Henry Whitby (1781-1812)

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Henry Whitby

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth21.7.1781 - Staffordshire CSORN
First Known Service4.6.1799CSORN
FatherRev. Thomas Whitby (1746-1828)ref:950
MotherMabella Turton (c.1748-1827)ref:950
Brother
John WhitbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1805
ref:676
Last Known Service5.5.1812CSORN
Date of Death5.5.1812BWAS-1793

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
4.6.1799 LieutenantCSORN
9.18014.9.1801
Proselyte (32) 1796-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
28.4.1802 CommanderCSORN
28.4.18026.2.1804
Pelican (18) 1795-1806
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
8.1802 
Aeolus (32) 1801-1817
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
18031804
Santa Margarita (36) 1779-1836
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
6.2.1804 CaptainCSORN
6.2.18041805
Desiree (36) 1800-1832
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
1805 
Centaur (74) 1797-1819
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
1.18055.1806
Leander (52) 1799-1817
British 52 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1813 Renamed "Hygeia"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
3.18096.1811
Cerberus (32) 1794-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
13.3.1811 Battle of Lissa 
4.18125.1812
Briton (38) 1812-1860
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
7.18128.1812
Belle Poule (38) 1806-1818
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 20th of July 2026 06:33

Portsmouth, 1 August 1801: Captain Whitby, Admiral Cornwallis’s Captain, arrived here on Wednesday, to join the Channel Fleet in the Malta, Captain Bertie. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 3 August 1801]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 8th of April 2018 06:43

Circa 24 Apr 1802 Lieutenant Whitby, of the Leviathan, is promoted to the rank of Commander, and succeeds to the command of the Pelican.

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