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AKERS—ALCOCK—ALDHAM—ALDRICH—ALDRIDGE—ALDWORTH. AKERS. 

was born 29 June, 1784. One of his brothers, James, served in Nelson’s attack on the Boulogne flotilla in 1801, and was in the, off St. Domingo, 6 Feb. 1806; another, Henry, was with Sir Home Popham in the Diadem, at the capture of Buenos Ayres in 1806; and a third, William, served in the and  frigates, at the reduction of Amboyna and Banda, in 1810. This officer entered the Navy, in Oct. 1803, as A. B., on board the 36, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, employed on the Irish station. On removing, in 1805, to the 98, Capt. Rich. Grindall, he took part in the battle of Trafalgar; and, while next in the 74, Capt. Peter Puget, he co-operated in the reduction of Copenhagen in Sept. 1807. After serving for a few months as Midshipman of the 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, he joined, in April, 1809, the brig, Capts. Sam. Clarke and Wm. Hill, under whom he appears to have accompanied the expedition to the Walcheren, and to have been severely wounded in different parts of the body while skirmishing in the Downs, where, in an open boat, he was very successful in his exertions against the smugglers. On his subsequent arrival at the Brazils in the 44, Capt. John Fyffe, Mr. Akers was promoted (having passed his examination in 1810) to a Lieutenancy, 16 July, 1813, in the Montagc 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Manley Dixon. He returned home with convoy in the 38, Capt. Chas. Marsh Schomberg, and was paid off in April, 1814.

He married, 1 Oct. 1816, and has issue three sons.

 ALCOCK. 

entered the Navy in 1831; passed his examination 9 Feb. 1839; and after serving for some time as Mate on board the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, and 120, bearing the flag at Devonport of Sir David Milne, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 11 Oct. 1844. His appointments have since been – 11 Dec. 1844, to the again – 4 March, 1845, to the  84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, at Plymouth – and 6 Jan. 1846, to the  14, Capt. Wm. Loring, now employed in the East Indies.

 ALDHAM. 

entered the Navy 4 April, 1822; passed his examination in 1828; and obtained his first commission 10 July, 1832. His subsequent appointments were – 20 Aug. 1834, to,Jthe 84, Capt. Hon. Josceline Perry, in the Mediterranean – 28 Feb. 1836, as Senior, to the  16, Capt. Hon. Joseph Denman, off Lisbon – 12 July, 1838, in a similar capacity, to the  16, Capts. Fred. Moore Boultbee and Wm. Alex. Willis, on the Mediterranean station – and, 7 March, 1842, again as First, to the 50, flagship at the Cape of Good Hope of the Hon. Josceline Percy. Since his last promotion, which took place 5 April, 1844, Commander Aldham has been unemployed. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 ALDRICH. 

entered the Navy 22 Jan. 1824; passed his examination 1 Sept. 1830; and served for some time, as Mate, on board the and, Lieut.-Commanders Chas. Fitzgerald and Thos. Fred. Birch, employed in the suppression of the slave-trade on the coast of Africa. He was promoted (from the 120, flagship at Plymouth of Sir Graham Moore) to the rank of Lieutenant, 7 March, 1842. His appointments have since been – on the 9th of the latter month, to the 52, flag-ship of Hon. Josceline Percy, at the Cape of Good Hope – 1 Aug. 1842, to the  16, Capt. Edm. Peel, on the same station – and, 6 April, 1846, as First, to the troop-ship, Capt. Wm. Radcliffe, with whom he is at present serving.

 ALDRIDGE. 

entered the Navy 27 Sept. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capts. Sir Chas. Brisbane and Robt. Mends, and in that ship, when in company with the 44, he assisted, as Midshipman, at the captme and destruction, 23 Aug. 1806, after a hard-fought action of 35 minutes, in which the  had 2 men killed and 32 wounded, of a Spanish frigate, the Pomona, of 38 guns and 347 men, a flotilla of 10 gun-boats, carrying each a long 24-pounder, with 60 or 70 men, and a battery, mounting 11 long 36-pounders, within pistol-shot distance on the island of Cuba. The subject of this memoir, who also co-operated in the memorable reduction of Curaçoa in 1807, afterwards served, from Oct. 1808, to May, 1813, in the 74, Capts. Sir C. Brisbane and Edw. Codrington, under the latter of whom we find him attending the expedition to Flushing, employed for two years in the gun-boat service at the defence of Cadiz, and participating in all the operations on the coast of Catalonia. On next joining the 74, Capt. Sir Christopher Cole, he contributed, as Master’s Mate, to the capture, 21 Oct. 1813, of Le Weser, French frigate, of 44 guns and 340 men. While afterwards serving in the 98, flagship of Sir Rich. Bickerton at Spithead, Mr. Aldridge obtained a commission, dated 4 Feb. 1815. His subsequent appointments, in the capacity of Lieutenant, were – in the course of the latter year, to the 100, and  80, flag-ships on the Channel and Irish stations of Sir R. Bickerton and Sir Benj. Hallowell – 29 June, 1821, to the 74, as Flag Lieutenant to the last-named officer at the Nore – 3 Oct. 1821, to the  74, Capt. Sir Thos. Livingstone, stationed at Sheerness – 9 Dec. 1822, to the 120, fitting at Chatham for the flag of Sir B. Hallowell and 6 June, 1831, as Senior, to the  28, Capt. Chas. Graham, on the South America station. Attaining the rank of Commander, 18 Nov. 1833, he next officiated, from 26 March, 1836, until 1840, as Second Captain of the 74, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, on the Mediterranean station. He was advanced to Post-rank 23 Nov. 1841, but has not since been afloat.

Capt. Aldridge married, 5 Jan. 1841, Ann, daughter of the late C. Knight, Esq.

 ALDWORTH. 

, born 4 Sept. 1806, is third son of the late Robt. Rogers Aldworth, Esq., by Elizabeth, daughter of Archdeacon John Oliver; brother of Rich. Oliver Aldworth, Esq., of Newmarket, High Sheriff of the co. of Cork; and a near relative of Viscount Doneraile.

{{sc|This officer entered the Navy, 10 Dec. 1819, as a Volunteer on board the {{sc|Phaeton}} 46, Capt. Wm. Augustus Montagu, on the Halifax station – removed as Midshipman, in April, 1822, to the {{sc|Active}} 46, Capts. Andrew King and Hon. Robt. Rodney, employed on particular service – and from Nov. 1825, until June, 1829, served, the last three years as Mate, in the {{sc|Dryad}} 42, commanded by the Hon. Capt. Rodney in the Mediterranean. He then successively joined, for short periods, on the Cork and West India stations, the {{sc|Semiramis}} and, flag-ships, {{sc|Barnam}} 50, Capt. Sir John Louis, {{sc|Arachne}} 18, Capt. Chas. Deare, {{sc|Galatea}} 42, Capt. Chas. Napier, and {{sc|Racehorse}} 18, Capt. Chas. Hamlyn Williams. On 3 Jan. 1831, he was promoted to a First-Lieutenancy in the {{sc|Mersey}} 26, Capt. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay; and, being paid off from that frigate in the following August, afterwards joined – 27 July, 1837, the {{sc|Edinburgh}} 74, Capt. Wm. Wilmott Henderson, off Lisbon – 20 July, 1838, as Senior, the {{sc|Rhadamanthus}} steamer, Capt. Arthur Wakefield, in the Mediterranean – and, 29 Jan. 1839, and 16 April, 1842, the {{sc|Asia}} 84, and {{sc|Rodney}} 92, Capts. Wm. Fisher and Robt. Maunsell, both on the latter station. He was paid off from the {{sc|Rodney}} towards the close of 1843, and has since been unemployed.