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NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1715EWIKI
First Known Service30.11.1740EWIKI
WifeJulia Pikeref:676
Last Known Service12.4.1794EWIKI
Date of Death3.2.1795TRN3
Will Probated13.3.1795
IDNameAuthorType
Richard Edwards
NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1715
First Known Service30.11.1740
WifeJulia Pike
Last Known Service12.4.1794
Date of Death3.2.1795
Will Probated13.3.1795
Event History
| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.11.1740 | Lieutenant ADM 6/16/8 | CSORN | |
| 3.8.1747 | Commander ADM 6/17/254 | ADM 6/17 | |
| 3.8.1747 | 24.1.1751/52 | Kingfisher (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/254 | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.6.1752 | 27.12.1753 | Falcon (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/37 | BWAS-1714 |
| 27.12.1753 | Captain ADM 6/18/103 | CSORN | |
| 27.12.1753 | 29.8.1754 | Assistance (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/103 | ADM 6/18 |
| 29.8.1754 | 5.3.1760 | Gosport (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/109 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757 | 1759 | Appointed Governor of Newfoundland | EWIKI |
| 5.3.1760 | 13.8.1763 | Belliqueux (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/143 | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.11.1767 | 18.10.1770 | Ramillies (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/184 | BWAS-1714 |
| 18.10.1770 | 31.10.1776 | Mary (8), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/303 | ADM 6/20 |
| 1.11.1776 | 9.3.1779 | Sandwich (90), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/226 | BWAS-1714 |
| 27.7.1778 | 1st Battle of Ushant | ||
| 1779 | 1781 | Appointed Governor of Newfoundland | EWIKI |
| 4.3.1779 | 2.4.1782 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/21/518 | ADM 6/21 |
| 19.3.1779 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/21/524 | CSORN | |
| 1780 | 23.2.1781 | Portland (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 |
| 26.9.1780 | Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/22/177 | CSORN | |
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the White ADM 6/23/416 | CSORN | |
| 26.9.1787 | 23.8.1788 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/23/419 | ADM 6/23 |
| 1.2.1793 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 12.4.1794 | Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/30 | CSORN |
Sources
IDNameAuthorType
TRN3The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid Clowes, Digital Book