Thomas Foley (d.1772)

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Thomas Foley

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service20.11.1741CSORN
Father John Foley, a landowner of Ridgeway, NarberthODNB
Last Known Service14.8.1767CSORN
Date of Death8.1772CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
18.6.1741 LieutenantCSORN
3.4.174617.6.1746
Lark (44) 1744-1757
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/83		ADM 6/17
6.8.1756 CommanderCSORN
6.8.175628.3.1757
Raven (14) 1745-1763
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/299		ADM 6/18
20.8.176314.8.1767
Escort (14) 1757-1768
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/428		BWAS-1714
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Posted by paul muskett on Monday 25th of February 2019 10:55

John Foley, this Foleys father, was brother to the Thomas Foley who was on HMS Gloucester, part of Anson's fleet that circumnavigated the world in the early 1740s. Well HMS Centurion did, with the other Foley on board.Rest of fleet never made it after getting into the Pacific.

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