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Lewis Davies


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1717ADM 6/86
First Known Service16.6.1739CSORN
A.K.A.DavisPROB11
WifeElizabethPROB11
Son
William DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1777
ADM 6/21
Last Known Service10.11.1762CSORN
Date of Death1794PROB11
Will Probated31.7.1794, PROB 11/1247/270

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
16.6.173916.5.1740
Prince of Orange (70) 1734-1810
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1772 Renamed "Prince of Orange Hulk"
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
17.5.17404.11.1740
Lancaster (80) 1722-1749
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
5.11.174013.10.1742
Lancaster (80) 1722-1749
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
14.10.174213.2.1744/45
Orford (70) 1713-1745
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
24.3.1744/4515.7.1745
Cumberland (80) 1739-1748
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
14.8.17455.12.1745
Prince George (90) 1723-1755
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/32
ADM 107/4
5.12.1745 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/32RNLPC
2.4.1746 LieutenantADM 6/17
2.4.174613.9.1748
Pearl (44) 1744-1759
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/83
ADM 6/17
30.1.17552.8.1755
Torbay (74) 1749-1784
British 74 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1750 Renamed "Torbay"
, Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/127
ADM 6/18
6.6.17558.6.1755Action of 6-8 June 1755 
2.8.1755 
Torbay (74) 1749-1784
British 74 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1750 Renamed "Torbay"
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/219
Issued by
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
, North America
Confirmed 9.12.1755
ADM 6/18
31.1.17565.8.1756
Invincible (74) 1747-1758
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/18/232
ADM 6/18
13.11.17563.2.1757
Elizabeth (64) 1737-1766
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/324
ADM 6/18
3.2.175715.2.1757
Litchfield (50) 1746-1758
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/18/352
ADM 6/18
15.2.175730.1.1758
Bedford (64) 1741-1787
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/356
ADM 6/18
8.175710.1757Louisbourg Expedition 
30.1.175826.9.1761
Bedford (64) 1741-1787
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1767 Renamed "Bedford Hulk"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/232
ADM 6/18
6.6.175827.7.1758The Siege of Louisbourg 
6.17599.1759Seige of Quebec 
29.3.176111.6.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle 
28.1.176210.11.1762
Saint George 1740-1774
British unarmed
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/383
ADM 6/19
11.5.17636.6.1763
Prince of Orange (60) 1734-1810
British 60 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1772 Renamed "Prince of Orange Hulk"
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/496
ADM 6/19
6.6.17636.9.1763
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/19/505
ADM 6/19
6.9.176313.6.1766
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/534
ADM 6/19
10.1.177414.6.1775
Royal Oak (74) 1769-1815
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Assistance"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/3
ADM 6/21
1794 Superannuated LieutenantPROB11

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