Henry Ducie Chads (1788-1868)

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Henry Ducie Chads

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth24.2.1788 - London CSORN
Baptism19.3.1788 - St Marylebone, Middlesex CSORN
First Known Service10.1800CSORN
FatherRNB1823
MotherSusannah Cornell (1757-1795)ref:719
WifeElizabeth Townsend Pooke (1794-1861) - Married 27.11.1815 - Fareham, Hampshire ref:719
Last Known Service3.12.1863CSORN
Date of Death7.4.1868 - Southsea, Southampton CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
10.1800		Entered the Royal Naval College	RNB1823
5.3.1806		Lieutenant	CSORN
17.8.1812	29.12.1812	Java (38) 1811-1812 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , First Lieutenant	NBD1849
29.12.1812		Slightly wounded	BG
29.12.1812		Constitution vs Java
28.5.1813		Commander	CSORN
28.5.1813	11.1815	Columbia (18) 1812-1820 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
11.1823	11.1825	Arachne (18) 1809-1837 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
19.9.1824	27.9.1824	Actions in the Rangoon River
25.7.1825		Captain	NL1865-3
12.1.1854		Rear-Admiral	NL1865-3
24.11.1858		Vice-Admiral	NL1865-3
3.12.1863		Admiral	NL1865-3

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865-3The Admiralty, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

ref:719 Family History

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