans Dundas. He was soon afterwards promoted to his present rank, by commission dated back to 6 of the last-mentioned month; and, from 24 Sept. 1828 until 1831, was next employed in the Coast Blockade as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the and  74’s, Capt. Hugh Pigot. He has since been on half-pay.

 BURNISTON. 

was born in 1796.

This officer entered the Navy, 5 Dec. 1808, on board the 80, Capt. Chas. Richardson, bearing the flag of Hon. Robt. Stopford; and, in the course of 1809, was present at the destruction of three heavy French frigates under the batteries of Sable d’Olonne, also of the shipping in Aix Roads, and in the expedition to the Walcheren. In April, 1810, he accompanied Capt. Richardson into the 36, in the boats of which frigate and of the  he assisted, 25 Aug. 1811, at the capture of a large convoy up the Gironde, and at the annihilation, under the fort of Royan, of Le Pluvier national brig, of 16 guns and 36 men. Mr. Bumiston next served for two years in the Mediterranean under Lord Exmouth, and was with that nobleman in the 100, at the bombardment of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816. For his auxiliary conduct on two subsequent occasions, in saving, while belonging, in 1821-2, to the 50, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, the life of a Dutch officer who had been wrecked, and also a French ship, the Julia, with the whole of her crew, he received, in consideration of the first exploit, a gold medal from the King of the Netherlands, valued at 25 ducats, and of the second, the thanks of the Royal Humane Society. He attained his present rank 27 May, 1825; and, since 3 Oct. in the same year, has been employed in the Coast Guard.

Lieut. Burniston married, in Aug. 1825, a daughter of A. Baxter, Esq., R.N., and has issue four sons.

 BURRARD, Bart. 

, born 2 March, 1793, is third and only surviving son of the late Lieut.-General Sir Harry Burrard, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards (first cousin of the late Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, Bart., G.C.B.), by Hannah, daughter of Harry Darby, Esq., merchant, of London; and has lost four brothers in the service of their country – Paul Harry Durell, who was mortally wounded at Corunna while acting as Aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore – John Thomas, in the R.N., who was drowned 9 Oct. 1809 – William, an Ensign of the 1st Foot Guards, killed in the assault on St. Sebastian in Aug. 1813 – and Edward, also in the army, who died in April, 1832. He succeeded his father, as second Baronet, 18 Oct. 1813.

This officer entered the Navy, 13 July, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. Thos. Elphinstone, stationed in the Channel; joined, as Midshipman, in Jan. 1806, the 98, Capt. Sir Harry Burrard Neale; and, on 13 March following, was present, in company with the  38, at the capture of the French 80-gun ship Marengo, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule, after a long running fight, in which the  sustained a loss of 10 men killed and 22 wounded. From June of the same year until April, 1808, Mr. Burrard was next lent, as a Supernumerary-Midshipman, to the, Capt. Wm. Parker. He then joined the 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez in the Baltic; and, soon after the receipt of his first commission, dated 1 May, 1812, was appointed to the 74, bearing the flag in the Adriatic of Sir Thos. Fras. Fremantle, under whom he served on shore, in the batteries, at the reduction of Trieste, in Oct. 1813. On 7 June, 1814, he was advanced to the command of the 18, one of the vessels employed at the blockade of Naples in 1815, when two Neapolitan line-of-battle ships and a frigate were surrendered to a squadron under Capt. Robt. Campbell, of the 74. He paid the off in Feb. 1816; afterwards commanded, from 15 April, 1819, until advanced to Post-rank, 29 Jan. 1822, the  20, stationed in the Channel for the suppression of smuggling; and, lastly, officiated from 20 March, 1823, till paid off in April, 1827, as Flag-Captain, in the  76, to Vice-Admiral Sir H. B. Neale, Commanderin-Chief in the Mediterranean. He was placed upon retired half-pay 1 Oct. 1846.

Sir Chas. Burrard, who is the Senior Captain of 1822, married, 8 April, 1826, Louisa, second daughter of Sir Henry Lushington, Bart., and has issue six daughters. – J. Woodhead.

 BURRELL. 

, born in 1813, is second son of Lindsey Merrik Peter Burrell, Esq., by Frances, youngest daughter of the late Jas. Daniell, Esq.,; grandson of Sir Peter Burrell, Bart., first Lord Gwydyr; and nephew of the present Lord Willoughby d’Eresby.

This officer entered the Navy 29 Feb. 1828; passed his examination 6 Aug. 1834; was for some time employed as Mate of the 72, Capt. Edw. Barnard, on the Mediterranean station; and, for his services in that capacity on board the 80, Capt. Chas. John Austen, at the capture of St. Jean d’Acre, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were, on the Mediterranean and Home stations – 15 Dec. 1840, as Additional, to the 104, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Robt. Stopford – 15 Jan. 1841, to the 26, Capt. John Townshend – 2 Oct. 1841, to the  18, Capt. John Windham Dalling, from which ship he was paid off in the spring of 1842 – 4 Jan. 1843, to the  72, Capt. Sir Geo. Rose Sartorius – and, 20 June, 1845, to the 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry. Mr. Burrell was dismissed the service, for a breach of the 27th Article of War, 17 Oct. 1845.

 BURRIDGE. 

entered the Navy, 2 Sept. 1808, on board the 16, Capt. Henry Evelyn