Charles James Carey
British Royal Navy officer
About Charles James Carey
Lived 1838 – 1891 (aged 52).
Charles James Carey (7 May 183814 March 1891) was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of captain and won medals for his service during the Crimean War and the Second Opium War.
Early life Carey was born on 7 May 1838, the fourth son of De Vic Carey of Le Vallon, Guernsey. According to The Star of Guernsey, the Careys were one of that island's most "distinguished and oldest families". and retired with the rank of captain on 4 August 1883. The couple had no children. the home of his brother-in-law Spencer H. Curtis in Totteridge, north London. He is buried at St Andrew's church, Totteridge.
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British Royal Navy officer
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Charles James Carey was born on 7 May 1838.
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Charles James Carey died on 14 March 1891.
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