A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Macfarlane, William
MACFARLANE. (Lieutenant, 1815.)
William Macfarlane died 14 Feb. 1846. This officer entered the Navy, 9 March, 1805, as A.B., on board the Salvador del Mundo, Capt. Cooke, flag-ship at Plymouth of Admiral Young; and, between the following July and Feb. 1806, was employed in the Channel as Master’s Mate of the Captain 74, Capt. Geo. Hopewell Stephens. He joined, next, the Merlin sloop, Capts. Wm. Standway Parkinson, Buckland Stirling Bluett, and Wm. Fisher, with whom he cruized for some time on the West India and Home stations. In 1807 he returned to the West Indies in the Dragon 74, Capt. Matthew Henry Scott; and he afterwards, from 1803 until the autumn of 1815, served on the Home, North American, and Mediterranean stations, latterly in the capacity of Master, in the Impétueux 74, Capt. John Lawford (part of the Walcheren expeditionary force), Marlborough 74, Capt. M. H. Scott, Chatham of similar force, bearing the flag of the last-named officer, and Zealous and Pompée 74’s, Capts. Jas. Anderson and Sir Jas. Athol Wood. He then took up a commission dated 21 Feb. 1815. His last appointment was, 6 April, 1844, to the post, which he retained until the autumn of 1845, of Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel. Agents – Coplands and Burnett.