William Broughton R.N.
William Broughton R.N.
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William Broughton R.N. | Explanation |
The eldest son of Captain William Robert Broughton C.B. (who circumnavigated the world with Vancouver) |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
23 October 1804 | | Born (Doddington Hall, Cheshire) |
3 January 1833 | | Married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Perfect, of Pontefract |
17 August 1849 | | Died (Tenby) |
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Date | Rank |
November 1817 | Entered Navy |
8 April 1825 | Lieutenant |
20 February 1830 | Commander |
22 November 1831 | Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
8 March 1827 | 1830 | Lieutenant in Briton, commanded by Hon William Gordon, particular service on North Sea, Lisbon, and North America and West Indies stations |
20 February 1830 | | Commander in Primrose (1810, brig-sloop), coast of Africa |
1831 | | Commander in Pearl, coast of Portugal |
25 October 1836 | | Captain in Samarang, coast of Spain, then South America |
31 October 1839 | May 1842 | Captain in President, flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross, South America |
12 January 1846 | 4 September 1847 | Captain in Curacoa (until paying off at Sheerness), south east coast of America |