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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Thomas Bourchier R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Sir John Bourchier (1755–1817) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 10 March 1791 | Born (Chapelizod, Dublin) | ||
| 29 June 1841 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service in China | ||
| 24 December 1842 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath), for service in China | ||
| 1 September 1843 | Married Jane Barbara (1810-1884), eldest daughter of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington 1770-1851) | ||
| 26 April 1849 | Died (Chatham, Kent) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| July 1800 | Entered Navy | ||
| 26 August 1808 | Lieutenant | ||
| 9 September 1822 | Commander | ||
| 12 September 1827 | Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 26 August 1808 | Lieutenant in Forester, commanded by John Richards, West Indies | ||
| 17 June 1809 | Lieutenant in Heureux, commanded by Fraser Alexander Halliday, West Indies | ||
| 11 September 1810 | Lieutenant in Vengeur, flagship of Joseph Sydney Yorke, in the Channel | ||
| 16 December 1811 | Lieutenant in Ferret, commanded by Fraser Alexander Halliday, Leith | ||
| 26 February 1813 | Lieutenant in Victorious, commanded by John Talbot, North America | ||
| 20 June 1814 | August 1815 | Lieutenant in Tenedos, commanded by Hyde Parker, North America | |
| 12 August 1819 | 22 December 1824 | Lieutenant in Superb , commanded by Thomas Masterman Hardy, South America | |
| 9 September 1822 | 5 August 1823 | Commander in Beaver (1809, brig-sloop), South America | |
| 6 August 1823 | 22 March 1824 | Commander in Doris, South America | |
| 23 March 1824 | 13 March 1827 | Commander in Eclair (1807, brig-sloop), South America | |
| 14 March 1827 | 27 May 1827 | Commander in Volage, South America | |
| 12 September 1827 | 7 October 1829 | Captain in Menai, South west coast of America | |
| 6 November 1839 | 3 March 1843 | Captain in Blonde, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war). He played a leading role in many actions during the war, and ultimately returned with three million dollars of the 'Chinese ransom'. | |
| 20 September 1846 | 26 April 1849 | Captain in Poictiers, Chatham, and Captain-Superintendent of Chatham dockyard (until he died) | |
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