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Clark Gayton


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth4.1712 - Portsmouth E-WIKI
First Known Service14.4.1723E-WIKI
FatherJohn Gayton (d 1737)ODNB
MotherEleanor Clark (d1750)ODNB
WifeElizabeth LeggeE-WIKI
WifeJudith RawlinsE-WIKI
SonGeorge Clark Gayton (1751-1800)E-WIKI
Brother
George GaytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1795
E-WIKI
Last Known Service8.4.1782E-WIKI
Date of Death1787TRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
18.4.1712 Christened in St Thomas' Church, PortsmouthE-WIKI
11.7.1735 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/287RNLPC
3.8.1738 Married Judith at BostonODNB
11.3.1741/42 LieutenantCSORN
12.8.1744 CommanderBWAS-1714
12.8.174418.6.1745
Bien Aimé (18) 1744-1748
British 18 Gun
Unrated Armed Storeship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
6.7.1745 CaptainCSORN
6.7.174514.9.1747
Mermaid (44) 1708-1748
British 44 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1744 Renamed "Mermaid"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
9.1747 Placed on Half-PayODNB
21.5.17554.6.1756
Antelope (50) 1742-1783
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/168
BWAS-1714
4.6.175630.6.1756
Prince (90) 1750-1775
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/276
BWAS-1714
30.6.175619.4.1757
Royal Anne (100) 1715-1767
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1756 Renamed "Royal Anne"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/288
BWAS-1714
19.4.175713.6.1758
Prince (90) 1750-1775
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/387
ADM 6/18
13.6.175827.12.1760
Saint George (90) 1740-1774
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/533
Issued by
Henry OsborneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1765

Confirmed 25.8.1758
BWAS-1714
16.1.175919.1.1759Attack on Martinique 
20.1.17591.5.1759Capture of Guadeloupe 
16.5.176924.10.1770
San Antonio (64) 1762-1775
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/236
BWAS-1714
24.10.1770 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
1774 Married ElizabethODNB
31.1.177420.5.1778
Antelope (50) 1742-1783
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White,
BWAS-1714
29.3.1774 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/21/21ADM 6/21
31.3.1775 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
7.12.1775 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteADM 6/21
29.1.1778 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
8.4.1782 Admiral of the BlueCSORN

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