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Thomas Butler


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Servicebef.1692CSORN
A.K.A.ButtlerADM 6/4
Last Known Service22.7.1711CSORN
Date of Death24.7.1727CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
bef.1692 LieutenantADM 106
18.3.1691/92 Lieutenant Thomas Butler, Barnstable. Receipt of supplies so the Seamen he has collected can march to Plymouth for the Sovereign. He is sending a testimonial from local dignitaries and suggests that he can raise 500 more men if the Board agrees.ADM 106
3.10.1693 CaptainCSORN
3.10.16932.3.1693/94
Julian (16) 1690-1698
British 16 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
1695 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — West Indies ADM 6/3/107ADM 6/3
16958.12.1696
Dunkirk (50) 1651-1703
British 50 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Dunkirk"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
12.12.169626.1.1696/97
Lion (58) 1658-1698
British 58 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/52
ADM 6/4
27.1.1696/972.1.1697/98
Norfolk (80) 1693-1717
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/66
BWAS-1714
3.1.1697/9822.4.1700
Seaford (24) 1697-1722
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/135
ADM 6/4
c.1701 Appointed Regulating Officer ADM 106/549/89ADM 106
24.3.1700/12.4.1701
Gloucester (60) 1695-1731
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/79
ADM 6/6
3.4.170112.7.1701
Lancaster (80) 1694-1719
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/83
ADM 6/6
14.1.1701/24.2.1704/5
Worcester (54) 1698-1713
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/130
BWAS-1603
1.1705 Worcester vs Jason 
5.2.1704/524.11.1706
Dorsetshire (80) 1694-1712
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/148
BWAS-1603
6.1.1706/730.3.1708
Warspite (64) 1703-1721
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1716 Renamed "Edinburgh"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/9/38
BWAS-1603
31.3.170815.8.1708
Cornwall (80) 1706-1722
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/11/54
Confirmed 20.6.1710
ADM 6/11
16.8.170826.6.1711
Dunkirk (50) 1704-1729
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/11/54
Confirmed 20.6.1710
BWAS-1603

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