Thomas Maitland R.N.
Thomas Maitland R.N.

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Thomas Maitland R.N.Explanation
Son of General William Mordaunt Maitland (1764-1841)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
3 February 1803 Born (co. Waterford, Ireland)
7 February 1828 Married at Rio de Janeiro Amelia (1806-1890), daughter of William Young (1773-1841)
29 June 1841 C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service in the first Anglo-Chinese war
22 March 1863 Succeeded as 11th Earl of Lauderdale
28 March 1865 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
22 November 1866 First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria
24 May 1873 G.C.B. (Knight Grand Cross of the Bath)
1 September 1878 Died (Thirlsstane Castle, Berwickshire)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
22 September 1816Entered Navy
2 October 1822Mate
16 May 1823Lieutenant
30 April 1827Commander
10 January 1837Captain
18 June 1857Rear-Admiral
18 November 1863Vice-Admiral
8 April 1868Admiral
20 July 1873Retired Admiral
27 November 1877Retired Admiral of the Fleet
 
Date fromDate toService
6 June 18239 May 1825Lieutenant in Euryalus, commanded by Augustus William James Clifford
20 December 182513 March 1826Lieutenant in SuperbExternal link, commanded by Henry Hill, Guard-ship at Portsmouth
14 March 182614 March 1827Lieutenant in Ganges, flg-ship of Sir Robert Waller Otway, South America
14 March 182614 March 1827Lieutenant in Ganges, flag-ship of Sir Robert Waller Otway, South America
2 July 18329 May 1833Commander in Sparrowhawk, Mexico
4 April 18351 February 1837Commander in Tweed, coast of Spain
19 June 18374 August 1842Captain in Wellesley, flagship of Rear-Admiral Frederick Lewis Maitland, then Commodore Sir James John Gordon Bremer, then Rear-Admiral Sir William Parker, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
18 November 184620 October 1847Captain in America, coast of Portugal
3 May 184831 December 1848Captain in San Josef, flagship of Admiral William Hall Gage, Devonport
1 January 18493 May 1851Captain in Impregnable, flagship of Admiral William Hall Gage, Devonport
27 September 185224 October 1853Captain in Agamemnon (from commissioning at Woolwich), Channel squadron
28 October 185326 January 1854Captain in Victory, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth
27 January 18543 July 1857Captain in Excellent, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
5 May 18601 March 1863Commander-in-chief, Pacific, flag in Bacchante

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