Sholto Douglas R.N.
Sholto Douglas R.N.

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Sholto Douglas R.N.Explanation
Son of Henry Douglas (1791-)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
20 August 1833 Born (Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight)
1 September 1864 Married Maria Louisa Olivia (1846-1882), daughter of William Bickford (1813-1848)
24 May 1881 C.B. (Commander of the Bath)
26 December 1913 Died (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
 
DateRank
31 October 1855Lieutenant
28 April 1858Commander
1 March 1865Captain
1 December 1881Rear-Admiral
3 April 1888Retired Rear-Admiral
14 May 1888Retired Rear-Admiral
13 May 1893Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
8 August 185328 March 1854Acting Mate in Styx, commanded by Commander William King Hall, Cape of Good Hope
29 March 185430 October 1855Acting Mate in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain George Thomas Gordon then Captain Henry Caldwell, the Baltic during the Russian War
4 March 185627 April 1858Lieutenant in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, flagship of Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour, East Indies and China (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
28 April 185811 September 1858Commander (2ic) in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
12 September 185815 February 1859Commander (2ic) in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire, East Indies and China
13 August 186025 April 1864Commander in Espoir (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), west coast of Africa
14 February 187030 August 1872Captain in Malabar
31 August 187220 April 1874Captain in Aurora (until paying off at Plymouth), 1873 detached squadron, then temporary flagship at Queenstown
(1 April 1875)16 May 1877Captain in Achilles, Coast Guard, Liverpool
17 May 18772 April 1878Captain in Resistance (from commissioning at Plymouth), Coast Guard, Liverpool

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