Philip Boteler (c.1731-1787)

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Philip Boteler

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1731ADM 107/4
First Known Service14.7.1743CSORN
WifeMary Farnley - Married 12.10.1753, London PROB11
SonJohn (1754-?)ref:719
Last Known Service2.3.1780CSORN
Date of Death1787CSORN
Will Probated10.7.1787, PROB 11/1155/120

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
14.7.174313.4.1744
Harwich (50) 1743-1760
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/322		ADM 107/4
14.4.174422.7.1745
Harwich (50) 1743-1760
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain's Servant ADM 107/4/322		ADM 107/4
23.7.174524.2.1747/48
Harwich (50) 1743-1760
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/322		ADM 107/4
25.6.1746 1st Battle of Negapatam 
25.2.1747/4816.5.1750
Harwich (50) 1743-1760
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/322		ADM 107/4
6.8.1755 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/322RNLPC
23.2.1756 LieutenantCSORN
23.2.175621.7.1757
Bedford (64) 1741-1787
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/239		ADM 6/18
21.7.175730.1.1758
Bedford (64) 1741-1787
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/19/233		ADM 6/18
8.175710.1757Louisbourg Expedition 
30.1.175816.6.1761
Bedford (64) 1741-1787
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/233		ADM 6/18
6.6.175827.7.1758The Siege of Louisbourg 
6.17599.1759Seige of Quebec 
29.3.176111.6.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle 
16.6.1761 CommanderCSORN
16.6.176126.3.1762
Thunder (14) 1759-1774
British 14 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/323		BWAS-1714
7.1.176210.2.1762Operations against Martinique 
26.3.1762 CaptainCSORN
26.3.17621.12.1762
Penzance (44) 1747-1766
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/453
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 6.12.1762		BWAS-1714
6.6.176213.8.1762Operations against Havana 
20.9.176430.10.1765
Shannon (28) 1757-1765
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/50		BWAS-1714
31.1.177819.1.1779
Actaeon (44) 1778-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/361		BWAS-1714
19.1.177916.4.1779
Ajax (74) 1767-1785
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/500		ADM 6/21
18.6.177917.8.1779
Ardent (64) 1764-1779
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 25.6.1779 ADM 6/21/572		BWAS-1714
2.3.1780 Dismissed from the Service by a courts martial held aboard the Victory in Portsmouth Harbour.ref:676
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