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| Edward Adams Williams R.N. | Explanation | ||
| The second son of Henry Williams of Glasthule, Co Dublin | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 26 March 1826 | Born | ||
| 1848 | Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin | ||
| 1859 | Wrote 'The Cruise Of The 'Pearl' Round The World'. | ||
| 1872 | Secretary of the Church Missionary Society for the Metropolitan District | ||
| 1901 | Honorary Chaplain to King Edward VII | ||
| 1910 | Honorary Chaplain to King George V | ||
| 13 April 1913 | Died (5 Queens Gate, Southsea) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 3 March 1854 | Chaplain | ||
| 25 April 1855 | Chaplain and Naval Instructor | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 1849 | Curate of Lye, Worcestershire | ||
| 3 March 1854 | Chaplain in St George, commanded by Harry EyresParticular service in the Baltic | ||
| May 1855 | Chapl. and Naval Instr. in Hawke, commanded by Erasmus Ommanney, the Baltic, in the Gulf of Riga during the Russian War, and then at Falmouth | ||
| 3 May 1856 | 15 January 1859 | Chaplain in Pearl, commanded by Edward Southwell Sotheby, Pacific, and with Pearl's Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny | |
| 29 June 1859 | 4 September 1860 | Chaplain in Emerald, commanded by Arthur Cumming, Channel squadron | |
| 1 September 1860 | 1862 | Chaplain in Royal Adelaide, commanded by William King Hall, steam reserve depot ship, Plymouth | |
| 7 February 1862 | 1864 | Chapl. And Naval Instr. in Impregnable, commanded by Charles Vesey, trainng ship, Devonport | |
| 28 February 1865 | Chapl. And Naval Instr. in Cadmus, commanded by Alexander Crombie Gordon, North America and West Indies | ||
| 4 April 1868 | Chapl. And Naval Instr. in Excellent, commanded by Henry Boys, gunnery ship, Portsmouth | ||
| 6 March 1875 | 19 May 1880 | Royal Marine Artillery Portsmouth | |
| 19 May 1880 | Sheerness Dockyard | ||
| 25 November 1881 | 1886 | Portsmouth Dockyard | |
| 1898 | Honorary Chaplain to Queen Victoria | ||
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