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Personal Details | ||||
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Date of Birth | 1774 | |||
Date of Death | 1845/06/17 | B080 | ||
Place of Death | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |||
Naval Service Events | ||||
Ship | Date From | Date To | Event | Source |
Berwick | 1790/09/07 | 1790/09/11 | Able Seaman | IPC |
Berwick | 1790/09/12 | 1790/12/16 | Midshipman | IPC |
Hector | 1790/12/17 | 1791/12/05 | Able Seaman | IPC |
Rose | 1793/07/23 | 1794/01/17 | Able Seaman | IPC |
Rose | 1794/01/18 | 1794/07/17 | Midshipman | IPC |
Sceptre | 1794/07/18 | 1796/08/19 | Masters Mate | IPC |
Coromandel | 1795/07/02 | 1796/05 | Midshipman | B080 |
Belliqueux | 1796/05 | 1798/10/08 | Midshipman | W005 |
Moselle | 1796/08/20 | 1796/11/18 | Masters Mate | IPC |
Royal George | 1796/11/19 | 1797/07/12 | Masters Mate | IPC |
Triumph | 1797/07/13 | 1797/10/10 | Masters Mate | IPC |
Triumph | 1797/10/11 | 1798/05/13 | Acting Lieutenant | IPC |
1797/10/11 | Present at the Battle of Camperdown | |||
1798/06/06 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination | IPC | ||
Ramillies | 1798/07/12 | 1798/10/08 | Acting Lieutenant | PMD |
Promoted to Lieutenant, 8th October 1798 | W032 | |||
Woolwich | 1798/10/08 | 1800/02/24 | Lieutenant | W005 |
Canada | 1799/12 | 1800/02 | Lieutenant | PMD |
1800/02/24 | Sent sick to Haslar hospital | B080 | ||
1803 | Obtained a commission in the Sea Fencibles | |||
Tigress | 1804 | 1808/08/02 | As Captain | W005 |
1808/08/02 | Taken in the Great Belt by 16 Danish gun-vessels after a contest of one hours' duration, and a loss of two men killed and eight wounded | W005 | ||
Manly | 1809 | 1810 | As Captain | PMD |
Fyen | 1810 | 1812 | As Captain | B064 |
Promoted to Superannuated Commander, 26th November 1830 | B080 | |||
1842/01/05 | Promoted to the senior list of retired commanders | B080 | ||
Personal Events | ||||
Date | Event | Source |
Notes on Officer | |
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Early service? | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 |
His name had been 'on the books' of the Brine and London for seven years prior to actually going to sea. | |
Documents | |
Two documents relating to Edward Greensword have kindly been supplied by his descendant Gary Greensword. |
Sources | ||
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Id | Link or Description | Author |
B080 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien |
IPC | Individual's Passing Certificate | |
W005 | Naval History of Great Britain | William James |
PMD | Private manuscript documents | |
W032 | Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy | David Bonner Smith |
B064 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 | Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2009/12/07 at 17:01:54 by Cy