A Naval Biographical Dictionary/White, George Henry Parlby
WHITE. (Captain, 1846. f-p., 22; h-p., 9.)
George Henry Parlby White, born 11 Oct. 1802, at Droxford, co. Hants, is eldest son of the late Rear-Admiral Thos. White.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 20 Nov. 1816; and embarked, in Dec. 1818, as Midshipman, on board the Erne 20, Capt. Timothy Scriven, stationed on the coast of Ireland. After serving for some months in the Channel in the Heron 18, Capt. Job Hanmer, he joined, in Aug. 1819, the Superb 78, commanded by his father, and sailed for South America; where he continued employed in the Créole 42, commanded at first by Capt. White and next by Capts. Thos. Bourchier and Hon. Fred. Spencer, as Midshipman and Mate in the Spartiate 76, Capt. Gordon Thos. Falcon, and as Acting-Lieutenant (order dated 2 May, 1825) in the Fly 18, Capt. Wm. Fanshawe Martin, until officially promoted 24 July, 1825. His succeeding appointments were – 20 July, 1827, to the Primrose 18, Capt. Thos. Saville Griffinhoofe, fitting for the coast of Africa – 5 Nov. following, to the Melville 74, Capts. Henry Hill, Alex. Wilmot Schomberg, and Christopher John Williams Nesham, in which ship he was for three years and ten months stationed chiefly off the coast of Portugal and in the Mediterranean – 18 Nov. 1833, as Senior, to the Jaseur 16, Capt. John Hackett, on the south coast of Spain – and (after nearly eight months of half-pay) 19 Feb. 1838 and 1 Feb. 1839, in a similar capacity, to the Malabar and Implacable 74’s, both commanded by Capt. Edw. Harvey, on the North American and West India stations. In the Implacable he was present in 1840 in the operations on the coast of Syria and at the blockade of Alexandria. He attained the rank of Commander 23 Nov. 1841; and from 12 July, 1845, until Posted 9 Nov. 1846, was employed with the Channel squadron aa Second-Captain in the Canopus 84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby. He has not been since afloat. Agents Messrs. Stilwell.