Vashon Baker R.N.
Vashon Baker R.N.
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Vashon Baker R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Joseph Baker (1767-1817) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1811 | | Born (Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales) |
10 November 1844 | | Married (at Carlisle, Cumberland, England) Hester Ann Phelps (1825-1887), of Littleton, Gloucestershire. |
12 January 1878 | | Died (Ludlow, Shropshire, England) |
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Date | Rank |
1824 | Entered Navy |
18 October 1839 | Lieutenant |
8 May 1849 | Commander |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
9 November 1839 | 17 February 1847 | Lieutenant in Winchester, commanded by John Parker, flagship of Vice-admiral Thomas Harvey (1775-1841) on the North America and West Indies station |
18 February 1840 | 17 December 1840 | Lieutenant in Serpent (until paying off at Sheerness), commanded by Robert Gore, North America and West Indies |
14 June 1841 | | Lieutenant in Endymion, commanded by Frederick William Grey, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) |
11 March 1845 | 19 August 1847 | Lieutenant in Espiegle, commanded by Thomas Pickering Thompson, East Indies |
20 August 1847 | | Lieutenant in Espiegle, commanded by Frederick Archibald Campbell, East Indies |
25 January 1860 | | Commander (2ic) in Orion, commanded by John James Bartholomew Edward Frere, Mediterranean |