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Hugh Downman


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth29.10.1765 - Plympton, nr PlymouthWWNH
First Known Service10.10.1776WWNH
WifeDorothea Palmer - Married 23.6.1803WWNH
SonHughE-WIKI
DaughterDorothea FrancesE-WIKI
DaughterCaroline [Hale]E-WIKI
Last Known Service9.10.1849WWNH
Date of Death4.1.1858 - Hmbledon, HampshireWWNH

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
10.10.177614.8.1778
Thetis (32) 1773-1781
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman
WWNH
14.8.177819.3.1779
Arethusa (32) 1759-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Able Seaman
WWNH
2.177919.3.1779
Arethusa (32) 1759-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
WWNH
18.3.1779 Aigrette vs Arethusa 
1.1780 ExchangedWWNH
1.17801781
Emerald (32) 1762-1793
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman
WWNH
1782 
Edgar (74) 1779-1835
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1814 Renamed "Retribution"
, Midshipman
WWNH
20.10.1782 Battle of Cape Spartel 
5.3.1790 LieutenantCSORN
5.3.17901.1.1793
Perseverance (36) 1781-1823
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/148
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies
Confirmed 1.12.1791
ADM 6/24
17925.1792
Crown (64) 1782-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
WWNH
2.1.1793 
Alcide (74) 1779-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/190
ADM 6/24
1.179410.1794
Windsor Castle (98) 1790-1813
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Unknown
WWNH
10.17943.1797
Victory (100) 1765-2019
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant
WWNH
13.7.1795 Battle of Hyeres 
14.2.1797 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
3.179726.7.1797
Ville de Paris (110) 1795-1845
British 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant
WWNH
19.3.1797 Taken prisonerWWNH
26.7.1797 CommanderCSORN
26.7.17971.9.1798
Speedy (14) 1795-1801
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
ref:616
10.179811.1798
Peterel (16) 1794-1827
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
12.17981801
Santa Dorothea (32) 1798-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
26.12.1798 CaptainCSORN
4.180213.8.1802
Caesar (80) 1793-1821
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
3.18034.1803
Grampus (50) 1802-1832
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
23.6.1803 Married Dorothea (1 son, 2 daughters)WWNH
1.18044.1806
Diomede (50) 1798-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
1.18068.1806
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
18076.1807
Diomede (50) 1798-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
18081811
Assistance (74) 1769-1815
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Assistance"
, Commodore, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
28.7.180912.1809Walcheren Expedition 
1810 
Vengeance (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
1.18119.1814
Princess Carolina (74) 1807-1815
British 74 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
11.182426.5.1825
Windsor Castle (74) 1814-1839
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
27.5.1825 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
22.7.1830 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
10.1.1837 Vice-AdmiralWWNH
10.1.1837 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
23.11.1841 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
24.4.1847 Admiral of the BlueCSORN
9.10.1849 Admiral of the RedCSORN

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