Sir Andrew Snape Hamond (1738-1828)

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Sir Andrew Snape Hamond (1st Baronet of Holly Grove)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth17.12.1738 - Blackheath, London DAR-1837
First Known Service13.5.1753DAR-1837
FatherRobert HamondDCB
MotherSusannah SnapeDCB
WifeCecilia Sutherland - Married 11.4.1763 - St. Dunstan, Stepneyref:676
WifeAnne Graeme (d.1838) - Married 7.3.1779ref:676
SonSir Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862)E-WIKI
DaughterCaroline [Hood]E-WIKI
Last Known Service1794DAR-1837
Date of Death12.10.1828 - LynnDAR-1837

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
6.9.1758 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/52RNLPC
18.6.1759 Lieutenant ADM 6/19/71CSORN
11.4.1763 Married Ceciliaref:676
12.4.17633.6.1765Grace (6), Lieutenant and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
20.6.1765 Commander ADM 6/20/79CSORN
20.6.17653.7.1765Merlin (18), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/79ADM 6/20
24.10.176623.11.1769Savage (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/141BWAS-1714
7.12.1770 Captain ADM 6/20/321CSORN
7.12.177020.12.1770Conquestador (60), Captain and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
7.12.177025.5.1771Barfleur (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/320ADM 6/20
25.5.177129.11.1773Arethusa (32), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/378BWAS-1714
4.7.17752.7.1781Roebuck (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/101BWAS-1714
22.7.1778 Encounter at Sandy Hook 
11.8.1778 Howe's encounter with d'Estaing 
1779 Married Anneref:676
15.1.1779 Appointed Knight BachelorE-WIKI
1.17805.1780Operations against Charleston 
17813.10.1782Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaE-WIKI
14.4.1781 Action of 1781-04-14 
1.5.1781 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Nova Scotia ADM 6/22/280ADM 6/22
10.12.1783 Created 1st Baronet of Holly GroveRNB1823
22.6.17851788Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/23/286ADM 6/23
22.6.178528.3.1788Irresistible (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/285BWAS-1714
22.6.179014.9.1791Vanguard (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/43BWAS-1714
31.8.179129.12.1792Bedford (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/131BWAS-1714
29.12.17921.2.1793Duke (98), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/188BWAS-1714
25.9.17943.3.1806Appointed Comptroller of the NavyOHMB7
17961806Elected a Member of Parliament for Ipswichref:676

Notes on Officer


ObituaryDAR-1837
At his residence near Lynn in Norfolk, in his 90th year, sir Andrew Snape Hamond, hurt. F. R. S.; a captain in the royal navy, one of the elder brethren of the Trinity-house, and formerly comptroller of the navy. He was born at Blackheath, December 17, (old style), 1738, and was the only son of Robert Hamond, esq. a merchant and considerable ship-owner, by Susannah, daughter and sole heiress of Robert Snape, of Limekilns, near Blackheath
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