John Bourmaster (1736-1807)

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John Bourmaster

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1736TRN3
First Known Service1759TRN3
Last Known Service23.4.1804TRN3
Date of Death1807TRN3
Will Probated23.12.1807, PROB 11/1470/357

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1759		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination	RNLPC
19.10.1759		Lieutenant	CSORN
7.2.1761	2.7.1764	Valiant (74), Lieutenant	ref:559
4.6.1761	8.6.1761	Expedition against Belle-Isle
6.6.1762	13.8.1762	Operations against Havanna
1769		Phoenix (44), Lieutenant	ADM 106
3.1774	1776	Appointed Agent for Transports for Boston	ADM354
30.5.1776		Commander	CSORN
9.9.1777		Captain	CSORN
1.7.1779	26.11.1779	Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.	ADM104
26.11.1779	11.1781	Royal George (100), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
8.1.1780		Attack on the Caracas Convoy
16.1.1780		Battle of Cape St. Vincent
9.4.1782	19.4.1782	Victory (100), Captain and Commanding Officer	W009
5.1782	7.1782	Ocean (90), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
4.1786	5.1789	Elizabeth (74), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1791	9.1791	Barfleur (90), Captain and Commanding Officer	ODNB
8.1794	1.1795	Glory (98), Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
23.10.1794		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
1.6.1795		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
14.2.1799		Vice-Admiral of the White	CSORN
1.1.1801		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
23.4.1804		Admiral of the Blue	CSORN

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
TRN3	The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol III	William Laid Clowes	Digital Book
RNLPC	Royal Navy Lieutenants' Passing Certificates 1691-1902	Bruno Pappalardo	Book
CSORN	Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy	David Bonner Smith	Web Site
ref:559	Australlian Royalty	Marion Purnell	Web Site
ADM 106	ADM 106 1674-1832 Navy Board: Entry Book of Out Letters		Document
ADM354	ADM 354 - Navy Board: Bound Out-letters 1738-1809		Document
ADM104	ADM 104 Officers entitled to Half Pay		Document
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
W009	HMS Victory	Unknown	Web Site
ODNB	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography	Oxford University Press	Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Marilyn on Thursday 19th of October 2017 16:27

We are in Titchfield researching Admiral Bourmaster in the hope of erecting a blue plaque for him. If anyone knows where he was born, could they please e-mail me

Posted by Daniel Ravenhill on Monday 11th of November 2013 06:48

This is my 6x great grandpa. He was a very interesting man

Posted by Simon English on Wednesday 9th of October 2013 00:27

Thank you for this information on John Bourmaster. My ggggggrandfather. I note that he commanded the 'Victory' .........all be it briefly.

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