Edward James Bedford R.N.
Edward James Bedford R.N.

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Edward James Bedford R.N.Explanation
Son of Frederick Bedford R.N. (1779-1862)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
10 August 1810 Born
27 March 1838 Married Eliza Ann (1819-1901), daughter of John Good Swainson (1786-1869)
1 July 1887 Died (Paignton, Devon)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
19 October 1830Mate
28 June 1838Lieutenant
19 October 1849Commander
1 January 1863Captain
11 January 1869Retired Captain
31 December 1878Retired Rear-Admiral
30 October 1884Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
19 October 183019 October 1830Midshipman in Alert (1813, brig-sloop), South America
20 October 183011 January 1831Mate in Alert (1813, brig-sloop), South America
12 January 183112 March 1831Acting Lieutenant in Alert (1813, brig-sloop), South America
13 March 183120 May 1831Acting Lieutenant in Seringapatam, commanded by Captain William Waldegrave, Pacific
21 May 18317 June 1831Mate in Seringapatam, flagship of William Waldegrave, Pacific
14 October 18319 February 1832Mate in Alert (1813, brig-sloop), South America
8 March 18324 September 1935Mate in San Josef, commanded by Captain Gordon Thomas Falcon, Plymouth, for Surveying Service
5 September 183514 December 1835Mate in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Gordon Thomas Falcon, Plymouth, for Suryeying Service
(1837) Admiralty shore survey (not borne on any ships' books) for a period of 4 years and 268 days
15 December 184230 January 1843Lieutenant in Gleaner, commanded by Commander Charles Gepp Robinson, Woolwich
31 January 184328 October 1847Lieutenant in Shearwater, commanded by Commander, later Captain, Charles Gepp Robinson, surveying the coast of Scotland
29 October 184731 December 1848Additional Lieutenant in San Josef, Devonport, for Surveying Service
1 January 184918 October 1849Additional Lieutenant in Impregnable, commanded by Captain Thomas Maitland, Devonport, for Surveying Service
19 October 184917 April 1850Additional Commander in Impregnable, commanded by Captain Thomas Maitland, Devonport, for Surveying Service
18 April 18502 December 1850Additional Commander in Ajax, commanded by Captain Michael Quin, Queenstown, for Surveying Service
3 December 185031 December 1862Additional Commander in Fisgard, commanded by Commodore Henry Eden then Commodore John Shepherd then Commodore Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, Woolwich
1 January 18636 April 1865Additional Captain in Fisgard, commanded by Captain Frederick Archibald Campbell, Woolwich, for Surveying Service
7 April 186521 March 1868Captain in Lightning, tender to Fisgard, for Surveying Service
22 March 186831 December 1868Additional Captain in Fisgard, commanded by Commodore William Edmonstone, Woolwich, for Surveying Service

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