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Sir Jacob Bancks


NationalitySwedish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth22.8.1662CSORN
First Known Service1681CSORN
A.K.A.BanksADM 6/4
FatherLawrence Bengston BancksHPO
WifeMary Luttrell (née Tregonwell) - Married 1696HPO
SonJacob Bancks,M.P. (1704–1738)HPO
BrotherLarsHPO
Last Known Service1.2.1714/15CSORN
Date of Death22.12.1724TKE1

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
168122.12.1724In the service of Great BritainHPO
26.8.1690 CaptainCSORN
26.8.16905.1.1690/91
Cambridge (70) 1666-1694
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
169112.4.1692
Phoenix (42) 1671-1692
British 42 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
15.1.1690/91 CaptainCSORN
9.7.1692 Court Martial : [forename name not given] Banks, Captain, HMS Phoenix. Royal Navy Court Martial, 9 July 1692. Crime: Loss of ship. Verdict: Acquitted.ADM 1/5253
169318.12.1694
Carlisle (60) 1693-1696
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
15.12.16946.1.1697/98
Russell (80) 1692-1707
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 106/482/213
Issued by
Edward RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1671-1702

Confirmed 15.10.1696
ADM 106
27.7.16981.2.1714/15Elected a Member of Parliament for MineheadHPO
6.12.1698 Appointed Knight BachelorTKE2

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