A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Blurton, George
BLURTON. (Lieutenant, 1812.)
George Blurton entered the Navy, 10 Dec. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Thisbe armée en flûte, Capt. Lewis Shepheard. In 1807, after serving on the Mediterranean and Home stations, he attended Lieut.-Gen. Whitelocke to Buenos Ayres; and, on his return, we find him employed for 17 months as Midshipman in the Zebra and Alaart sloops, both commanded by Capt. Jas. Tillard. He then rejoined Capt. Shepheard in the Brazen 18, commanded afterwards by Capt. Rich. Plummer Davies, on the West India station, where he was confirmed to a Lieutenancy, 7 Feb. 1812, in the Polyphemus 64, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley. His subsequent appointments afloat were – 23 April, 1813, to the Clio sloop, Capt. Wm. Farington, employed on the Home station – and, 22 Nov. 1815, as Senior, to the Mutine 18, Capts. Jas. Mould and Wm. Sargent, under the former of whom he fought at Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816. He went on half-pay in April, 1817; obtained, in 1820, an appointment in the Coast Guard; and, since 28 July, 1838, has been in command of the Semaphore station at Godalming. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.