Rt Hon. Augustus Fitzroy (1773-1801)

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Rt Hon. Augustus Fitzroy

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1.6.1773 - Euston, Suffolk ref:719
First Known Service17.3.1790CSORN
Last Known Service8.1801CSORN
Date of Death26.9.1801ref:719

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17.3.1790 LieutenantCSORN
17.3.179016.3.1791
Trusty (50) 1782-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/61
Issued by
Sir John Laforey (1st Baronet Laforey)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1797
, Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 19.8.1790		ADM 6/24
30.6.17916.9.1791
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Sixth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/126		ADM 6/24
7.9.179112.12.1792
Andromeda (32) 1784-1808
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/133		ADM 6/24
13.12.179214.12.1792
Orestes (18) 1781-1799
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/184		ADM 6/24
15.12.1792 CommanderADM 6/24
15.12.179228.3.1793
Orestes (18) 1781-1799
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/185		BWAS-1714
29.3.1794 CaptainCSORN
29.3.17941795
Pomona (28) 1778-1811
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1794 Renamed "Amphitrite"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/23		BWAS-1714
2.18018.1801
Oiseau (36) 1793-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 15:54

Died on Saturday the 26th last, at the Hot Wells, Bristol, in the 25th year of his age, the Right Hon Lord Augustus Fitzroy, fourth son of his Grace the Duke of Grafton; Post Captain in the Royal Navy, and late commander of his Majesty’s ship L’Oiseau. [London Courier, 22 October 1801]

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