▁Admir alty ▁official . ▁ ▁Br ady ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁De pt ford ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁being ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Anthony ▁Br ady ▁of ▁the ▁De pt ford ▁vict u alling ▁yard , ▁then ▁store keeper ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁William ▁vict u alling ▁yard , ▁P ly mouth , ▁by ▁his ▁marriage , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁with ▁Marian ne , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Francis ▁Per ig al ▁and ▁Mary ▁Og ier . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Col fe ' s ▁School , ▁Lew ish am , ▁and ▁then ▁entered ▁the ▁civil ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Victoria ▁vict u alling ▁yard , ▁De pt ford , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁and , ▁having ▁served ▁there ▁and ▁at ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁Port sm outh , ▁was , ▁through ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁Graham , ▁promoted ▁to ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Som erset ▁House ▁as ▁a ▁second - class ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁account ant - general ' s ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁gradually ▁promoted ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁became ▁registr ar ▁of ▁contract s , ▁and ▁having ▁subsequently ▁assist ed ▁very ▁material ly ▁in ▁re organ ising ▁the ▁office , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁adm ir alty ▁new ▁contract ▁department ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁