William Edward Parry R.N.
William Edward Parry R.N.
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William Edward Parry R.N. | Explanation |
Forth son of Dr Caleb Hillier Parry, FR.S., physician of Norwich. |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
19 December 1790 | | Born |
19 December 1820 | | Bedfordean gold medal of Bath and West of England Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. |
24 March 1821 | | Freedom of city of Bath. |
26 December 1823 | | Freedom of city of Winchester. |
23 October 1826 | | Married Isabella Louisa, fourth daughter of Lord Stanley of Alderley (died 13 May 1839). |
May 1829 | | Knighted. |
7 March 1835 | 3 February 1836 | Commissioner to the Australian Company in New South Wales. |
18?? | 18?? | Assistant Poor-Law Commissioner in Norfolk. |
29 June 1841 | | Married Catherine Edwards. |
8 July 1855 | | Died. |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
30 June 1803 | Entered Navy |
6 January 1810 | Lieutenant |
4 November 1820 | Commander |
8 November 1821 | Captain |
4 June 1852 | Rear-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
30 June 1803 | | 1st class Volunteer in Ville de Paris |
180? | | Served in Vanguard |
180? | 180? | Served in Tribune |
9 February 1810 | | Lieutenant in Alexandra |
1813 | | Lieutenant in La Hogue |
August 1814 | | Lieutenant in Maidstone |
July 1815 | | Lieutenant in Ardent |
January 1816 | | Lieutenant in Cannon |
June 1816 | March 1817 | Lieutenant in Niger |
14 January 1818 | November 1818 | In command of Alexander, hired brig, with John Ross' expedition to the Artic |
16 January 1819 | November 1820 | Lieutenant and commander in Hecla (1815; 1819=artic discovery vessel) and expedition to find north-west passage, reached 110 ?W |
8 May 1821 | 14 November 1823 | Commander in Fury (1814, bomb vessel), second expedition to the Artic |
1 December 1823 | | Acting Hydrographer to the Admiralty. |
8 May 1824 | 22 November 1825 | Captain in Hecla (1815; 1819=artic discovery vessel), with British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition |
2 November 1825 | 10 November 1826 | Hydrographer to the Admiralty. |
25 March 1827 | 1 November 1827 | Captain in Hecla (1815; 1819=artic discovery vessel) in expedition to attempt to reach the North Pole on sledge-boats from Spitsbergen; reached 82? 34'N (a latitude not reached again until 1876) |
2 November 1827 | 13 May 1829 | Hydrographer to the Admiralty |
24 April 1837 | 1 December 1846 | Comptroller of the Steam Department of the Navy |
2 December 1846 | | Captain-Superintendent of Royal Hospital, Haslar |