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Jonas Archer Abbott


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service2.3.1819CSORN
FatherAlderman Abott of DublinNBD1849
Father-in-Law
James Agnew StevensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812
NBD1849
WifeMary Ellis StevensNBD1849
Last Known Service1841CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
2.3.1819 Entered the navyref:72
2.3.1819 
Newcastle (60) 1813-1850
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
, 1st Class Volunteer
NBD1849
99.99.18194.1826
Belette (16) 1793-1796
British 16 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
CSORN
99.99.18194.1826
Victory (98) 1765-2019
British 98 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
CSORN
99.99.18194.1826
Blonde (46) 1819-1895
British 46 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
CSORN
99.99.18194.1826
Nieman (28) 1820-1828
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
CSORN
4.1826 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/58/69-70ref:72
4.18261.10.1830
Melville (74) 1817-1873
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Master's Mate
NBD1849
4.18261.10.1830
Maidstone (36) 1811-1865
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Master's Mate
NBD1849
1.10.1830 LieutenantCSORN
1.10.183028.9.1831
Ranger (28) 1820-1832
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
28.9.1831 
Sparrowhawk (18) 1807-1841
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
1833 
Winchester (60) 1822-1921
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
15.10.1833 
Thunderer (84) 1831-1901
British 84 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
8.5.1838 
Trinculo (18) 1809-1841
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
7.9.1841 
Dido (18) 1836-1903
British 18 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
, Lieutenant
NBD1849
23.11.1841 CommanderCSORN
23.11.1841 Placed on Half-Payref:72
20.2.1844 Married Mary Ellis Stevensref:72

Notes on Officer


BiographyNBD1849

ABBOTT. (Commander, 1841. f-p., 21 ; h-p., 7.)

Jonas Archer Abbott is son of the late Alderman Abbott, of Dublin; and nephew, maternally, of Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edw. Griffith Colpoys, K.C.B., who died Commander-in-Chief on the North America and West India station, 11 Nov. 1832.

This officer entered the Navy, 2 March, 1819, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Newcastle 60, Capt. Arthur Fanshawe, bearing the flag of his uncle, the late Sir E. G. Colpoys, on the North America station, where he successively removed, as Midshipman, to the Niemen 28, Capt. Edw. Reynolds Sibly, and Bellette 18, Capt. Geo. Rich. Pechell. After an attachment of two years, in that capacity, to the Victory 104, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Geo. Martin, and Blonde 46, Capt. Lord Byron, under whom he escorted from this country the remains of the late King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands, Mr. Abbott passed his examination in April, 1826; between which period and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 1 Oct. 1830, he further served, as Mate, on board the Melville 74, Capt. Henry Hill, guard-ship at Portsmouth, and Maidstone 42, bearing the broad pendant at the Cape of Good Hope of Commodore Wm. Skipsey, and afterwards commanded by Capt. Chas. Marsh Schomberg. His subsequent appointments were, on the North America and West India, Mediterranean, Lisbon, and Home stations – on the date of his promotion, as above, to the Ranger 28, Capt. Wm. Walpole – 28 Sept. 1831, to the Sparrowhawk 18, Capt. Thos. Maitland – for a short time in 1833, to the Winchester 52, Capt. Hon. Wm. Wellesley – 15 Oct. in the same year, to the Thunderer 84, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise – 8 May, 1838, to the Trinculo 16, Capt. Henry Edw. Coffin – and, 7 Sept. 1841, to the Dido 18, Capt. Hon. Wm. Keppel. Since his advancement to his present rank, which took place on 23 Nov. in the latter year, Commander Abbott has been on half-pay.

He married, 20 Feb. 1844, Mary Ellis, eldest daughter of Commander Jas. Agnew Stevens, R.N. Agents – Messrs. Chard.



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