John Charnock

He volunteered with the Royal Navy and researched historical and contemporary naval affairs.

He was able to hear stories and obtain letters from his friends in the Royal Navy, especially Captain William Locker.

[3] He was the son of a barrister, John Charnock of Stanford-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire, and his wife Frances Boothby.

[5] After Biographia Navalis, Charnock wrote History of Marine Architecture in a 3 volume set published from 1801 to 1802.

[3] Unable to pay his debts, he died on 16 May 1807, at the King's Bench Prison,[5] and has a slab in the old churchyard at Lee.