Battle of Trafalgar (1805) – The Gray/Grey One-Name Study

Introduction

The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). The battle took place off Cape Trafalgar in the Atlantic ocean. [Source: Wikipedia]

Those who Served

This is a list of all people who served on the British side at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. [Source: The National Archives]

Surname	First Name	Age	Place of Birth	Rank	Ship
Gray	David		Edinburgh, Scotland	Surgeon’s 2nd Assistant	HMS Achille
Gray	Dennis	40	Dublin, England	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Revenge
Gray	Edward	22	Bayneston	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Swiftsure
Gray	Finlay	32	Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland	Able Seaman	HMS Revenge
Gray	Francis			Midshipman	HMS Orion
Gray	George	16	Isle of Wight, England	Landsman	HMS Ajax
Gray	Henry	20	Harrington, Scotland	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Colossus
Gray	Henry	33	Durham, England	Gunner’s Mate	HMS Orion
Gray	James	45	Jamaica, West Indies	Able Seaman	HMS Colossus
Gray	James			Private, Marine	HMS Temeraire
Gray	John	48	Cork, Ireland	Able Seaman	HMS Britannia
Gray	John	21	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England	Able Seaman	HMS Neptune
Gray	Richard			Sergeant, Marine	HMS Naiad
Gray	Richard	30	Falmouth, Cornwall, England	Ordinary Seaman	HMS Belleisle
Gray	Richard	33	Bangor	Landsman	HMS Prince
Gray	Robert	22	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England	Landsman	HMS Bellerophon
Gray	Roger	27	North Yarmouth, Norfolk, England	Quartermaster	HMS Thunderer
Gray	Thomas	16	Newcastle	Able Seaman	HMS Polyphemus
Gray	William	36	Weymouth, Dorset, England	Quartermaster’s Mate	HMS Swiftsure
Gray	William			Surgeon	HMS Achille
Grey	Edward	22	Weymouth, Dorset, England	Landsman	HMS Victory
Grey	John	23	Falmouth, Cornwall, England	Able Seaman	HMS Victory
Grey	Peter	20	Shelbern, North America	Landsman	HMS Spartiate