A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Mann, Adrian Thomas
MANN. (Lieutenant, 1827.)
Adrian Thomas Mann entered the Navy 11 Feb. 1814; served as Midshipman of the Swinger 12, in action with an American privateer off Surinam in 1815; passed his examination in 1820; was employed in a boat of the Cambrian frigate at the capture of a pirate in the Archipelago in 1826; and in 1827 (on 24 April in which year he attained his present rank) took command of the boats of the Camelion, and cut out a similar description of vessel. His appointments, since his promotion, have been – 20 June, 1831, to the Coast Guard – 26 Sept. 1837, to the command of the Stork Revenue-vessel – 6 Oct. 1840, again to the Coast Guard – 30 Dec. 1844, to the post of Agent on board a contract mail steam-vessel – 19 June, 1846, to the Redwing steam-packet, Capt. Thos. Bevis, lying at Liverpool – and, 5 Feb. 1847, to the command of the Merlin, another steam-packet, of 312 horsepower.
Lieut. A. Mann married, in 1829, Sarah, daughter of Mr. Pearce, at that time chief officer of the Coast Guard station at Hope, near Kingsbridge, by whom he has issue.