Lord Augustus Fitzroy (1716-1741)

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Lord Augustus Fitzroy

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth16.10.1716HPO
First Known Service14.6.1735CSORN
FatherCharles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683-1757)HPO
MotherLady Henrietta Somerset (1690-1726)HPO
WifeElizabeth Cosby - Married 3.1733/34HPO
SonAugustus, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811)HPO
SonCharles, 1st Baron Southampton (1737-1797)HPO
BrotherCharles Henry, Earl of Euston (1714-1715)HPO
BrotherGeorge, Earl of Euston (1715–1747)HPO
BrotherCharles (1718–1739)HPO
SisterCaroline [Stanhope] (1722–1784)HPO
SisterHarriet (1723–1735)HPO
SisterIsabella [Seymour-Conway (1726 1782)HPO
Last Known Service28.5.1741CSORN
Date of Death24.5.1741 - Jamaica CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
16.10.1716		Appointed Lord	HPO
14.6.1735		Lieutenant ADM 6/15/16	ADM 6/15
14.6.1735	16.10.1735	Grafton (70), Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/16 Confirmed 13.4.1736	ADM 6/15
17.10.1735	2.3.1735/36	Britannia (100), Sixth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/16 Confirmed 13.4.1736	ADM 6/15
3.3.1735/36	13.4.1736	Grafton (70), Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/16 Confirmed 13.4.1736	ADM 6/15
2.11.1736		Captain ADM 6/15/41	CSORN
2.11.1736	27.2.1739/40	Eltham (40), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/41	BWAS-1714
10.2.1738/39	28.5.1741	Elected a Member of Parliament for Thetford	HPO
28.2.1739/40	24.5.1741	Orford (70), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/250	BWAS-1603
8.4.1740		Capture of the Princesa
7.1.1741		Action of January 7 1741

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

HPO Web Site

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

ADM 6/15 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Brian Stephens on Tuesday 29th of April 2014 20:17

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 11 (1741).
On the 24th. died after a few days illness, at Jamaica, Lord Augustus Fitzroy, Commander of his Majesty's ship Orford, much regretted for his bravery and diligence in the service.

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