Charles Biddulph

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 6th of July 2026 19:50

Portsmouth, 4 November 1815: Died, on the 28th of April last, in the East Indies, in the 29th year of his age, after a long and severe illness, C Biddulph, Esq, Commander of his Majesty’s sloop Hesper, and second son of ir Theophilus Biddulph, Bart, of Birbury Hall, Warwickshire. [Hampshire Chronicle, 4 December 1815]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 31st of July 2019 06:39

Memorial at the Old Cemetery, Kochi, Kerala, India commemorating Captain Charles Biddulph, RN, d. 1815

Location
Old cemetery, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Rest of the World

Transcript
'Charles Biddulph, Esq., Captain of H.M. ship Volage. He was second son of Sir Theophillus Biddulph of Burbury in Warwickshire and having made choice of the navy for his profession, he was brought up under the patronage of the late Admiral Sir Samuel Hood. Having after a life spent in the service of his King and country, just attained the rank of Post Captain, he fell a martyr to a pulmonary complaint caught in the execution of his duty at the early age of 28, and has left his country to deplore the loss of a most active, zealous and excellent officer and his relations and friends a most benevolent, truly upright and honourable man. He died off Cochin on the 20th of August 1815.'

Details
Vessel: HMS Volage