The Hon. George Townshend (1716-1769)

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The Hon. George Townshend

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth29.10.1716TRN3
First Known Service1729TRN3
A.K.A.TownsendRNLPC
FatherCharles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738)ODNB
MotherDorothy Walpole (d. 1726)ODNB
Half-sisterHon. Elizabeth Townshend (d. 1785)E-WIKI
Half-brotherCharles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend (1700–1764)E-WIKI
Half-brotherHon. Thomas Townshend (1701-1780)ODNB
Half-brotherHon. William Townshend (1702-1738)ODNB
Half-brotherHon. Roger Townshend (1708-1760)ODNB
BrotherHon. Augustus Townshend (1716-1746)ODNB
BrotherHon. Horatio Townshend (1718-1764)ODNB
BrotherVery Rev. Hon. Edward Townshend (1719-1765)ODNB
BrotherHon. Richard Townshend (1721-1721)ODNB
SisterHon. Dorothy Townshend (1722-1779)ODNB
SisterHon. Mary Townshend (1724–1776)E-WIKI
Last Known Service10.12.1765TRN3
Date of Death8.1769TRN3

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
12.5.1729	19.5.1731	Rose (20) 1724-1744 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/304	ADM 107/3
20.5.1731	27.12.1731	Rose (20) 1724-1744 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Midshipman ADM 107/3/304	ADM 107/3
5.1.1731/32	31.1.1731/32	Namur (90) 1729-1745 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Able Seaman ADM 107/3/304	ADM 107/3
1.2.1731/32	19.4.1736	Scarborough (20) 1722-1739 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Midshipman ADM 107/3/304	ADM 107/3
20.4.1736	27.8.1736	Scarborough (20) 1722-1739 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Master's Mate ADM 107/3/304	ADM 107/3
23.10.1736		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/304	ODNB
12.11.1736		Lieutenant	ADM 6/15
12.11.1736	2.11.1738	Greenwich (50) 1730-1744 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/15/43	ADM 6/15
30.1.1738/39		Captain	CSORN
30.1.1738/39	1.12.1741	Tartar (20) 1734-1755 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/157	BWAS-1714
4.1740	5.7.1740	Attack on St. Augustine
2.12.1741	31.3.1743	Chatham (50) 1721-1749 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/486	BWAS-1603
12.1.1743/44	22.1.1747/48	Bedford (70) 1741-1787 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk" , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/298 Issued by Thomas MathewsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1695-1749 , The Mediterranean Sea Confirmed 18.12.1747	BWAS-1714
10.2.1743/44	11.2.1743/44	Battle of Toulon
18.12.1747	27.2.1747/48	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/17/298	ADM 6/17
4.1748	6.1748	Folkestone (44) 1741-1749 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship , as Flag Officer, Commodore,	ODNB
3.6.1748	19.1.1749	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/17/365	ADM 6/17
4.11.1748	1752	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/17/404	HJ-DB
1749	11.1752	Gloucester (50) 1744-1764 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Commodore,	ODNB
1755	7.1757	Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica	HJ-DB
4.2.1755		Rear-Admiral of the White	CSORN
7.1755	7.1757	Dreadnought (60) 1742-1784 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White,	ODNB
4.6.1756		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
24.2.1757		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	ADM 6/18
31.1.1758		Vice-Admiral of the White	ADM 6/18
14.2.1759		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
10.12.1765		Admiral of the Blue	ADM 6/20

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

HJ-DBFrank Cundall, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

TRN3William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 26th of May 2026 15:12

London, 4 November 1751: We hear that Capt Buckle of the Assistance at Plymouth, is appointed to command a squadron of ships to be stationed at Jamaica, to relieve Commodore Townshend, who is returning home for the recovery of his health. [Kentish Post, 6 November 1751]

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