Edward Gascoigne (c.1712-1764)

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Edward Gascoigne

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birthc.1712ADM 107/3
First Known Service1.7.1731CSORN
SisterElizabeth [Maris]PROB11
SisterMary [Stubbs]PROB11
Last Known Service5.10.1763CSORN
Date of Death14.12.1764CSORN
Will Probated10.1.1765

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1.7.1731	6.2.1731/32	Hampton Court (70) 1709-1741 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Quarter Gunner ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
7.2.1731/32	20.5.1735	Seaford (8) 1724-1740 British 8 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Able Seaman ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
21.5.1735	19.7.1737	Dreadnought (60) 1723-1748 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Able Seaman ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
20.7.1737	14.9.1737	Dreadnought (60) 1723-1748 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Quartermaster ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
24.3.1737/38	29.7.1739	Romney (50) 1726-1757 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Quartermaster ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
30.7.1739	6.2.1740/41	Romney (50) 1726-1757 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Midshipman ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
7.2.1740/41	6.6.1741	Romney (50) 1726-1757 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Master's Mate ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
7.6.1741	1.10.1741	Nassau (70) 1740-1770 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Master's Mate ADM 107/3/445	ADM 107/3
1.10.1741		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/445	RNLPC
30.3.1742		Lieutenant	CSORN
30.3.1742	2.9.1743	Comet (8) 1742-1749 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Lieutenant ADM 6/16/37	ADM 6/16
18.2.1742/43		Attack on La Guaira
3.9.1743	5.3.1743/44	Boyne (80) 1739-1763 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/215	ADM 6/16
10.2.1743/44	11.2.1743/44	Battle of Toulon
24.12.1744	29.11.1745	Roebuck (44) 1743-1764 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 3/17/359 Issued by William RowleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1704-1763 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 25.5.1748	ADM 6/17
29.11.1745	27.1.1745/46	Dunkirk (60) 1734-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 3/17/355 Issued by William RowleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1704-1763 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 13.5.1748	ADM 6/17
23.1.1751/52	19.1.1755	Wager (24) 1744-1763 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Lieutenant ADM 6/18/23	ADM 6/18
11.10.1755		Commander	CSORN
11.10.1755	11.1.1757	Weazle (16) 1745-1779 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/311 Issued by Thomas CoatesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1722-1762 , Jamaica Confirmed 27.9.1756	BWAS-1714
5.5.1757	6.5.1757	Postillion (18) 1757-1763 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/394	ADM 6/18
6.5.1757	21.5.1759	Beaver (18) 1756-1761 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
6.6.1758	27.7.1758	The Siege of Louisbourg
18.2.1760		Captain	CSORN
18.2.1760	5.10.1763	Dublin (74) 1757-1784 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/136	BWAS-1714
7.1.1762	10.2.1762	Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762	13.8.1762	Operations against Havana

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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 22nd of June 2026 16:29

Last week died at Bury St Edmund’s, much regretted by all his acquaintance, Edw Gascoyne, Esq, late Captain of the Dublin man of war, who had long been in the service of his country, and upon all occasions, acquitted himself with great bravery and resolution. [Exeter Mercury, 4 January 1765]

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