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Lord Robert MacCarthy (Viscount Muskerry)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1685E-WIKI
First Known Service11.9.1713E-WIKI
FatherDonogh MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty (c.1668-1734)PEER
MotherLady Elizabeth Spencer (c.1673-1704)PEER
WifeJoanna Player (1693-1759) - Married 14.12.1722PEER
WifeElizabeth Farnelly (d.1790) - Married 1759PEER
DaughterCecilia [Bayard] (aft.1759-c.1792)PEER
SisterCharlotte [West] (d.1735)PEER
Last Known Service14.7.1735E-WIKI
Date of Death19.9.1769 - Boulogne, Boulogne-sur-Mer E-WIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1685 Appointed Viscount MuskerryPEER
8.5.1718 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/66RNLPC
31.5.1718 LieutenantADM 6/12
15.2.1719/203.10.1721
Saint Albans (50) 1718-1734
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/195		ADM 6/12
17.3.1721/22 CaptainADM 6/13
17.3.1721/2222.1.1722/23
Solebay (24) 1711-1748
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/32		BWAS-1714
18.7.17271.12.1727
Hampshire (54) 1698-1739
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/146		ADM 6/13
11.1.1727/2816.7.1731
Adventure (40) 1726-1741
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/185		BWAS-1714
6.3.1732/3314.7.1735
Romney (50) 1726-1757
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/137		BWAS-1714
5.4.17331734Appointed Governor of NewfoundlandE-WIKI
16.6.1747 Struck off the list after entering foreign serviceCSORN
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