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Frank Sotheron


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator 
Date of Birth1765CSORN
Baptism24.5.1765CSORN
First Known Service1776CSORN
Change of NameFrank on 1806HPO
Change of NameSotheron on 1818HPO
FatherWilliam Sotheron (d.1789)HPO
MotherSarah SavileADM 6/24
WifeCaroline Matilda Barker (d.1812) - Married 6.10.1808HPO
WifeJane Braddyll - Married 13.11.1813HPO
DaughterLucy Sarah [Estcourt]HPO
Last Known Service5.5.1831CSORN
Date of Death7.2.1839 - London CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17765.1776
Bienfaisant (64) 1758-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
ref:676
6.1776 
Arethusa (32) 1759-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
ref:676
7.17761.1781
Bienfaisant (64) 1758-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman
ref:676
27.7.1778 1st Battle of Ushant 
8.1.1780 Attack on the Caracas Convoy 
16.1.1780 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 
1.17811782
Artois (40) 1780-1786
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
ref:676
5.8.1781 Battle of Dogger Bank 
17822.1783
Danae (32) 1779-1797
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
ref:676
c.3.178316.8.1783
Aeolus (32) 1758-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
, Midshipman
ref:676
17.8.1783 LieutenantCSORN
17.8.178331.3.1785
Salisbury (50) 1769-1796
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/154
Issued by
John CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1790
, Newfoundland Colony
Confirmed 22.10.1783
ADM 6/23
20.10.178619.5.1790
Kingfisher (18) 1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/23/362
ADM 6/23
20.5.179024.9.1790
Egmont (74) 1768-1799
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/32
ADM 6/24
25.9.179021.3.1792
Egmont (74) 1768-1799
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/70
ADM 6/24
22.3.1792 
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/157
ADM 6/24
6.2.1793 CommanderADM 6/24
6.2.17932.12.1793
Fury (16) 1790-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/204
BWAS-1793
11.12.1793 CaptainCSORN
11.12.17934.1795
Monarch (74) 1765-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/290
BWAS-1714
6.17956.1797
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
10.1797 Receiving the sum of £200 per annum as a "captain receiving pensions on account of wounds"SNL1799
11.179710.1802
Latona (38) 1781-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
30.8.1799 Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter 
7.18031806
Excellent (74) 1787-1835
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
1.8.1811 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
14.12.1813 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
11.4.18145.5.1831Elected a Member of Parliament for NottinghamshireHPO
4.6.1814 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN

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