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| Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of Sir William Symonds (1782-1856), Surveyor of the Royal Navy from 1832 to 1847 | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 15 July 1813 | Born | ||
| 25 September 1845 | married, firstly, Anna Maria, daughter of Captain Edmund Heywood RN | ||
| 5 July 1855 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) | ||
| 1856 | Married, secondly, Prestwood Mary (1836-1905), daughter of Captain Thomas Wolrige RN (1782-1845) | ||
| 13 March 1867 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 23 April 1880 | G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath) | ||
| 14 November 1894 | Died (Torquay, Devon) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 25 April 1825 | Entered Navy | ||
| 5 November 1832 | Lieutenant | ||
| 21 October 1837 | Commander | ||
| 22 February 1841 | Captain | ||
| 1 November 1860 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 2 April 1866 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 14 July 1871 | Admiral | ||
| 15 June 1879 | Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| 15 July 1883 | Retired Admiral of the Fleet | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 6 May 1833 | 17 September 1833 | Lieutenant in Vestal, commanded by Captain William Jones, Portsmouth | |
| 25 September 1833 | 16 July 1833 | Lieutenant in Endymion, commanded by Captain Samuel Roberts, Mediterranean | |
| 17 July 1834 | 31 January 1835 | Lieutenant in Britannia, commanded by Peter Rainier, Mediterranean | |
| 1 February 1835 | 7 February 1838 | Lieutenant in Rattlesnake, commanded by Captain William Hobson, East Indies | |
| 27 August 1838 | 23 June 1841 | Commander in Rover, North America & West Indies | |
| 30 May 1846 | 19 June 1849 | Captain in Spartan, Mediterranean | |
| 19 January 1850 | 26 December 1853 | Captain in Arethusa, particular service, then Mediterranean | |
| 27 December 1853 | 1 July 1854 | Captain in Agamemnon, flagship of Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, second in command, Black Sea during the Russian war | |
| 2 July 1854 | 15 January 1855 | Captain in Arethusa (until paying off at Plymouth), Black sea during the Russian War | |
| 30 November 1855 | 30 June 1856 | Captain in Conqueror (from commissioning at Plymouth), Channel squadron | |
| 1 December 1862 | 15 April 1866 | Admiral Superintendent, Devonport dockyard, flag in Indus | |
| 12 December 1868 | 21 June 1870 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron, flag in Minotaur | |
| 1 November 1875 | 1 November 1878 | Commander-in-chief, Devonport (flag in Royal Adelaide) | |
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