Person DS/UK/3160 Back; Sir; George (1796-1878); naval officer and explorer Back George Sir 1796-1878 naval officer and explorer Male Born at Stockport, Cheshire, 6 Nov 1796

He served under Sir John Franklin on three Arctic expeditions; the first to in 1818, 1819-1822 and 1825-1827; he commanded his own expeditions to the Arctic in 1833-1835 (overland to search for the expedition of Sir John Ross and and 1836-1837 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 17/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 ca679770-1da5-4571-85f8-252eb6c233ed