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Francis William Austen (1)

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Officer of the British Navy

Officer of the British Navy

Francis William Austen (1)

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Personal Details
Date of Birth 1774/04/23 B080
Place of Birth Steventon, Hants  
Father Rev. George Austen
Wife Mary Gibson
Wife Martha Lloyd (d Jan 1843)
Son Francis William Austen
Son Herbert Grey Austen
Nephew Charles John Austen
Brother Charles John Austen
Date of Death 1865  
Place of Death Portsdown  
Naval Service Events
Ship Date From Date To Event Source
1786/04/15 Entered the Royal Naval College B080
1788/12/23 Entered the Navy B080
Perseverance 1788/12/23 1st Class Volunteer B080
Promoted to Lieutenant, 28th December 1792 W032
Dispatch 1792/12/28 1799/02/03 Lieutenant B080
Promoted to Commander, 3rd February 1799 B080
Peterel 1799/02/03 1800/05/13 As Captain B080
Peterell 1799/10 As Captain B083
Promoted to Post Captain, 13th May 1800 W032
Peterel 1800/05/13 1800/10 As Captain B080
1800/10 Resigned command of the Peterel and returned home B080
Neptune 1801/08/29 1802/10 As Captain B080
1803 Employed raising and commanding a body of sea-fencibles B080
Leopard 1804/05/07 1805 As Captain B080
Canopus 1805 1806/06 As Captain B080
1806/02/06 Present at the Action of San Domingo  
1806/06 Placed on Half-Pay B080
Saint Albans 1807/03/23 1810/09/22 As Captain B080
Caledonia 1810/10 1811/05 As Captain B064
Caledonia 1810/12/03 1811/07/09 As Captain B064
Caledonia 1811/06/14 Sailed for the Mediterranean B064
Elephant 1811/07/09 1814/05/07 As Captain B064
Promoted to Rear-Admiral, 22nd July 1830 B082
Promoted to Vice-Admiral, 28th June 1838 B082
1844/12/27 Appointed Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West India Station B080
Vindictive 1844/12/27 As Flag Officer B064
Promoted to Admiral, 1st August 1848 B082
Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 27th April 1863 B082
Personal Events
Date Event Source
1806/07 Married Mary Gibson B080
1815/06/04 Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath  
1828/07 Married Martha Lloyd B080
1837/02/28 Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath  
1860/05/18 Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath  
Notes on Officer
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy David Bonner Smith
B083 Steele's Navy List October 1799 Steele
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B082 The Navy List March 1865 The Admiralty

Last Updated :2009/03/26 at 11:36:41 by Cy

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