William Bennett (d.1790)

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William Bennett

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service25.3.1741CSORN
Last Known Service20.10.1787CSORN
Date of Death1790CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
25.3.1741 LieutenantADM 6/15
25.3.1741bef.1.12.1741
Hampton Court (70) 1709-1741
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/457
Confirmed 16.9.1741		ADM 6/15
11.1.1741/4219.4.1742
Princess Amelia (80) 1726-1752
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1727 Renamed "Princess Amelia"
, Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/16/3		ADM 6/15
20.4.174223.6.1742
Princess Amelia (80) 1726-1752
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1727 Renamed "Princess Amelia"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/16/49		ADM 6/16
24.6.174221.2.1744/45
Falmouth (50) 1729-1747
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/16/67		ADM 6/16
6.1744 Bombardment of Porto Bello 
22.2.1744/4524.11.1747
Assistance (50) 1745-1773
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/8
Issued by
Sir Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749
, Jamaica
Confirmed 8.10.1745		ADM 6/17
21.3.1748 
Fougueux (64) 1747-1759
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/17/335		ADM 6/17
24.10.17498.5.1751
Fougueux (64) 1747-1759
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/502		ADM 6/17
8.5.175116.11.1752
Fougueux (64) 1747-1759
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/1		ADM 6/18
22.5.17546.2.1755
Terrible (74) 1747-1763
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/102		ADM 6/18
6.2.175515.6.1756
Edinburgh (64) 1744-1771
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/132		ADM 6/18
15.6.175619.1.1758
Namur (90) 1756-1804
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/279		ADM 6/18
5.9.17576.10.1757Raid on Rochefort 
19.1.175826.4.1758
Ramillies (90) 1749-1760
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/474		ADM 6/18
26.4.175811.10.1758
Ramillies (90) 1749-1760
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/505		ADM 6/18
5.6.175812.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo 
11.10.175810.1.1759
Ramillies (90) 1749-1760
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/545		ADM 6/18
10.1.1759 CommanderCSORN
10.1.17591.7.1759
Terror (8) 1759-1774
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/21		BWAS-1714
31.7.17595.3.1760
Gramont (18) 1757-1762
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/94		ADM 6/19
18.8.175919.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay 
5.3.1760 CaptainADM 6/19
5.3.176010.1.1761
Royal George (100) 1756-1782
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/143		BWAS-1714
10.1.176118.12.1762
Royal George (100) 1756-1782
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/229		BWAS-1714
12.12.176312.12.1766
Rippon (60) 1758-1808
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/544		BWAS-1714
9.6.176727.2.1772
Aeolus (32) 1758-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/170		BWAS-1714
12.3.177318.6.1776
Aldborough (20) 1756-1777
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/482		BWAS-1714
17.6.177818.4.1783
Lennox (74) 1758-1789
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/424		BWAS-1714
20.10.1787 Superannuated Rear-AdmiralADM 6/23
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Posted by Jon N Davies on Thursday 13th of April 2023 22:25

Bennett was a lieutenant on the Fougeux in 1751 when he was a witness at the wedding of fellow Lieutenant William Gough, at Minorca, on or about the 19th June 1751

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