The Haddock Family of English Seafarers

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The authoritative biographies of merchant mariners and naval officers in one of Britain's leading seafaring families</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>tour de force</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. Judy Purcell brilliantly brings to life a remarkable dynasty of seafarers and naval officers at the heart of British maritime history for four centuries setting their stories in the political naval and commercial contexts of their time. Deeply researched and richly illustrated this is family history at its very best. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bernard Capp Emeritus Professor of History University of Warwick and author</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Cromwell's Navy </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> British Slaves and Barbary Corsairs</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From their origin in 1327 as farmers in Leigh-on-Sea Essex the Haddock seafarers rose to become commanders and owners of merchant ships and officers in the English (later British) navy. From the 15th to the 20th centuries 38 men in the extended family were seafarers. Political and religious radicals during the English Civil wars they served as respected officers in the Royal Navy and advisors to kings and queens after the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Over a 300-year span (1641 to 1941) 24 family members served in the navy including four admirals nine captains or commanders and two lieutenants. One naval captain later became a commander of ships for the English East India Company. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>These adventurous seafarers survived:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>storms and shipwreck on the world's oceans</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>capture by pirates in the Mediterranean Sea </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>enemy fire during numerous naval battles </span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>arduous trading voyages to India and China</span></li></ul></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now for the first time the stories of their careers and family lives have been collected in a richly illustrated full-color book</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The Haddock Family of English Seafarers: Merchant Mariners and Naval Officers 1327-1941</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> draws on hundreds of personal naval historical and genealogical records providing well documented portraits of the Haddock seafarers and their Holworthy and Thruston descendants. An appendix lists nearly 20 wars and naval actions in which Haddock family members served their country. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is a valuable reference for maritime and naval historians enthusiasts descendants and anyone interested in the Age of Sail the Royal Navy World War II or ships and the sea. Includes 47 illustrations 15 maps a timeline a detailed family chart a glossary of maritime terms and an index.</span></p>