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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) | |||
| 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) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| November 1817 | Entered Navy | ||
| 8 April 1825 | Lieutenant | ||
| 20 February 1830 | Commander | ||
| 22 November 1831 | Captain | ||
| 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 | |
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