A Naval Biographical Dictionary/March, Charles
MARCH. (Lieutenant, 1816. f-p., 9; h-p., 31.)
Charles March entered the Navy, 23 Dec. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Hindostan store-ship, Capt. Lewis Hole; and in the following April, on his return from a visit to the Tagus, became Midshipman of the Egeria sloop, also commanded by Capt. Hole, with whom he continued to serve in the Channel, off the coasts of Spain and Portugal, and in the North Sea (assisting intermediately at the capture of the Naesois privateer of 10 guns and 26 men, Aalborg cutter of 6 guns and 25 men, and Alvor privateer of 14 guns and 38 men), until transferred, 1 Aug. 1812, to the Cornwall 74, Capts. John Broughton, Edw. Tucker, and Edw. W. C. R. Owen, employed off Flushing and with the Brest fleet. In June, 1813, he rejoined Capt. Hole on board the Bacchus 16; and in Feb. and April, 1814, he became in succession attached to the Salvador del Mundo, flag-ship at Plymouth of Vice- Admiral Wm. Domett, and Woodlark 10, commanded in the Channel and Mediterranean by Capts. Robt. Balfour and Wm. Cutfield. Of the latter vessel he was for a short time Acting-Lieutenant. Removing as Admiralty-Midshipman, in July, 1816, to the Superb 74, Capt. Chas. Ekins, Mr. March was afforded an opportunity of sharing in that ship in the battle of Algiers. He was in consequence advanced to his present rank by commission dated 16 Sept. in the same year; but has not been since afloat.
Lieut. March married, first, Mary, only daughter of the late J. Byles, Esq., of Stow Market, co. Suffolk; and (having been left a widower 22 Jan. 1842) secondly, 11 June, 1843, Emma, daughter of T. Ebbs, Esq., of Beccles, in the same shire.