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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.4.1712 | Christened in St Thomas' Church, Portsmouth | EWIKI | |
| 11.7.1735 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/287 | RNLPC | |
| 3.8.1738 | Married Judith at Boston | ODNB | |
| 11.3.1741/42 | Lieutenant ADM 6/15/26 | CSORN | |
| 12.8.1744 | Commander | BWAS-1714 | |
| 12.8.1744 | 18.6.1745 | Bien Aime (18), Commander and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.7.1745 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 6.7.1745 | 14.9.1747 | Mermaid (44), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 9.1747 | Placed on Half-Pay | ODNB | |
| 21.5.1755 | 4.6.1756 | Antelope (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/168 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.6.1756 | 30.6.1756 | Prince (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/276 | BWAS-1714 |
| 30.6.1756 | 19.4.1757 | Royal Anne (100), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/288 | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.4.1757 | 13.6.1758 | Prince (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/387 | ADM 6/18 |
| 13.6.1758 | 27.12.1760 | Saint George (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/533 Issued by Henry Osborne (1694-1771) Commission confirmed 25.8.1758 | BWAS-1714 |
| 16.1.1759 | 19.1.1759 | Attack on Martinique | |
| 20.1.1759 | 1.5.1759 | Capture of Guadeloupe | |
| 16.5.1769 | 24.10.1770 | San Antonio (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/236 | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.10.1770 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/20/305 | CSORN | |
| 1774 | Married Elizabeth | ODNB | |
| 31.1.1774 | 20.5.1778 | Antelope (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.3.1774 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/21/21 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 31.3.1775 | Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/83 | CSORN | |
| 7.12.1775 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/21/155 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 29.1.1778 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/21/359 | CSORN | |
| 8.4.1782 | Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/22/445 | CSORN |