Edward Le Cras (c.1718-1784)

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Edward Le Cras

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1718ADM 107/3
First Known Service5.2.1732/33CSORN
Last Known Service14.1.1778CSORN
Date of Death4.4.1784 - Bishops TeigntonBurke

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
5.2.1732/3327.12.1735
Otter (6) 1721-1742
British 6 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Midshipman ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
1.10.173527.12.1735
Gibraltar (20) 1727-1749
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
28.12.173515.2.1735/36
Gibraltar (20) 1727-1749
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
16.2.1735/3627.3.1736
Leopard (50) 1721-1740
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
28.6.17363.5.1737
Leopard (50) 1721-1740
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
14.5.17377.9.1737
Centurion (60) 1733-1769
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1744 Renamed "Eagle"
1745 Renamed "Centurion"
, Able Seaman ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
8.9.173712.12.1737
Centurion (60) 1733-1769
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1744 Renamed "Eagle"
1745 Renamed "Centurion"
, Midshipman ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
13.12.173712.4.1739
Otter (6) 1721-1742
British 6 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Master's Mate ADM 107/3/338		ADM 107/3
12.4.1739 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/338RNLPC
11.12.1739 LieutenantCSORN
11.12.173915.9.1740
Scipio (8) 1739-1747
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Lieutenant ADM 6/15/240		ADM 6/15
16.9.17409.12.1741
Rupert (60) 1740-1767
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/330		ADM 6/15
10.12.174112.7.1745
Rupert (60) 1740-1767
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/486		ADM 6/15
10.2.1743/4411.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon 
17.10.174613.3.1746/47
Prince Edward (44) 1745-1766
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/164		ADM 6/17
24.2.1747/48 CommanderCSORN
24.2.1747/484.12.1752
Trial (10) 1744-1776
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/323		BWAS-1714
16.5.17534.2.1755
Otter (14) 1742-1763
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/69		BWAS-1714
4.2.1755 CaptainCSORN
4.2.175523.7.1759
Winchester (50) 1744-1769
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/128		BWAS-1714
16.1.175919.1.1759Attack on Martinique 
20.1.17591.5.1759Capture of Guadeloupe 
23.7.175931.8.1762
Lion (58) 1738-1765
British 58 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/209
Issued by
John MooreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1778
, Barbados
Confirmed 19.11.1760		BWAS-1714
29.3.176111.6.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle 
31.8.17622.3.1763
Buckingham (68) 1751-1779
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1777 Renamed "Grampus"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/434		BWAS-1714
19.10.176319.4.1766
Kent (74) 1762-1784
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/545		BWAS-1714
19.11.176722.5.1771
Temeraire (74) 1759-1784
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/184		BWAS-1714
15.9.177331.3.1775
Somerset (68) 1748-1778
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/515		BWAS-1714
31.3.177519.9.1776
Ocean (90) 1761-1791
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/82		BWAS-1714
23.9.177713.1.1778
Russell (74) 1764-1811
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/316		ADM 6/21
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Posted by tg on Friday 9th of December 2022 01:19

This man is referenced in several places on the newfoundland grand banks genealogy site ngb dot chebucto dot org as being there on the Otter (1752, 1754). ref Ferryland District Colonial records."1700's to 1800's early" Part 2 (K - Z)
And Carter’s Papers Ferryland District 1750 – mid 1800’s

Posted by Philip Stevens on Friday 30th of December 2016 14:46

A search through the Burney C17 and C18 newspapers shows Edward Le Cras on the Kent, Temeraire, and Somerset at the dates shown above; then the Russell (1777); then as a commissioner; and then likely to become an admiral (1787). There is no reference to a knighthood, and he is recorded as dying in Rathbone Place in 1793, not Bishop's Teignton in 1784. It is just possible there were two naval officers of this name.

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