Edward Harris Butterfield R.N.
Edward Harris Butterfield R.N.
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| Edward Harris Butterfield R.N. | Explanation |
| Second son of Rear Admiral William Butterfield |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 21 February 1807 | | Born (Chelsea) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 28 March 1821 | Entered Navy |
| 5 January 1830 | Lieutenant |
| 7 March 1832 | Commander |
| 23 November 1841 | Captain |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 5 January 1830 | | Lieutenant in Primrose (1810, brig-sloop), commanded by William Broughton, west coast of Africa |
| March 1831 | | Lieutenant in Pallas, commanded by Manley Hall Dixon, Portsmouth |
| 16 April 1831 | | Lieutenant and commander in Brisk, Channel and Irish stations, then west Coast of Africa |
| 28 October 1839 | | Commander in Fantome (from commissioning at Chatham), Cape of Good Hope, then west coast of Africa |