A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Taylor, James Claude William Neufville
TAYLOR. (Lieutenant, 1845.)
James Claude William Neufville Taylor entered the Navy in 1831; passed his examination 16 July, 1838; served as Mate in the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, and for about four years in the same capacity in the Ardent steam-sloop, Capt. Wm. Russell, on the South American and African stations; obtained his commission 9 Dec. 1845; and since 13 of the same month has been employed at home and in North America and the West Indies in the Scourge steamer of 420 horse-power, Capts. Jas. Crawford Caffin and Henry Edw. Wingrove.