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ALEXANDER—ALLDRIDGE. Mr. Aldworth, who is Senior Lieutenant of 1831, is a magistrate for the co. of Cork. He married, 20 Oct. 1836, Alicia Susan, fourth daughter of the late Chas. Deane Oliver, Esq., of Rook Mill Lodge, in that county, and has issue a son. – Messrs. Chard.

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entered the Navy, 5 May, 1800, as Ordinary, on board the 18, Capts. Fred. Warren and Rich. Bailing Dunn. If we except a brief attachment in 1804, and again in 1806, to the 32, Capt. Lord Wm. Fitzroy, and and, Capts. Barrington Dacres and Andrew Fitzherbert Evans, he afterwards, from Nov. 1801, until the early part of 1807, served uninterruptedly with Capt. Dunn, and nearly the whole time also with Admiral Sir John Thos. Duckworth, in the, , , , and , on the West India and Mediterranean stations. While in the latter ship, he took part in a desperate skirmish with a body of Turks on the island of Prota, 27 Feb. 1807, and was severely wounded at the re-passage of the Dardanells. Being promoted to a Lieutenancy (by commission dated 28 Feb. 1807) in the 64, Capt. Thos. Harvey, he subsequently, on 26 June, 1808, succeeded, with the yawl belonging to that ship under his orders, in capturing a French despatch-boat, Le Léger although exposed to a sharp fire of musketry from the island of Corfu. In the course of 1809-10 we next find Mr. Alexander successively joining the 18, Capt. Chas. Pickford, Moselle, Capt. Henry Boys, 38, Capt. John Fyfie, and, as Acting-Flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley, the 64, all on the Jamaica station; where he lost the, 8 Jan. 1811, then assumed command of the , and was promoted, by commission dated 14 March in the same year, to that of the  sloop. He invalided home in the following May, and has not been since employed. He retired with the rank of Captain 16 Sept. 1840.

Capt. Alexander, in consideration of the wound we have alluded to, was at the time presented with a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund. He married, 22 Aug. 1819, Anna Maria, second daughter of the Rev. J. Price, late vicar of Merriott, co. Somerset. – Coplands and Burnett.

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has lost three brothers high in the Naval and Military service of their country – one of whom, the late gallant Capt. Thos. Alexander, C.B., died Senior Officer in command of the Naval Squadron before Rangoon, in Nov. 1825.

This officer entered the Navy, early in 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 64, Capt. Geo. Burlton, and after an attachment to the, Capt. Thos. Roberts, joined the 36, Capt. Henry Inman, one of Lord Nelson’s frigates in the action off Copenhagen, 2 April, 1801. In the course of 1802 he successively removed, as Midshipman, to the 36, Capt. Robt. Mends, and 18, Capts. Walter Grossett and Martin Neville. After witnessing the reduction, in 1803, of Ste. Lucie and Tobago, Mr. Alexander further served for two years with Capt. Edw. Hawker in the, and with Rear-Admiral Jas. Rich. Dacres in, successively, the 74, and, as Sub-Lieutenant and Lieutenant (commissions dated 26 Feb. and 16 May, 1806), in the  sloop, and  74. His subsequent appointments were, – in 1808-9, to the, , and , flag-ships of Admirals Jas. Hawkins Whitshed, Sir Rich. John Strachan, and Sir John Borlase Warren – and, on 22 Dec. 1812, to the 74, Capts. Fras. Augustus Collier and Robt. Barrie. While in the, under Sir R. Strachan, with whom he served for three years, Mr. Alexander joined in the attack upon Flushing in Aug. 1809 – frequently took part in gun-boat engagements – and was twice wounded. In April and May, 1813, during the period of his attachment to the, he was the Senior Lieutenant employed in the operations against the American towns, flotillas, and military stations in the Chesapeake; and for his conduct on all occasions, but particularly in the attack upon French Town, was honoured with the public thanks of Rear-Admiral Cockburn. In the summer of 1814 he commanded a division of boats under Capt. Barrie in the several attacks on Commodore Barney’s flotilla in the Patuxent – repelled, when on shore at Parker’s Point, with only 38 marines and a few seamen, an assault made by 120 of the United States regular cavalry, supported by 500 infantry with field-pieces – had charge of a division of boats at the capture of Forts St. Peter and St. Mary – and was eventually employed at Cumberland Island. Mr. Alexander, whose services during the whole of this period drew forth the warm approbation of Capt. Barrie, attained the rank of Commander 13 June, 1815. He was afterwards employed in raising men at Cork, from Sept. 1815 to Feb. 1816; but since the latter date has been on half-pay.

He married, in 1815, Susannah, daughter of Wm. Legrand, Esq., of Cork, and has two sons, Robert Barrie and William Thomas, both Assistant-Surgeons in the Navy. – Coplands and Burnett.

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entered the Navy 3 April, 1808; passed his examination in 1815; obtained his commission 28 April, 1827; and since 21 July following has been in the Coast Guard. – Messrs. Chard.

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died 18 April, 1846.

This officer entered the Navy 23 Dec. 1831; passed his examination 8 March, 1836; and served latterly, as Mate, in the 50, flag-ship in the Pacific of Rear-Admirals Chas. Bayne Hodgson Ross and Rich. Thomas. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 16 May, 1842, and from 19 July following until the period of his death was employed at the Cape of Good Hope on board the 26, Capt. Christ. Wyvill. – Messrs. Ommanney.

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is brother of

This officer entered the Navy, 13 July, 1829, as Second-cl. Vol., on board the 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, employed on the Coast Blockade. He next, from Nov. 1830 until Dec. 1840, served, the last four years as Mate, in the and, Capts. Rich. Copeland and Thos. Graves, on the Mediterranean station, where he took a very active part in the survey of the Grecian Archipelago, without receiving any remuneration, and was present at the capture of 144 pirates off the island of Thasos. On leaving the, he served for three years as Assistant-Surveyor to Capt. Fred.Wm. Beechey in the, on the Irish Sea; where since his promotion, 17 Feb. 1844, he has been similarly employed under the same officer in the.

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is brother of

This officer entered the Navy 15 May, 1823; passed his examination 6 Dec. 1831; was for some time Mate of the 72, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, on the Mediterranean station; obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 24 Feb. 1840; and for a brief period previous to his advancement to the rank he now holds, which took place 23 Nov. 1841,