A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tatlock, James Thomas
TATLOCK. (Lieut., 1812. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
James Thomas Tatlock entered the Navy, 17 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Puissant 74, Capt. John Irwin, lying at Spithead. In Jan. 1805 he removed as Midshipman (a rating he had attained in Nov. 1803) to the Avenger sloop, Capt. Thos. White, on the Newfoundland station; he served next, in the Mediterranean, from Jan. 1807 until July, 1810, in the Belleisle and Northumberland 74’s, both commanded by Capt. Wm. Hargood; and after he had been further employed for a year and eight months off Flushing in the Defiance 74, Capt. Rich. Raggett, he was promoted, 21 March, 1812, to the rank of Lieutenant. His succeeding appointments were – 2 April, 1812, to the Skylark 16, Capt. Jas. Boxer, under whom he was wrecked, 3 May following, near Boulogne – 15 June in the same year, to the Christian VII. 80, Capt. Henry Ledgbird Ball, off Flushing – 8 Oct. 1813, to the Rinaldo 10, Capt. Edmund Lyons, in the Downs – and, 4 March, 1814 (after nearly two months of half-pay), to the Sabine sloop, Capt. Wm. Hall, at Newfoundland. He invalided home in July, 1815; and has since been on half-pay.