A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hilldrup, John
HILLDRUP. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 8; h-p., 32.)
John Hilldrup entered the Navy, 23 June, 1807, as Ordinary, on board the Mediator 32, Capts. Wm. Furlong Wise and Jas. Rich. Dacres, on the Jamaica station; served from the following Dec. until March, 1809, in the Talbot sloop, Capt. Hon. Alex. Jones, off Oporto; and was employed during the next two years in the Baltic and off the coast of Africa as Midshipman and Master’s Mate of the Nemesis 28, Capt. Wm. Ferris. After a further attachment of 11 months to the Namur 74, flagship of Sir Thos. Williams at the Nore, he returned to the Baltic and there served, between Feb. 1812, and Sept. 1813, on board the Daphne 20, Capts. Philip Pipon and Jas. Green. He then sailed with Capt. Pipon to South America in the Tagus 36, in which ship, when subsequently cruizing among the Cape de Verde Islands, in company with the Niger 38, he assisted at the capture, 6 Jan. 1814, of the French 40-gun frigate Cérès. He obtained his commission 21 Sept. 1815, but has not been since afloat.