Sir William Gifford (1649-1724)

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Sir William Gifford

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1649CSORN
First Known Service2.11.1676CSORN
FatherSir Richard GiffordHPO
MotherElizabeth Charret, (d. 1721)HPO
Last Known Service2.12.1714CSORN
Date of Death1724CSORN
Will Probated2.1.1724/25, PROB 11/601/7

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
2.11.1676		Lieutenant	CSORN
2.11.1676	12.1678	Dragon (40) 1647-1690 British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship , Second Lieutenant ADM 8/1/83	HPO
10.12.1678	14.1.1678/79	Mary (54) 1650-1687 British 54 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Mary" , Second Lieutenant	B051
11.4.1682		Captain	CSORN
22.4.1682	25.2.1683/84	Lark (18) 1675-1698 British 18 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1.11.1688	1689	Phoenix (42) 1671-1692 British 42 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1689	6.5.1689	Happy Return (52) 1654-1691 British 52 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Happy Return" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
26.2.1700/1	3.4.1701	Windsor (60) 1695-1725 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/63	ADM 6/6
4.4.1701	13.1.1701/2	Weymouth (50) 1693-1717 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/83	BWAS-1603
14.1.1701/2	23.1.1701/2	Northumberland (70) 1702-1703 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/130	ADM 6/6
24.1.1701/2	4.6.1702	Somerset (80) 1698-1740 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/139	ADM 6/6
18.6.1702	14.1.1704/5	Appointed Resident Commissioner at Portsmouth Dockyard	ref:571
31.12.1702	29.8.1713	Elected a Member of Parliament for Portsmouth	HPO
6.9.1705		Appointed Knight Bachelor	HPO
23.9.1710	2.12.1714	Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital	ADM 73

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 73 Document

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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

HPO Web Site

ref:571 Web Site

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