Sir John Francis Edward Acton, sixth baronet (1736–1811) by Peter Eduard Ströhling, c. 1793 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811), naval officer and administrator in the Neapolitan service
Stuart Reid
Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811), naval officer and administrator in the Neapolitan service, descended from the Actons of Aldenham Hall, Shropshire, was born in Besançon, Franche Comté, France, in 1736 (baptized 3 June). His father, Dr Edward Acton (1709–1775), had settled there and married a local girl, ...
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Apsley, Sir Allen (1566/7–1630), naval and military administrator
J. H. Round
revised by R. M. Armstrong
Apsley, Sir Allen (1566/7–1630), naval and military administrator, was a younger son of John Apsley of Pulborough, Sussex, and of his wife, Elizabeth (née Shelley). His daughter, Lucy Hutchinson, portrayed him as coming to court as a young man, losing heavily at gaming, and enlisting with the navy victualler in the ...
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Armstrong, Sir Alexander (1818–1899), naval medical officer
J. K. Laughton
revised by Andrew Lambert
Armstrong, Sir Alexander (1818–1899), naval medical officer, descended from a family originally of Cumberland, and from Major-General John Armstrong (1673–1742), was born in Donegal, the son of Alexander Armstrong of Croghan Lodge, co. Fermanagh. He studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, and at ...
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Atkins, John (bap. 1685, d. 1757), naval surgeon
J. Watt
Atkins, John (bap. 1685, d. 1757), naval surgeon, the son of John and Grace Atkins, was baptized on 26 November 1685 at Plaistow, Essex. He served a professional apprenticeship before commencing a chequered naval career in March 1701 as surgeon's mate of the ...
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Atkinson, Edward Leicester (1881–1929), naval medical officer and explorer in Antarctica
Adrienne Reynolds
revised
Atkinson, Edward Leicester (1881–1929), naval medical officer and explorer in Antarctica, was born on 23 November 1881 at Sion Hill, St Vincent, Windward Islands, West Indies, the third of eight children and the second and sole surviving son of Edward Leycester Atkinson, then an accountant at the ...
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Baeshe, Edward (c. 1507–1587), naval administrator and politician
David Loades
Baeshe, Edward (c. 1507–1587), naval administrator and politician, appears to have been the son and heir of Robert Baeshe (or Bashe) of Worcester, who is variously described as gentleman and shoemaker, and his wife, Joyce, the daughter of Thomas Bolte of Worcestershire, gentleman. In later life he was styled esquire, and one of his benefactions is adorned with a coat of arms, though he is not known to have received a grant. Nothing is known of his education and upbringing, though a later lampoon describes him as living on his wits. At some time before 1538 he moved to ...
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Bagg, Sir James (bap. 1592, d. 1638), naval administrator
Andrew Thrush
Bagg, Sir James (bap. 1592, d. 1638), naval administrator, was baptized on 23 February 1592 at St Andrew's, Plymouth, the eldest of fourteen children of James Bagg (d. 1624), merchant and MP, and his second wife, Margaret, daughter of John Stone of ...
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Beatty, Sir William (1773–1842), naval surgeon
Michael S. Moss
Beatty, Sir William (1773–1842), naval surgeon, was born in Londonderry on 9 April 1773, the eldest son in the family of four sons and two daughters of James Beatty, a customs official in the Irish revenue service, and his wife, Anne Smythe. He was the great-grandson of Captain ...
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Bellot, Thomas (1806–1857), naval surgeon and philologist
W. E. A. Axon
revised by Andrew Lambert
Bellot, Thomas (1806–1857), naval surgeon and philologist, was born on 16 March 1806 at Manchester, where his father, Thomas Bellot (1765/6–1826), after whom he was named, was a practising surgeon in Oldham Street. The father, a native of Derbyshire, gave evidence in 1818 to a ...
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Best, Thomas (1570–1639), sea captain and master of Trinity House
R. C. D. Baldwin
Best, Thomas (1570–1639), sea captain and master of Trinity House, was baptized on 8 June 1570 at Merstham, Surrey, the youngest son of Robert Best, an interpreter for the Muscovy Company, and Anne, formerly Bowman. Later, in 1623, Best told Sir William Conway...
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Blackborne, Robert (c. 1620–1701), naval official
Bernard Capp
Blackborne, Robert (c. 1620–1701), naval official, was described by a herald as belonging to an armigerous family, with a Yorkshire father and Lancashire grandfather. It has been suggested that he was an apprentice in London, possibly the namesake made free of the Merchant Taylors' Company...
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Borough, Stephen (1525–1584), explorer and naval administrator
R. C. D. Baldwin
Borough, Stephen (1525–1584), explorer and naval administrator, was born on 25 September 1525 at Borough House, Northam Burrows, Northam, Devon, the elder son of Walter Borough (1494–1548) and Mary Dough; his younger brother was William Borough (d. 1598).
With his uncle, John Borough (d. 1570)...
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Borough, William (bap. 1536, d. 1598), explorer and naval administrator
R. C. D. Baldwin
Borough, William (bap. 1536, d. 1598), explorer and naval administrator, was born at Borough House, Northam Burrows, Northam, Devon, to Walter Borough (1494–1548) and Mary (née Dough) and baptized on 18 August 1536 in St Mary's, Northam. His childhood experiences included voyages made with his elder brother, ...
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Bourne, Nehemiah (1611–1691), naval officer and official
Bernard Capp
Bourne, Nehemiah (1611–1691), naval officer and official, was born in Wapping, the eldest son of Robert Bourne (d. 1625), a prosperous shipwright, and his wife, Mary (d. 1630); John Bourne (bap. 1620, d. 1667) was his brother. Though his father had hoped he would be educated at ...
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Bowles, Phineas (1647–1714), naval official
Peter Le Fevre
Bowles, Phineas (1647–1714), naval official, was born on 3 May 1647 at Rochester, Kent, the fourth of five children of Charles Bowles (d. 1659) of Chatham, Kent, and his wife, Agnes (d. 1661), daughter of Thomas Cole. He was named after ...
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Brady, Sir Antonio (1811–1881), Admiralty official, naturalist, and social reformer
G. C. Boase
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Brady, Sir Antonio (1811–1881), Admiralty official, naturalist, and social reformer, was born at Deptford, London, on 10 November 1811, the eldest son of Anthony Brady (1777–1847) of the Deptford victualling yard, then storekeeper at the Royal William victualling yard, Plymouth, and his wife (whom he married on 20 December 1810), ...
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Briggs, Sir John Thomas (1781–1865), naval administrator
J. K. Laughton
revised by Andrew Lambert
Briggs, Sir John Thomas (1781–1865), naval administrator, son of William Briggs, of an old Norfolk family, a direct descendant of the physician William Briggs (c. 1650–1704), and, in a collateral line, of the mathematician Henry Briggs (bap. 1561, d. 1631), was born in ...
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Brygandyne [Brickenden], Robert (c. 1465–c. 1525), naval administrator
David Loades
Brygandyne [Brickenden], Robert (c. 1465–c. 1525), naval administrator, was born into a substantial yeoman family at Smallhithe near Cranbrook in Kent. Nothing is known about his parents, but the name (usually spelt Brickenden) was common in the region at that time. Exactly how or when he entered the king's service is not known, but he was sufficiently well regarded by 1490 to be granted an annuity of ...
