Thomas Hughes (d.1731)

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Thomas Hughes

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service26.4.1693CSORN
Last Known Service1.1.1712/13CSORN
Date of Death31.8.1731CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
26.4.1693		Court Martial : William Hughes, Captain, HMS Hampshire Crime: Enquiry into Captain Hughes behaviour in an engagement with a French man of war. Verdict: Acquitted.	ADM 1/5253
7.12.1694		Commander	ADM 6/3
7.12.1694	3.11.1697	Phoenix (8) 1692-1698 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 107/2/163	BWAS-1603
26.6.1699	14.6.1700	Discovery (6) 1692-1705 British 6 Gun Unrated Brigantine , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/4	BWAS-1603
30.4.1702	2.9.1704	Comet (4) 1695-1706 British 4 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/7/31	BWAS-1603
3.9.1704	20.3.1708/9	Medway Prize (28) 1704-1713 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/92	BWAS-1603
1.1.1712/13		Captain	CSORN

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5253 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

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Posted by George Steinbach on Tuesday 6th of August 2019 03:15

Edits for Thomas Hughes (d. 1731): Thomas is my wife's 1st cousin, 8x removed. He was born in 1670 (baptized 22 Jun 1670 at Deptford, Kent). His parents were Thomas Hughes and Elizabeth Trankmore. He was the brother of Rear-Admiral Robert Hughes (1616-1729).

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