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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| John Henn Gennys R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of Edmund Henny Gennys, of Whiteleigh House, Devonshire | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 7 May 1850 | Married Catherine Elizabeth Caroline (died 30 April 1851), only daughter of Rear-Admiral Richard Arthur | ||
| 23 August 1855 | Married Suzanna Emily, eldest daughter of Thomas Icely of Coombing, Bathurst, New South Wales, at Sydney | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1824 | Entered Navy | ||
| 19 February 1838 | Lieutenant | ||
| 17 April 1845 | Commander | ||
| 1 July 1864 | Retired Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 28 February 1838 | Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by Hyde Parker, Mediterranean | ||
| 1838 | Lieutenant and commander in Confiance, Mediterranean | ||
| 1840 | 1841 | Lieutenant in Belleisle, commanded by John Toup Nicolas, Plymouth | |
| 10 January 1844 | Lieutenant in Camperdown, commanded by Francis Brace, flagship of Vice-Admiral Edward Brace, the Nore (as flag-lieutenant) | ||
| January 1849 | Studying steam at Woowich factory, and attending the trails of Niger and Basilisk | ||
| 10 December 1850 | Commander in Fantome (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Australia | ||
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