Thomas Rainsborough (1610-1648)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Added
Sea-flower (4) 1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant Sloop
Added
Charles BainsBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
Update
La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Update
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Update
Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Update
Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
Update
Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Update
Cassandra (26) 1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Added
Richard LazenbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
See more...

Thomas Rainsborough

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator
Date of Birth6.7.1610 - WappingCSORN
First Known Service1643CSORN
A.K.A.RainboroweE-WIKI
Last Known Service29.10.1648CSORN
Date of Death29.10.1648 - Doncaster, Yorkshire CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1643		Lion (42) 1640-1658 British 42 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1643		Swallow (36) 1634-1648 British 36 Gun 3rd Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	W015
1647	1648	Commander of the Winter Guard of 1647
1647	1648	Leopard (36) 1635-1653 British 36 Gun 3rd Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1647	29.10.1648	Appointed Admiral of the Irish Seas	E-WIKI
10.1647	1648	Happy Entrance (34) 1619-1658 British 34 Gun 3rd Rate Middling Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1648	6.1648	Constant Reformation (40) 1619-1648 British 40 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1648	29.10.1648	Elected a Member of Parliament for Droitwich	HPO

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

HPO Web Site

W015Various, Web Site

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:26	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Seahorse' (1748) (24) 1748-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

GDPR Statement

Three Decks' Forum

Recent updates

Recent Comments

Thomas Rainsborough

Event History

Sources

Recent comments to other pages