Richard Edwards (1715-1795)
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NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1715E-WIKI
First Known Service30.11.1740E-WIKI
WifeJulia Pikeref:676
Last Known Service12.4.1794E-WIKI
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 | E-WIKI |
| 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 | E-WIKI |
| 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 | |
| 19.3.1779 | 23.2.1781 | Portland (50), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 107/5/25 | BWAS-1714 |
| 31.12.1779 | Affair of Fielding and Bylandt | ||
| 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