A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Darby, Abraham
DARBY. (Lieutenant, 1828.)
Abraham Darby entered the Navy 17 March, 1810; passed his examination in 1817; and obtained his commission 28 April, 1828. He was afterwards appointed – 13 Jan. 1830, to a station in the Coast Guard – 3 Oct. 1831, to the command of the Dove revenue vessel – 4 Oct. 1834, again to the Coast Guard, in which service he remained but a few months – and, 11 Feb. 1840, and 26 Jan. 1843, to the command of the Advice and Wildfire steam-packets, on the Pembroke and Weymouth stations. He paid the latter vessel off in 1845; and since 26 June, 1846, has been in cdmmand of the Pigmy, another Pembroke steam-packet.
Lieut. Darby married, in Aug. 1835, Anna, daughter of Mathias Sisk, Esq., Master R.N., and became a widower in 1843. Agents – Messrs. Chard.