John Inglis (c.1741-1807)

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John Inglis

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1741 - Philadelphia ADM 107/5
First Known Service1755CSORN
FatherJohn Inglisref:676
MotherCatherine McCallref:676
WifeBarbara Inglisref:676
DaughterJane [Crawford]ref:676
Son George Inglis (1787-1849)NBD1849
SonArchibaldref:676
Last Known Service9.11.1805CSORN
Date of Death11.3.1807 - Edinburgh TRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17551758Service in the H.E.I.CADM 107/5
6.5.1761 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/357RNLPC
22.10.1761 Lieutenant ADM 6/19/358CSORN
15.7.17687.12.1772Sultana, Lieutenant and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
6.6.17781.6.1779Griffin (10), Lieutenant and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
1.6.1779 Commander ADM 6/21/562CSORN
1.6.17792.4.1781Zephyr (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/562ADM 6/21
23.8.1781 Captain ADM 6/22/329ADM 6/22
23.8.178117.7.1782Squirrel (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/329BWAS-1714
16.6.179512.6.1796Coromandel (54), Captain and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
20.5.179630.6.1797Belliqueux (64), Captain and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
1.10.179810.3.1799Belliqueux (64), Captain and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
1.1.1801 Rear-Admiral of the BlueTRN3
23.4.1804 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteTRN3
9.11.1805 Vice-Admiral of the BlueTRN3
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Posted by Jim Tildesley on Wednesday 11th of November 2020 11:54

The three entries for John Inglis contain mixed elements of the careers of two officers of the same name. Both becoming Lieutenants at almost the same time and both resided in Edinburgh from the mid-1770s. At one point the Admiralty records note that they had confused the two officers (TNA ADM 1/1839). The career of John Inglis(2) is detailed in Jim Tildesley ‘I am Determined to Live or Die on Board My Ship: The Life of Admiral John Inglis. An American in the Georgian Navy’ (2019)

John Inglis(2) Naval Career
Born – March 1743 - Philadelphia
May-July 1757 – HMS Garland (6th Rate): AB
September 1757 – March 1758 - HMS Hussar (6th Rate): Master’s Mate.
26th October 1758 – January 1759 - HMS Hussar (6th Rate): AB
January 1759 – May 1761- HMS Aeolus (5th Rate): AB & Midshipman.
1st May 1761 – Passes Lieutenants Exam.
May 1761 – February 1764 - HMS Chichester (3rd Rate): Midshipman, 4th Lieutenant - October 1761, 3rd Lieutenant, February 1762 – HMS Chichester:
July 1768 – December 1772– HMS Sultana (Schooner): Lieutenant and Commanding Officer.
July 1777 – June 1778 - HMS Trident (3rd Rate): 4th Lieutenant. Promoted Captain April 1778.
June 1778 – August 1778 - HMS Senegal (Sloop): Lieutenant and Commanding Officer
(captured by the French)
May 1779 – August 1781 - HMS Delight (Sloop): Lieutenant and Commanding Officer
September 1781 - Post-Captain
September 1781 – July 1782 - HMS Squirrel (6th Rate): Captain.
May 1795 – May 1796 - HMS Coromandel (4th Rate): Captain.
May 1796 – October 1797 HMS Belliqueux (3rd Rate): Captain (Wounded at Battle of Camperdown).
April 1798 – October 1797 HMS Belliqueux: – Captain. (Resigned Commission).
January 1801 - Rear-Admiral of the Blue
April 1804 - Rear-Admiral of the White
November 1805 - Vice-Admiral of the Blue
Death - March 1807 – Edinburgh

John Inglis(1) Naval Career
June 1778 - June 1779 - HMS Griffin (10): Lieutenant and Commanding Officer.
March 1779 – September 1780 – HMS Zephyr (14): Lieutenant and Commanding Officer
April 1781- 1783 – HMS Pandora: Lieutenant and Commanding Officer
Death - October 1789 – Edinburgh

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