William Armytage R.N.
William Armytage R.N.

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William Armytage R.N.Explanation
Son of John Armytage (1792-1836)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
4 January 1821 Born (Tickhill, Yorkshire, England)
1860 Married Jane Sarah (1817-1907), daughter of Samuel Hood (1788-1868, 2nd Baron Bridport, and widow of Hugh Holbech (1814-1849; married 1838) and of Sir Charles Hotham (1806-1855; married 1854)
11 January 1872 Died (Exeter, Devon)
 
DateRank
28 October 1840Mate
3 December 1845Lieutenant
16 May 1855Commander
6 August 1860Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
15 October 183529 August 1838Volunteer in Harrier
30 August 183827 October 1840Midshipman in Samarang, commanded by Captain James Scott, South America, later East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
28 October 184025 August 1841Mate in Samarang, commanded by Captain James Scott, South America, later East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
5 October 184112 July 1843Mate in Dido, commanded by Captain Henry Keppel, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war and Sir James Brooke's campaign for the suppression of Borneo piracy)
13 July 184322 November 1844Mate in Cornwallis, commanded by Captain Peter Richards, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
22 February 18452 April 1845Lieutenant in Racehorse, commanded by Commander George James Hay, East Indies
3 April 184515 September 1848Lieutenant in Vesuvius, commanded by Commander George William Douglas O'Callaghan then Commander Herbert Grey Austen, North America and West Indies
19 March 1856 Commander in Vigilant, Mediterranean
7 April 186312 December 1865Captain in Magicienne (until paying off at Plymouth), Mediterrnean
9 April 18663 November 1866Captain in Racoon (until paying off at Plymouth), Queenstown
3 March 1868 Captain in Prince Consort, Mediterranean

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