William Botham (d.1690)

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William Botham

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1673CSORN
Last Known Service30.6.1690CSORN
Date of Death30.6.1690 - Battle of Beachy HeadCSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1673		Lieutenant	CSORN
bef.3.3.1676/77	19.6.1677	Reserve (44) 1650-1701 British 44 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 8/1/74	ADM 8
10.4.1678	19.7.1679	Roebuck (16) 1666-1683 British 16 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
12.4.1678		Captain	CSORN
1680	10.4.1680	Anne (8) 1661-1686 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
20.2.1680/81	22.2.1680/81	Anne (8) 1661-1686 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
30.5.1682	4.5.1686	Pearl (22) 1651-1697 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
18.4.1683		Orange Tree (30) 1677-1687 British 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
8.1688	12.1688	Saint David (54) 1667-1713 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
bef.4.1.1688/89	aft.4.6.1689	Warspite (64) 1666-1702 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 106/386/147	BWAS-1603
c.9.2.1689/90	30.6.1690	Restoration (70) 1678-1702 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	TRN2
30.6.1690		Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 8Authority, Document

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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