William King Hall R.N.
William King Hall R.N.

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William King Hall R.N.Explanation
Son of James Hall (died 1869), Surgeon R.N.
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
11 March 1816 Born (London)
20 June 1848 Married, firstly, Louisa (1825-1875), daughter of James Forman, of Coldstream
3 July 1855 C.B. (Companion of the Bath)
20 May 1871 K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath)
6 July 1880 Married, secondly, Charlotte (1828-1912), daughter of Campbell Simpson, and widow of Thomas Knowles Tillotson (1801-1878)
29 July 1886 Died (London)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
1829Entered Navy
28 July 1841Lieutenant
21 March 1848Commander
6 June 1853Captain
17 March 1869Rear-Admiral
30 July 1875Vice-Admiral
2 August 1879Admiral
1881Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
28 July 184113 June 1844Lieutenant in Indus, commanded by James Stirling, Mediterranean
18 September 184425 September 1844Lieutenant in Pantaloon, commanded by Edmund Wilson, fitting at Portsmouth
26 September 184419 December 1844Lieutenant in Waterwitch, commanded by Commander Thomas Francis Birch, 1844 experimental brig squadron, then west coast of Africa
7 January 184511 December 1846Lieutenant in Vindictive, commanded by Michael Seymour, flagship of Vice-Admiral Francis William Austen, North America and West Indies
12 December 184611 February 1847Acting Commander in Vindictive, commanded by Captain Michael Seymour, North America and West Indies
12 February 184718 February 1847Lieutenant in Vindictive, commanded by Captain Michael Seymour, North America and West Indies
19 February 18475 May 1847Acting Commander in Vindictive, commanded by Captain Michael Seymour, North America and West Indies
6 May 184728 December 1847Lieutenant in Vindictive, commanded by Captain Michael Seymour, North America and West Indies
29 December 184722 March 1848Acting Commander in Growler, returning from the West Indies
8 March 18491851Coast Guard, Weymouth
17 July 185120 October 1853Commander in Styx, Cape of Good Hope
23 January 185418 February 1855Captain in Bulldog, the Baltic during the Russian War
19 July 18552 March 1856Captain in Exmouth, flagship of Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour, Mediterranean and the Baltic during the Russian War
3 March 18569 August 1859Captain in Calcutta, flagship of Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
10 August 185919 April 1860Captain in Indus (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Vice-Admiral Houston Stewart, North America and West Indies
14 July 186031 December 1861Captain in Royal Adelaide, steam reserve depot ship, Plymouth
1 January 186225 April 1863Captain in Russell, Coast Guard, Falmouth
26 April 186326 April 1865Captain in Cumberland, guard ship of the steam reserve, Sheerness
27 April 186531 December 1868Additional Captain in Cumberland, commanded by Captain Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, guard ship of the steam reserve, Sheerness
1 January 18691 April 1869Additional Captain in Agincourt, commanded by Captain Donald McLeod Mackenzie, Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard
22 November 187111 August 1875Superintendent of Devonport dockyard, flag in Indus
20 September 18775 August 1879Commander-in-chief, the Nore, flag in Duncan

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