Officer of the British Navy
Edward Hawke
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Personal Details |
Date of Birth |
1705/02/21 |
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Father |
Edward Hawke (d. 1718) |
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Mother |
Elizabeth Bladen |
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Wife |
Catharine Brooke (1720-1756). |
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Son |
Chaloner (d 1777) |
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Son |
Martin Bladen Hawke (1744-1805) |
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Son |
Lieutenant-colonel Edward Hawke (d 1773) |
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Daughter |
Catharine |
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Date of Death |
1781/10/17 |
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Naval Service Events |
Ship |
Date From |
Date To |
Event |
Source |
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1720/02/10 |
Entered the Navy |
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Seahorse |
1720/12/10 |
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1st Class Volunteer |
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1725/06/02 |
Passed for lieutenant in Galleons Reach |
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Kinsale |
1725/06/02 |
1727/07/12 |
Midshipman |
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1727/07/12 |
Became unemployed |
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Promoted to Lieutenant, 11th April 1729 |
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Portland |
1729/04/11 |
1729/11/25 |
Third Lieutenant |
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Leopard |
1729/11/25 |
1729/12/22 |
Lieutenant |
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1729/12/22 |
Placed on Half-Pay |
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Edinburgh |
1731/05/29 |
1731/12/27 |
Fourth Lieutenant |
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Scarborough |
1732/01/15 |
1732/11/10 |
Lieutenant |
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Flamborough |
1732/11/10 |
1732/12/24 |
Lieutenant |
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Kingston |
1732/12/24 |
1733/04/12 |
Lieutenant |
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Promoted to Commander, 13th April 1733 |
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Wolf |
1733/04/13 |
1734/03/20 |
As Captain |
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Promoted to Post Captain, 20th March 1734 |
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Flamborough |
1734/03/20 |
1735/09/05 |
As Captain |
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1735/09/05 |
Placed on Half-Pay |
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Portland |
1739/07/30 |
1743/03/17 |
As Captain |
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Berwick |
1743/06/14 |
1745/08 |
As Captain |
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1744/02/11 |
Present at the Battle of Toulon |
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Neptune |
1745/08 |
1745/10 |
As Captain |
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1745/09/20 |
Brought a convoy into Plymouth. |
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Mars |
1747/03/30 |
1747/07/50 |
As Captain |
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Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the White, 15th July 1747 |
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1747/07/17 |
Order to take command at Portsmouth |
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Windsor |
1747/08/09 |
1747/09/27 |
As Flag Officer |
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Devonshire |
1747/09/27 |
1747/10 |
As Flag Officer |
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Promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 12th May 1748 |
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Promoted to Vice-Admiral of the White, 6th January 1755 |
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Saint George |
1755/01/06 |
1755/10 |
As Flag Officer |
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1755/01/27 |
Ordered to be "Fitted for the reception of a flag officer" by the Admiralty |
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Promoted to Admiral of the Blue, February 1757 |
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Royal George |
1759/11/14 |
1761/03/11 |
As Flag Officer |
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1759/11/20 |
Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay |
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Royal George |
1762/04/27 |
1762/09/03 |
As Flag Officer |
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Promoted to Admiral of the White, 21st October 1762 |
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1766/12/11 |
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
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Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 16th January 1768 |
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1771/01 |
Resigned as first Lord tendered on grounds of ill health |
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Personal Events |
Date |
Event |
Source |
1737/10/03 |
Married Catharine |
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1739/09/13 |
Buried an infant daughter in Barking |
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1740/04/03 |
Buried a second infant daughter in Barking |
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1749 |
Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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1756/10/27 |
Catharine died |
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1765/11 |
Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great Britain |
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1776/05/20 |
Appointed Baron Hawke of Towton |
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Notes on Officer |
No Notes Entered |
Last Updated :2009/07/28 at 16:17:55 by Cy
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