A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Brothers, John
BROTHERS. (Lieut., 1818. f-p., 11; h-p., 29.)
John Brothers was born 15 March, 1793.
This officer entered the Navy, 12 May, 1807, as Ordinary, on board the Bolina hired armed ship, Lieut.-Commander Edw. Clarributt, and in the early part of the following Dec. was wrecked in a heavy gale off the Land’s End. He then joined the Insolent gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander John Row Morris, in which we find him cruizing for some time on the coast of France, and actively engaged at the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads in April, 1809. Mr. Brothers, who attained the rating of Midshipman in the course of the ensuing month, removed, in Oct. of the same year, to the Goldfinch sloop, Capt. Arden Adderley, employed off the coast of Spain, where he was captured, while in charge of a prize near St. Andero, 7 May, 1810, and ultimately sent, after enduring great hardships, to Verdun. He returned home in May, 1814; passed his examination 6 July following; served, from Jan. to Sept. 1815, in the Hyacinth 20, Capt. Alex. Renton Sharpe, stationed principally otF Cherbourg, to prevent the escape of Napoleon Buonaparte; next joined, for a very short time, the Queen Charlotte, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Edw. Thornbrough; and was afterwards employed for two years and a half, as Admiralty Midshipman, in the Harrier 18, Capt. Sir Chas. Thos. Jones, on the Halifax station, where he was appointed, 24 Feb. and 4 April, 1818, Acting-Lieutenant of the Leander 60, Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne, and Opossum 10, Capt. Lord John Hay. He was officially promoted 14 July ensuing, and in Aug. in the same year was paid off. He has not since been afloat.
Lieut. Brothers married, 9 July, 1836, Harriet, second daughter of Paul Storr, Esq., of Beckenbam. Agent – F. Dufaur.