Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N.
Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N.

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Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot R.N.Explanation
Third son of Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 December 1818 Born (Minto-house, Roxburghshire)
21 August 18412 September 1845Captain in Spartan (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), North America and West Indies
12 September 1857 C.B. (Companion of the Bath)
8 December 1863 Married, firstly, Louisa (died 1870), daughter of Edward Blackett, 6th Bt.
4 February 1874 Married, secondly, Lady Harriette Emily (died 1895), daughter of Henry Thomas Liddell, first earl of Ravensworth
24 May 1881 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
21 May 1895 Died (Southampton)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
6 May 1832Entered Navy
27 June 1838Lieutenant
16 July 1840Commander
16 August 1841Captain
5 August 1861Rear-Admiral
6 April 1866Vice-Admiral
8 February 1873Admiral
1 December 1881Admiral of the Fleet
12 December 1888Retired Admiral of the Fleet
 
Date fromDate toService
18 June 183827 June 1838Mate in Royal George, commanded by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Portsmouth
28 June 183826 October 1838Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by Captain Hyde Parker, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840)
27 October 183815 July 1840Lieutenant in Talbot, commanded by Henry John Codrington, Mediterranean
16 July 184015 August 1841Commander in Hazard (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840)
26 September 18412 September 1845Captain in Spartan (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), North America and West Indies
23 May 185325 January 1855Captain in Sybille, East Indies (including the Second Anglo-Chinese War)
26 January 185513 May 1858Commodore in Sybille, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
27 April 185926 October 1860Captain in Cressy (from commissioning), Channel squadron, then (July 1859) Mediterranean
27 October 186023 August 1861Captain in St Jean d'Acre, commanded by Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, Mediterranean
9 April 18642 April 1866Commander-in-chief, south east coast of America, flag in Bombay (until that vessel was accidentally burnt), then, 15 December 1864, Triton, then 14 June 1865, Narcissus, flag in Bombay
1 July 187011 February 1873Commander-in-chief, the Nore
9 January 18801 December 1881Commander-in-chief, Devonport

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