Personal Details | ||||
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Date of Birth | 1791/05/12 | W016 | ||
Place of Birth | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||
Wife | Juliana Massey | B080 | ||
Date of Death | 1892/02/13 | W016 | ||
Naval Service Events | ||||
Ship | Date From | Date To | Event | Source |
1795/05/01 | Entered the Navy | B080 | ||
Cleopatra | 1804/10 | 1805/02/17 | Midshipman | B080 |
Milan | 1805/02/23 | 1806/11/06 | Midshipman | B080 |
Triumph | 1806/11/06 | 1808/02 | Acting Lieutenant | B080 |
1807 | On the Halifax station | B057 | ||
Bellona | 1808/02 | 1808/11/30 | Masters Mate | B080 |
Promoted to Lieutenant, 30th November 1808 | B080 | |||
Curieux | 1808/11/30 | 1809/11/03 | Lieutenant | B080 |
1809/11/03 | Wrecked off Guadeloupe | B064 | ||
Gloire | 1809/11/29 | 1810 | Lieutenant | B080 |
Observateur | 1810 | 1810 | Lieutenant | B080 |
Emulous | 1810 | 1812/01 | Lieutenant | B080 |
Driver | 1810 | 1810 | Lieutenant | B080 |
Shannon | 1812/01 | 1813/06/01 | Lieutenant | B080 |
Shannon | 1813/06/01 | 1813/06/07 | As Captain | B080 |
Promoted to Commander, 9th July 1813 | W032 | |||
Snipe | 1814/01/13 | 1814/12/28 | As Captain | B080 |
Promoted to Captain, 12th August 1819 | NL1865-3 | |||
Nieman | 1824/06/04 | 1826/11 | As Captain | B080 |
Madagascar | 1838/04/14 | 1839/09 | As Captain | B080 |
Warspite | 1843/10/13 | 1846/04 | As Captain | B080 |
1847/08/05 | Appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen | B080 | ||
Promoted to Rear-Admiral, 27th August 1851 | NL1865-3 | |||
Promoted to Vice-Admiral, 10th September 1857 | NL1865-3 | |||
Promoted to Admiral, 23rd March 1863 | NL1865-3 | |||
Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 11th December 1877 | W016 | |||
Personal Events | ||||
Date | Event | Source | ||
1817/10/19 | Married Juliana (2 daughters) | B080 | ||
1860/05/18 | Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | |||
1873/05/24 | Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Notes on Officer | |
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Sources | ||
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Id | Link or Description | Author |
W016 | Wikipedia | Various |
B080 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien |
B057 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield |
B064 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 | Rif Winfield |
W032 | Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy | David Bonner Smith |
NL1865-3 | The Navy List 1865 - March | The Admiralty |
Last Updated :2010/03/24 at 11:28:56 by Cy