Person Rennell; James (1742 - 1830) Rennell James 1742 - 1830 British Male Upcott, near Chudleigh, Devon, England 03 December 1742 London 29 March 1830 Burial: Nave of Westminster Abbey, London

Geography Career: Entered the Royal Navy; left and joined the HEIC; Surveyor-General of the HEIC, Bengal His wife was Jane Thackeray, great-aunt of William Makepeace Thackeray, the novellist Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1791 for his paper on the Rate of Travelling as performed by Camels, printed in the last (81st) volume of the Philosophical Transactions'. Fellow 08/03/1781 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1830-1831 No 1 pp 7-8 Notes: Precise birth date from DSB - index to BR only gives year. References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11519 3 Dec 1742 - 29 Mar 1830 NA3649 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/76436481 20a68f6a-56c2-4465-8887-83ab173868dd