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Robert Boyle Nicholas


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1744CSORN
First Known Service1772CSORN
FatherWilliam Nicholasref:676
MotherHarriet Boyleref:676
SisterCharlotteref:676
Last Known Service26.8.1780CSORN
Date of Death5.10.1780 - Off San DomingoBWAS-1714
Cause of DeathDrowned in a hurricaneCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1772 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/87/320RNLPC
5.6.1772 LieutenantCSORN
15.1.1778 CommanderCSORN
15.1.177812.12.1778
Beaver (14) 1761-1783
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
15.1.177826.3.1779
Grasshopper (14) 1776-1783
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1779 Renamed "Basilisk"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/422
Issued by
James YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1778
, Barbados
Confirmed 11.6.1778
ADM 6/21
26.3.177919.4.1779
Cormorant (14) 1776-1781
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/531
ADM 6/21
19.4.1779 CaptainCSORN
19.4.177925.6.1779
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/541
BWAS-1714
25.6.177926.8.1780
Scarborough (20) 1756-1780
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/576
BWAS-1714

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