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Barker, John (c. 1600–1653), naval officer and shipmaster  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Peter Le Fevre

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Barker, John (c. 1600–1653), naval officer and shipmaster, was possibly related to the John Barker of Ratcliffe, Middlesex, shipmaster and captain of the Golden Cock who in 1629, aged forty-five, appeared before the admiralty court in connection with illegally seizing, and selling, a ship belonging to the ...

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Clerke, Charles (1743–1779), naval officer and circumnavigator  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Andrew C. F. David

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Clerke, Charles (1743–1779), naval officer and circumnavigator, was born in Weatherfield, Essex, the son of Joseph Clerke, a farmer. He had a brother, Sir John Clerke, and a sister who married Paul Henry Maty. He entered the navy in 1755 as captain's servant and midshipman in the ...

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Goodall, Thomas (1767–1832?)  

Maker: Ridley & Blood

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Thomas Goodall (1767–?1832) by Ridley & Blood, pubd 1808 (after Samuel Drummond) © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Goodall, Thomas (1767–1832?), naval officer and privateer  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Roger Morriss

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Goodall, Thomas (1767–1832?), naval officer and privateer, was born at Bristol, educated by a Revd Mr Thomas, and was intended by his father to be a lawyer; but at thirteen he ran away from school, and shipped on board a privateer bound for the ...

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Gore, John (1729/30?–1790), circumnavigator and naval officer  

Randolph Cock

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Gore, John (1729/30?–1790), circumnavigator and naval officer, was reputedly born in Virginia, and was presumably already an experienced seaman when, on 25 August 1755, he joined the Windsor (60 guns) at Portsmouth, and was rated midshipman. He was discharged to sick quarters in ...

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Holditch, Abraham (bap. 1639, d. 1678), naval officer and merchant adventurer privateer and treasure seeker  

E. W. L. Keymer

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Holditch, Abraham (bap. 1639, d. 1678), naval officer and merchant adventurer, was baptized on 12 May 1639 at Totnes, Devon. He was probably the son of William Holditch (d. 1646?) and his wife, Agnes (bap. 1617), formerly Jakes. He married at ...

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Mainwaring, Sir Henry (1586/7–1653), pirate and naval officer  

G. G. Harris

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Mainwaring, Sir Henry (1586/7–1653), pirate and naval officer, was the second son of Sir George Mainwaring (d. 1628) MP, of Ightfield, Shropshire, and Anne (d. 1624), daughter of Sir William More MP, and his second wife, Margaret. The Mainwarings were well established in ...

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Plunkett, Thomas (b. c. 1612, d. in or before 1654), naval officer and privateer  

John C. Appleby

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Plunkett, Thomas (b. c. 1612, d. in or before 1654), naval officer and privateer, was born in Ireland, although no evidence survives of his parents or family background. Details of his married life and early career are also sparse. His wife (possibly called ...

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Raper, Henry (1799–1859), naval officer and writer on navigation  

J. K. Laughton

revised by Derek Howse

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Raper, Henry (1799–1859), naval officer and writer on navigation, was the eldest son of Admiral Henry Raper (1767–1845) and his wife, formerly a Miss Craig. After attending Charterhouse School he entered the navy in November 1811 on board the Mars, his father's ship. He joined the ...

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Rous, John (1702–1760), privateer and naval officer  

W. A. B. Douglas

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Rous, John (1702–1760), privateer and naval officer, was born on 21 May 1702 at Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the son of William Rouse (Rows) and Mary, née Peachie. He was notable among Massachusetts privateers in the war of 1739–48, and for his connections to a quite remarkable cross-section of society in both ...

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Saltonstall, Charles (bap. 1607, d. 1665), naval officer and teacher of navigation  

Peter Le Fevre

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Saltonstall, Charles (bap. 1607, d. 1665), naval officer and teacher of navigation, was baptized on 27 January 1607 at St Dunstan-in-the-East, Middlesex, the third of five children of Sir Samuel Saltonstall (d. 1640). In November 1627 Saltonstall was the owner, sole merchant, and captain of a merchant ship which arrived at ...

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850), naval officer and self-publicist  

Freda Harcourt

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850), naval officer and self-publicist, one of ten children of Thomas Waghorn, a butcher, and his wife, Ann Goodhugh, was born in Chatham, Kent, on 20 June 1800. He entered the navy in 1812 as a midshipman but was paid off in 1817 before completing the six years required to qualify as a lieutenant. He sailed to ...

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Waghorn, Thomas (1800–1850)  

Maker: Sir George Hayter

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Thomas Waghorn (1800–1850) by Sir George Hayter © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Whetstone, Sir Thomas (1630/31–1668?), naval officer and adventurer  

Bernard Capp

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Whetstone, Sir Thomas (1630/31–1668?), naval officer and adventurer, was the eldest son of Roger Whetstone (d. before 1656), a professional soldier, and Catherine Cromwell (bap. 1597), favourite sister of the protector. Whetstone was born abroad, probably in the Netherlands where his father served, and naturalized by act of ...

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554)  

Maker: Hans Eworth

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Thomas Wyndham (d. 1554) by Hans Eworth, 1550 private collection. Photograph: Photographic Survey, Courtauld Institute of Art, London

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554), naval officer and navigator  

J. D. Alsop

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Wyndham, Thomas (d. 1554), naval officer and navigator, the only son of Sir Thomas Wyndham (d. 1522) of Felbrigg, Norfolk, and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead and widow of Sir Roger Darcy of Danbury, Essex, gentleman of the chamber to ...