Sir Nigel Gresley (1725/26-1787)
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Sir Nigel Gresley (6
th
Baronet Gresley)
Nationality
British
Roles
Naval Sailor
Date of Birth
11.1.1725/26
- Drakelow Hall
CSORN
Baptism
29.1.1725/26
CSORN
First Known Service
21.2.1740/41
CSORN
Father
Sir Thomas Gresley, 4th Baronet (1699-1746)
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Mother
Dorothy Bowyer (d.1736)
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Wife
Elizabeth Wynn (1700-c1792) - Married
18.5.1752
- Astbury,
Cheshire
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Son
Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Baronet (1753-c1808)
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Daughter
Dorothy (1754-1755)
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Daughter
Anne [Heathcote] (1755-1797)
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Daughter
Elizabeth (1756-1839)
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Daughter
Frances (1757-1836)
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Daughter
Louisa Jane [Gresley] (1759-1806)
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Daughter
Harriet [Jelly] (1761-1832)
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Daughter
Mary Susanna [Proby] (1762-1820)
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Brother
William (1719-1724)
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Brother
Thomas, 5th Baronet (1722-1753)
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Sister
Dorothy (1725-1729)
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Brother
John (1727-1730)
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Brother
Charles (1728-1729)
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Sister
Selina (1729-1738)
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Brother
William (1730-1731)
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Last Known Service
14.11.1748
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Date of Death
17.4.1787
-
Bath
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Burial
21.4.1787
- Bath Abbey,
Bath
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Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
22.4.1748
Lieutenant
CSORN
23.12.1753
Succeeded as 6
th
Baronet Gresley
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Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy
David Bonner-Smith
,
Robert L. DiNardo
,
David Syrett
,
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,
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