Person Burney; James (1750 - 1821) Burney James 1750 - 1821 Male 1750 17 November 1821

No. 26 James Street, Westminster

Sailor Career: Entered the Navy (1764); sailed with Captain Cook on his second voyage (1772-1774); Lieutenant (1773); sailed with Cook on his third voyage, commanding the 'Discovery' on voyage home after Cook's death; Commander (1780); Captain (1782); went to the East Indies, returned in poor health and did not serve again; wrote 'A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean', and 'An essay on the game of whist' (1821); Rear-Admiral on the retired list Son of Charles Burney (FRS 1773); brother of Charles Burney (FRS 1802), and of Fanny Burney, novelist; uncle of Charles Parr Burney (FRS 1814) Fellow 08/06/1809 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Election not recorded in JB. Not admitted until 7 Dec 1815. Name does not appear on PL for 1813, 1814, 1815, but does appear on that for 1816. 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 1750 - 17 Nov 1821 NA3739 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/64345371 17e4a78f-3d34-4220-9985-750d2ddcfb8e