Examples
of Records dealing with Commissions
Source: TNA: PRO: ADM 6/25 - Listing
Commissions and relating to Flag Officers, Captains, Commanders and Lieutenants
1695-1815
Self explanatory
ledgers, these are relatively neat, but realistically dates of commission need
to be known to identify individual officers.
Listed by date:-
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‘Commissions
dated 6th August 1794 for |
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Lieut Chas Finling |
7 } |
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Robert Lambert |
8 } |
Queen |
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Edward Kendall |
9 } |
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Edward Fellowes |
7
|
Queen Charlotte |
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Francis Wickham |
4 |
Sheernefs |
|
Richard Ottley |
1 } |
Incendiary |
|
Mr. James Morley |
2 } |
Fire Ship |
|
Lieut Alexander McLeod |
3 |
Hector |
|
Mathew St. Clair |
2 |
Lapwing |
|
Chatham
- A. Gardner - P. Affleck’ |
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N.B. The figures in the centre relate to lieutenancies to
be held, i.e.,
Charles Finling
as 7th Lieutenant of the QUEEN, 2nd Rate, 98 Guns.
Source: TNA: PRO: ADM 6/54 - Captains,
Commanders and Lieutenants 1795-1815 (to Half Pay)
Example July 1806 beginning:-
.
|
1st |
Captain Edw L
Graham |
Vestal |
Half Pay due from 1 July |
|
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“...... Geo Cockleburn |
Captain |
Do |
|
|
“ ... ...John Bowen |
Camilla |
Do |
|
|
Lt Thos Pepwell |
Projecter Mortar Bt |
Do |
|
3 |
Capt Robt
Scott |
Borens |
Do |
|
5 |
“.....Jas N Morris |
Colopus |
Do |
|
|
“
...E.B. Bettesworth |
Crocodile |
Do |
|
|
Lt. Geo Balley |
Colopus |
Do |
And so on ....
Source: TNA: PRO: ADM 7/919 - Flag
Officers (Commanders in Chief) 1860-70
This is a ledger
overwhelmingly copying out letters issued by Admiralty departments relating to
these appointments. Incidentally, there are a small number of ‘office copies’
of commissions as part of this.
Example:-
p.509
‘17th
July 1869
Sir,
I am etc to
acquaint you that you have been appointed to Supersede Admiral Sir Henry Keppel
K.C.B, as Commander in Chief of H.M Ships & Vessels on the China Station.
Your
Commission is enclosed
I
am etc.
Vice Admiral
Sir Henry Kellett
K.C.B.
United Services Club’
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