Main & Clarke Families
William Henry MAIN[1]
1852 - 1880 (27 years)
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Name William Henry MAIN Birth 21 Mar 1852 Portsea,Hampshire 
Gender Male Occupation 1880 Naval Rating - HMS Atlanta or Atalanta was lost in the South Atlantic with all hands. She was a Naval Training Ship, no wreckage found. A\ 26 gun frigate she was launched in 1844 as Juno.Renamed Mariner in 1878, then Atalanta two weeks later. She disappeared with her entire crew of 281 named fatalities.
On route from Bermuda to Falmouth on 31st January 1880, it was presumed she sank in a powerful storm which crossed her route a couple of weeks after she sailed
Death 1880 At Sea Person ID I1007 Merged Last Modified 14 Aug 2024
Father William MAIN, b. 1829, Portsmouth,Hampshire d. 1 May 1873, Alverstoke, Hampshire (Age 44 years) Mother Emma CLARKE, b. 1832, Hayling Island,Hampshire d. 1902, Portsea,Hampshire (Age 70 years) Marriage 15 Jan 1850 St Mary's Portsea Family ID F274 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- HMS Atlanta or Atalanta was lost in the South Atlantic with all hands. She was a Naval Training Ship, no wreckage found. A\ 26 gun frigate she was launched in 1844 as Juno.Renamed Mariner in 1878, then Atalanta two weeks later. She disappeared with her entire crew of 281 named fatalities.
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Notes - HMS Atalanta lost at sea returning from Bermuda
Height 5 ft 5 in
Hair Black
Eyes dark
Complexion fair
no dist marks
- HMS Atalanta lost at sea returning from Bermuda
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Sources - [S3] File (merged): C:\Users\doncl\OneDrive\GEDCOMS2\Main and Harris Family 2015.GED.
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- [S3] File (merged): C:\Users\doncl\OneDrive\GEDCOMS2\Main and Harris Family 2015.GED.