Charles Gudgeon Nelson R.N.
Charles Gudgeon Nelson R.N.

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Charles Gudgeon Nelson R.N.Explanation
Son of Rev. John Nelson (1793-)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 January 1827 Born (Winterton, Norfolk)
7 January 1859 Married Jane, daughter of Henry Grant
27 October 18624 June 1890Gentlemen Usher Quarterly Waiter in OrdinaryExternal link to Queen Victoria
20 April 1892 Died (Holme Lodge, Godalming, Surrey)
 
DateRank
6 August 1851Mate
28 February 1854Lieutenant
24 November 1862Commander
1 October 1873Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
6 August 185117 December 1852Mate in Vengeance, commanded by Captain Lord Edward Russell, particular service
18 December 185227 February 1854Mate in Inflexible, commanded by Commander George Rhodes Wolrige then Commander George Otway Popplewell, Mediterranean
18 May 185411 February 1855Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Maitland, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
12 February 185523 January 1856Lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rundle Burges Watson, the Baltic during the Russian War
24 January 18564 September 1856Lieutenant and commander in Forward (from commissioning), Portsmouth
20 September 18563 December 1862Lieutenant and commander in Rolla, Portsmouth, apprentices training brig (with Prince Alfred as occasional pupil), tender to Victory then (1 January 1862) tender to St Vincent
25 March 186325 January 1864Commander (2ic) in Galatea, commanded by Rochfort Maguire, North America and West Indies
19 May 18654 August 1866Commander in Ranger, west coast of Africa (until invalided), from 22 May 1866 on passage
11 July 18677 May 1869Commander in Castor, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, North Shields
8 May 186931 August 1870Commander in President, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, West India Docks

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