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| William Waldegrave R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 27 October 1788 | Born | ||
| 10 August 1812 | Married, firstly, Elizabeth Whitbread, daughter of Samuel Whitbread | ||
| 18 December 1840 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service at the bombardment of St Jean d'Acre | ||
| 28 September 1846 | Succeeded as 8th Earl Waldegrave | ||
| 8 December 1846 | Married, secondly, Sarah Whitear, daughter of Reverend William Whitear | ||
| 24 October 1859 | Died | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 11 August 1801 | Entered Navy | ||
| 29 July 1806 | Lieutenant | ||
| 2 December 1809 | Commander | ||
| 8 March 1811 | Captain | ||
| 1 October 1846 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 11 September 1854 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 29 July 1806 | Lieutenant in Sirius | ||
| 12 December 1808 | Lieutenant in Ocean | ||
| 11 April 1809 | Lieutenant in Ville de Paris | ||
| 6 July 1810 | Commander in Melpomene (captured 1794 from the French, fifth rate) | ||
| 8 March 1811 | June 1811 | Captain in Macedonian | |
| 7 February 1829 | April 1832 | Captain in Seringapatam, senior officer in the Pacific from May 1830 to April 1832 | |
| 9 May 1839 | 28 February 1842 | Captain in Revenge, Lisbon and Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840) | |
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