William Bevians (d.1801)

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...

William Bevians

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1780CSORN
WifePrudenceADM 6/339
Last Known Service21.1.1794CSORN
Date of Death25.10.1801ADM 6/339

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1780		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/88/38	RNLPC
9.12.1780		Lieutenant	CSORN
16.1.1793	21.1.1794	Cambridge (80) 1755-1808 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/194	ADM 6/24
1.1794	1796	Caton (64) 1782-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
9.1797	1798	Prothee (64) 1780-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
11.1797	1800	Sampson (64) 1781-1832 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1801	9.1801	Bienfaisant (64) 1758-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
3.1801	25.10.1801	Insolent (12) 1798-1818 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig 1798 Renamed "Insolent" , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/339 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Monday 8th of June 2026 17:20	F.F.	British First Rate ship of the line 'Britannia' (1762) (100) 1762-1825 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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

GDPR Statement

Three Decks' Forum

Recent updates

Recent Comments

William Bevians

Event History

Sources

Recent comments to other pages