Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland
"of Rankeillor,"
Issue Date: 02/1/2017
It had been thought that John Maitland, father for Francis 1, was the son of
Frederick Maitland: this has not proved to be the case. For general interest,
FLM's history is retained on file.
3.2 NAVAL CAREER - ORIGINAL FULL EXTRACTS
3.2.2 COMBINED MUSTER BOOK & CAPTAIN'S LOGS
Renown Muster Books & Captain's Log Transcripts
4 LETTERS and EXTRACTS FROM BOOKS etc:
Renown at Spithead Sept 28 1762.
The Barham Papers, Re FL Maitland:
5 SHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH MAITLANDS
6 SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN DESCENDANTS of Capt FL MAITLAND
The Wedderburns - Tenth Generation
150. Frederick Lewis SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN
There is a lot of history available on Frederick Maitland, much of it from
naval ships records of the time.
Biographical Details:
Born: 19/1/30,
Chr.: 20/1/1730, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents: Charles (6th Earl of Lauderdale) & Elizabeth (Ogilvy)
(AM10/1&2), their 6th son. For their details see Clan
In the Parish Record of his birth:
Edinburgh OPR, daily (685.1/17 FR4760) and fair (685.1/17 FR4906) entries:
Tuesday, 20 Jan 1730.
The Right Hon'ble Charles Earl of Lauderdale and Lady Elizabeth Ogilvie his
Countess, a son Fredrick Lewis, so named after his Royal Highness, the Prince
of Wales. (Witnesses) The Hon'ble Patrick Ogilvie of Inchmartin and The
Hon'ble George Ogilvie. Born 19th.
FLM had two families, one in Jamaica from his time stationed there, the other
in Scotland.
Died: at Rankeillor, Fife, 16th of December, 1786.
(before he became entitled to his flag).
His will reveals little and is summarised with details of his Scottish Family
(section 10).
From Jill Broun:
The account of his death was that he rose from the table, went to the window,
threw it open and fell back in the chair dead!
Jamaica Deeds:
Frederick Maitland to Thomas Hercie Barratt
232/206 dated 1/6/1769 ent 30/8/1769
Hon Frederick Maitland late commander of HMS Renown now of Great Britain by Malcolm
Laing att,
Thomas Hercie Barratt of St Thomas in the East esq
For £7700J sells 130 slaves in Thomas Hercie Barratt’s possession
Thomas Hercie Barratt to Frederick Maitland
232/207 dated 1/6/1769 ent 30/8/1769
Thomas Hercie Barratt with Charles Spencer & George Paply mortgages sugar
works in St Thomas in the East 624A called Garbrand Hall N Morant River E&S
on Serge Island W & S on Mount Ida esate £7000
15/6/64 they sell mortgage to Federick Maitland
FLM & Thomas Hercie Barratt make void sale of 145 salves for £7000
estate to Thomas Hercie Barratt for 10/-
Frederick Maitland then remortgages for £7500 UK
Frederick Maitland served in the Navy in the 7 years war, stationed at Port
Royal, Jamaica, in the 1750's and early 1760's. During this time, he had a
mistress, Mary Arnot (a mulatto, see Jamaica Maitlands for a few details). He
had children by her, probably 4, which were described as "reputed child of
Capt Hon Frederick Maitland" in the parish records. They were:
Issue By Mary Arnot, a mulatto, at Port Royal:
1/1. James Maitland (b 21/10/1758, ch 6/11/1758,
Buried 18/8/1760 by Frederick M at Palisades. (V1/161).
1/2. Elizabeth Maitland (b 30/11/1763, ch 1/1/1764),
1/3. John Maitland (b 19/3/1765, bapt 20/7/1765).
1/4. Frederick Maitland Arnott:
There is a description of Frederick Maitland Arnott in “Memoirs of William
Hickey” in which he is quoted as being the son of Hon Frederick Maitland by a
native woman in Jamaica. He was on the same ship at the author on a voyage to India
in 1777 (an uncommon fine looking man going out as a cadte), and was said to
have married the eldest daughter of Mrs Greer of Bryanston Square some time
later. He does not appear in the Jamaican church records, but from the
description, he must have been born maybe about 1760. It looks probable that
his father may have taken an interest in hi to enable him to get to India.
PRO 29/2/2000: from reference in search computer, found a collection of
correspondence in the Cornwallis papers, between one Frederick Maitland Arnott
and Rt Hon Charles, Earl Cornwallis, Governor General in Council about:
(a) staying on in India (Calcutta), for commercial reasons, after his c/o had
returned to England, Dec 1787.
(b) about a long property dispute in Lucknow. He referred to having served in
the military for 10 years in India
A brother of Frederick M Arnott:
From A Man of the Enlightenment in Eighteenth-century India: The Letters of ...
By Claude Martin, Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
By the way, Mr Arnott12 proposes to visit you, he has to take his
brother whom he tells me you have promised to place. He finds himself with a
young man who appears to be very well educated, and a young man who appears to
be very proper, but without real friends in this country although he had been
recommended to one of the very good and wealthy Houses in Calcutta, but knowing
young Arnott’s intention he also will take steps to offer you his services. He
has made me aware of his situation which is almost without any support: he had
to accept the post of assistant to the Paymaster at Cawnpore [Kanpur] at the
rate of 100 Rs a month although according to his appearance and his semblance
of good character he deserves at least much more. As I am persuaded that he
will be useful to you and that this is a young man who can only do credit to
those where he will be, I recommend him to you in the honest belief that you
will be happy with him. He is called Wilson, English born, being neither Scots
nor Irish.
12. Frederick Maitland Arnott, who arrived in
Lucknow in 1788, was employed in rhe Nawab’s bodyguard. He later set up as a
manufacturer and supplier of small arms and military supplies, until this was
ruled as illegal by the British Resident in 1795.
A liaison such as FLM & Mary Arnott was common at this
time; there were no European women around and whites were not allowed to marry
coloureds. Mary Arnot's sister, Ann, was in a similar arrangement with the Hon
William Cornwallis at the same time.
FLM appears to have made no provision for this, his first family, although they
were acknowledged in the parish records. His son, John from whom the writer's
family had been thought to descend (now shown not to be the case), seems to
have made good and so perhaps they were setup by their father before he left
Jamaica. John must have been conceived just before Frederick left Jamaica in
Renown for England: was he back for John's baptism in July 1765?
It is not known whether he had any further contact with his Jamaica family
after last being in Port Royal in September 1780, but his Scottish daughter,
Mary Turner Maitland married Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn who had been in
Jamaica from about October 1773 to about 1790/1, and whose family had extensive
interests in Westmoreland Parish. See later in this paper for their dedtails.
The mulatto mother of a John Maitland and Mistress of Frederick Lewis Maitland
Ref Jamaica PR.
No record of birth. A mulatto in children's baptismal entries.
Buried at Palisades 27/11/1782 by Mary O'Niel (spelling doubtful).
She had a sister, Ann, some details of whom are given below.
Issue (surnamed Maitland) (see under Captain Fred):
All recorded in Port Royal PR.
1/1. James Maitland (21/10/1758),
1/2. Elizabeth Maitland, (30/11/1763),
1/3. John Maitland (19/3/1765).
Nothing more is known of her, but the name figures in several entries in the
Scottish parish records:
Mrs. Anna Arnot appears in OPR's in Scotland in Edinburgh of the marriage of Mr
James Ogilvie 6/2/1688 (FLM's grandfather), and at the christening of Sir James
Ogilvie's daughter, Anna (FLM's Aunt) 22/4/1691.
Mrs Anna Arnot was wife of James Ogilvie.
It is possible that FLM's mother and Mary Arnot's father were 1st cousins.
A Frederick Maitland Arnott was stationed in India in the East India Company
army, and later was in Bengal, district of Kistnagur, as an Indigo Merchant, in
the East India Register, 1803.
Ann Arnot
Almost certainly the sister of Mary, Mistress of the Hon William Cornwallis at
the same time.
Sir William Cornwallis.
From: Sea Officers List by Pitcairn-Jones
4th son of Charles, 5th Lord & 1st Earl Cornwallis.
B. 20/2/1744, Lt 5/4/1761, CR 12/7/1762, CA 20/4/1765, RAW
1/2/1793, VAR 1/2/1795: much decorated, D 5/7/1819.
Played cards with Horatio Hornblower in the novels by CS Forrester!
Issue: children surnamed Cornwallis (see Jamaica PR).
Also found on same page as John Maitland:
William Cornwallis, born 26/12/1765, bapt 14/3/1766, son of Hon William
Cornwallis and Ann Arnot, mulatto.
Other Cornwallis offspring in the index were: James (V1/21), Charlotte (V1/28),
James (V1/30), Priscilla (V1/39), Marcella (V1/50).
Charlotte Cornwallis buried 10/8/1783, by Tho' Little @ Palisades.
Ann Arnot buried at Palisades 8/10/1777 by Mary Arnot at Palisades:
she was described as a free mulatto.
ARNOTS
Scottish Church Records - Version 2.00
10 JUN 1998
Anna Arnot (F)........................ M: 9 Feb 1688
Spouse: James Baron Boyne Ogilvie Edinburgh Parish,
Ann Arnot (F)......................... M: 7 Jul 1730
Spouse: James Watson Edinburgh
Anna Arnot (F)........................ M: 23 Aug 1709
Spouse: James Anderson Edinburgh
Anna Arnott (F)....................... C: 5 Mar 1656
Father: James Arnott Abdie, Fife, Scotland
Anna Arnot (F)........................ C: 17 Jul 1659
Father: Robert Arnot South Leith,
Mother: Margaret Rentoun
Anna Arnot (F)........................ C: 2 1 May 1665
Father: William Major Arnot Edinburgh
Mother: Margaret Wood
Anna Arnot (F)........................ C: 22 Jul 1670
Father: David Arnot Canongate, Edinburgh,
Mother: Margaret Heppell
Anna Arnott (F)....................... C: 4 May 1676
Father: James Arnott Abdie, Fife
Anna Arnot (F)........................ C: 22 Jul 1678
Father: William Arnot Newburgh, Fife,
Mother: Jean Shape
Ancestral File (TM) - ver 4.18
DESCENDANCY CHART 12 AUG 1998
Page 1 Robert Arnot (9HH0-VC) Born: Abt 1551 Of, Newton, ,
1-- Robert Arnot (9HH0-VC) Born: Abt 1551 Of, Newton, ,
sp-Margaret Averie (9HH0-WJ) Born: Abt 1555 Of, Falkland, ,
2-- Robert Arnot Balfour SIR 2ND B (848Q-RC)
Born: Abt 1574 Of Newton, & Star
sp-Margaret Balfour [Baroness Balfour] (9HH0-T6)
Born: Abt 1585 Of Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
3-- Margaret Balfour (B29B-WF)
Born: Abt 1582 Of Burleigh Castle, In Orwell, Co. Kinross,
sp-Robert Arnot (B29B-V8)
Born: Abt 1578 Of Fernie, Co., Fife, Scotland
4-- Jean Arnot (B29B-XL) Born: Abt
1610 Of Fernie, Fife,
sp-David Wemyss (B29C-4L) Born: 1608 Of Fernie, Fife,
4-- Margaret Arnot (B29B-ZR)
Born: Abt 1612 Of Fernie, Fife, Scotland
sp-James Crawford (B29C-5R) Born: 1610 Of Fernie, Fife,
4-- Isobel Arnot (B29C-0W) Born: Abt 1614 Of Fernie,
Fife, Scotland
sp-Thomas Ruthven (B29C-6X) Born: 1612 Of Fernie, Fife,
4-- John Balfour (B29B-SW) Born: Abt 1616 Fernie, Fife,
sp-Isabel Balfour Baroness (848Q-Q6) Born: 1625 Of
Pitcullo, Fife, Scotland
4-- Daug Arnot (B29C-13) Born: Abt 1616 Of Fernie, Fife,
sp- Arnot (B29C-74) Born: 1614 Of Fernie, Fife,
3-- Isabel Balfour (848R-6K)
Born: Abt 1607 Of, Freeland, Perthshire, Scotland
sp-Thomas Ruthven (Baron) (FBLM-5G) Born: Abt 1603 Of, Freeland,
Perthshire, Scotland
4-- Elizabeth Ruthven (15C7-RHJ) Born: Abt 1623 Of,
Freeland, Perthshire, Scotland
sp-Francis Ruthven [Sir Knight] (15C7-RF4) Born: Abt
1630 Of Freeland, Redcastle, Angusshire, Scotland
5-- Isabel Ruthven [Baroness] (9XL2-1J) Born: Abt 1663
Of, Graitney, Dumfries, Scotland
sp-James Johnstone (Ruthven) [COLONEL] (9XL2-0C)
Born: Abt 1660 Of, Graitney, Dumfries, Scotland
4-- David Ruthven [Baron Ruthven] (15C7-RJQ) Born: Abt
1629 Of, Freeland, Perthshire, Scotland
4-- Anne Ruthven (15C7-SLB) Born: Abt 1631 Of, Freeland,
Perthshire, Scotland
sp-William Cuninghame [Sir Knight] (15C7-SQ5)
Born: Abt 1625 Of, Cuninghamhead
5-- William Cuninghame or Ruthven (15C7-SRC)
Born: Abt 1665 Of, Cuninghamhead, Perthshire, Scotland
sp-Ann Stewart (15C7-SW6) Born: Abt 1667 Of,
Castlemilk, Lanarkshire, Scotland
sp-William Cuninghame (18JZ-DPM) Born: Abt 1631 Of
Craigends,, Renfrewshire, Scotland
4-- Jean Ruthven [Baroness] (15C7-RL5) Born: Abt 1635
Of, Freeland, Perthshire, Scotland
3-- Anne Balfour (9HGL-VQ) Born: Abt 1611 Of, Burleigh,,
sp-David Wemyss [Earl of Wemyss] (9FBZ-1D)
Born: 6 Sep 1610 Of, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- John Wemyss (9HGL-WW) Born: 22 Nov 1627 Chapel Of,
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Jean Wemyss [Countess ofAngus] (9HGL-X3) Born: 19 Jun
1629 Of, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
sp-George Gordon [EarlofSutherland] (9HGL-Q2) Born: 2
Nov 1633 Dornoch
5-- John (Gordon) Sutherland [EarlofSutherland] (9HGL-K6)
Born: 1655 Of Darnoch Castle, Sutherland, Scot
sp-Helen Cochrane (9FN9-RG) Born: Abt 1665 Of
Dundonald, Sutherland, Scot sp-Catherine Tollemache
(9R93-LB) Born: 1663 Of Helmingham, Suffolk, Eng
sp-Francis Hodgson (9R93-MH) Born: 1663 Of Bramwith
Hall In Barnby Dun, York, Eng
5-- Anna Gordon-Sutherland (9R92-XW) Born: Abt 1662
Of, Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
sp-Robert Arbuthnott (Viscount Arbuthnott) (B1QW-H0)
Chr.: 8 Oct 1661 , Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire,
5-- John Gordon-Sutherland (9R92-Z3)
Born: 24 Apr 1665 Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
5-- Child Gordon-Sutherland (9R93-07) Born: Abt 1666
Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
5-- Child Gordon-Sutherland (9R93-1D) Born: Abt 1668 <Of,
Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
5-- David Gordon-Sutherland (9R93-2K) Born: 22 Dec
1670 Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
sp-Archibald Angus (9R93-R6) Born: 1633 Of, Wemyss,
4-- Margaret Wemyss (9HGL-Z8) Born: 24 Sep 1630 Of,
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- David Wemyss (9HGM-0D) Born: 5 Jun 1632 Of, Wemyss,
Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- John Wemyss (9HGM-1K) Born: 10 Dec 1636 Of, Wemyss,
Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Mary Wemyss (9HGM-2Q) Born: 7 Feb 1638 Of, Wemyss,
Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Robert Wemyss (9HGM-3W) Born: 1 Aug 1639 Of,
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Isabella Wemyss (9HGM-43) Born: 14 Feb 1642 Of,
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Anna Wemyss (9HGM-58) Born: 20 Sep 1643 Of, Wemyss,
Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- John Wemyss ["Baron Elcho"] (9HGM-6F) Born: 7 Feb
1645/1646 , Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
4-- Alexander Wemyss ["Baron Elcho"] (9HGM-7L) Born:
20
Oct 1647 West Wemysshouse, Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
sp-David Wemyss 2nd Earl (FBLM-34) Born: 1621 Of,
Burleigh,, Scotland
3-- John Balfour 3rd Baron (848Q-P1) Born: Abt 1619 Of
Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
sp-Isabel Balfour Baroness (848Q-Q6) Born: 1625 Of
Pitcullo, Fife, Scotland
4-- Robert Balfour 4TH Baron (848Q-VV) Born: Abt 1652 Of
Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
sp-Margaret Melville (FBLL-VX) Born: 1656 Of,
Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
sp-Margaret Melville (9FKG-NB) Born: 28 Oct 1658 Of,
Burleigh, Kinross, Scotland
5-- Robert Balfour [Baron Balfour] (9FKG-JM) Born:
1680 Of, Burleigh,, Scotland
sp-Unknown (00)
5-- Margaret Balfour ["BaronessBalfour] (9FKG-PH)
Born: 1682 <, Orwell, Kinrosshire, Scotland>
5-- Mary Balfour (9FKG-QN) Born: 1684 <, Orwell,
Kinrosshire, Scotland>
sp-Alexander Bruce [BrigadierGeneral] (9FKH-3J)
Born: 1682 Of, Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
4-- John Balfour (848Q-MN) Born: Abt 1654 Of Ferny,
Forfar, Scotland
sp-Barbara Ross (848Q-NT) Born: 1664 St Andrews ,
Fifeshire, Scotland
5-- Arthur Balfour (848Q-TP) Born: 1686 Of Ferny,
Forfar,
sp-Dorothy Sandfoord (FBLL-SL) Born: 1700 Of, Ferny,
Forfar, Angusshire, Scotland
sp-Janet Paterson (FBLL-TR)
Born: 1685 <Of Ferny, Forfar, Scotland>
4-- Henry Balfour (848Q-W2) Born: Abt 1656 Of Dunbog,
Fife, Scotland
4-- Emilia Balfour (848R-0J) Born: Abt 1658 Scotland
sp-John Malcolm Sir (FBLL-X9) Born: 1654 <Scotland>
4-- Margaret Balfour (848Q-X7) Born: Abt 1660 Scotland
sp-Andrew Rollo 3RD Baron (FBLL-W4)
Born: 1656 <Scotland>
4-- Isabel Balfour (848Q-ZD) Born: Abt 1662 Scotland
4--Jean Balfour (848R-1P) Born: Abt 1664 Scotland
sp-George Oliphant (FBLL-ZG) Born: 1660 <Scotland>
sp-Robert Douglas Sir (FBLM-0L) Born: 1660 <Scotland>
4-- Susan Balfour (848R-2V) Born: Abt 1666 Scotland
sp-Robert Douglas (93PJ-DX) Born: Jan 1666 Dunfermline,
Fife, Scotland
4-- Anne Balfour (848R-32) Born: 10 Mar 1670 Scotland
sp-Robert Sinclair (CAPT) (FBLM-2X) Born: 1666
3-- Margaret Balfour (848R-5D) Born: Abt 1623 Scotland
sp-John Crawford SIR (FBLM-49) Born: 1619 <Scotland>
3-- Jean Balfour (848R-7Q) Born: Abt 1627 Scotland
sp-James Arnot (FBLM-6M) Born: 1623 <Scotland>
Robert Arnot (B29C-28) Born: Abt 1543 Of Newtown, Scot
1-- Robert Arnot (B29C-28) Born: Abt 1543 Of Newtown, Scot
sp-Unknown (00)
2-- James Or Balfour Arnot (B29C-9G) Born: Abt 1574 Of
Newton, Scot
2-- Mungo Arnot (B29C-BM) Born: Abt 1576 Of Newton, Scot 2--
Robert Arnot (B29B-V8) Born: Abt 1578 Of Fernie, Co.,
Fife, Scotland
sp-Margaret Balfour (B29B-WF) Born: Abt 1582 Of Burleigh
Castle, In Orwell, Co. Kinross, Scotland
3-- Jean Arnot (B29B-XL) Born: Abt 1610 Of Fernie, Fife,
sp-David Wemyss (B29C-4L) Born: 1608 Of Fernie, Fife,
3-- Margaret Arnot (B29B-ZR) Born: Abt 1612 Of Fernie,
Fife, Scotland
sp-James CRAWFORD (B29C-5R) Born: 1610 Of Fernie,
Fife, Scotland
3-- Isobel Arnot (B29C-0W) Born: Abt 1614 Of Fernie, Fife,
sp-Thomas Ruthven (B29C-6X) Born: 1612 Of Fernie,
3-- John Balfour (B29B-SW) Born: Abt 1616 Fernie, Fife,
sp-Isabel Balfour BARONESS (848Q-Q6) Born: 1625 Of
Pitcullo, Fife, Scotland
3-- Daug Arnot (B29C-13) Born: Abt 1616 Of Fernie, Fife,
sp- Arnot (B29C-74) Born: 1614 Of Fernie, Fife,
2-- Henry Arnot (B29C-CS) Born: Abt 1580 Of Newton, Scot
He married 27/8/1767, Margaret Dick, heiress of Rank and
Lindores in Fife, in right of her mother, sister of James Macgill of
Rankeillor, who claimed the title of Count of Oxford, by whom he had the
following issue, expanded details of whom are given later.
1/1. Charles Maitland Born: 26 Nov 1769, Married: Mary Johnston
1/2. James Maitland (9FLB-59) - some confusing dates:
(a) James Maitland C: 13 May 1771 Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
(b) James Herriot Maitland
Born: 11 Sep 1774 Married: Margaret Dalgleish.
1/3. Frederick Lewis Maitland of Rankeillour
Rear Admiral Sir, KCB. Born 7/9/1777, Received the surrender of
Napoleon in June 1815 while in command of HMS Bellerophon.
1/4. Robert Herriott William Maitland:
1/5. Mary Maitland C: 28 Oct 1768 Ratho, Midlothian,
Married 5/4/1793 Henry Scrimgeour of Fife & Westmoreland, Jamaica.
1/6. Elizabeth Maitland C: 24 Feb 1773 Newburgh, Fife,
1/7. Isabella Maitland, C: 1 May 1775 Collessie, Fife, Scotland
Married: William Roy.
Clan Tree:
Capt RN, b 19th June 1730. M 27th August 1767, Margaret,
dau of James Dick Esquire, and heir of line of Makgill of Ranjeilour. She died
April 1825. He died 16 Dec 1786.
MARGARET DICK,
(AFN 9FLB-2R)
Parents:
ref OPR index: only ones beween 1730 and 1752
a) James Dick & Isabel Wishart of Pittenwean
b) James Dick Kirkmichael 2/2/1737
ref AF: James Dick (9FLB-0F: b abt 1706) & Isabel
Makgill (9FLB-1L: born abt 1710)
Ref Scottish Peerage:
"heiress of Rank and Lindores in Fife, in right of her mother, sister of
James Macgill of Rankeillor, who claimed the title of Count of Oxford;"
Margaret was heiress of 3 families - the Makgills of Rankeillour, the Crichtons
(formerly of Frendraught), and the Heriots of Ramornie. Each of these
inheritances led to one or more of her descendants taking on one or more of
those families' names.
From Internet, 2001:
Rankeillor Park
2 miles west of Cupar on the A91. Incorporating the Scottish Deer Centre with,
deer herds, ranger led tours, falconry displays and exhibitions
22/6/1681. Mr. Archd. Hop of Rankeilor, advocate, made burgess and guild
brother by right of his umq. fr. Sir John Hope burgess and guild brother,
gratis. He was 2nd son of Sir John, 2nd Bart (S. of Sir Thos. 1st Bart by
Elizb. daughter of John Bonnet of Wallyford, E., Lothian. Advocate 30/6/1664.
Lord Rankeillour, Ld.of Session) at Revolution 1689. Knighted by Wm. III. Born
9/91639. Died 10/10/1706. His 2nd son Thomas, succeeded to the baronetcy
5/6/1766, as 8th Bart. Born 5/7/1701, died 17/4/1776. Drained the Meadows. His
brother Chas. had son John, Prof. of Botany. Married Juliana Stevenson
She outlived FLM and was Guardian to her children
FLM's WILL: (complete transcript under wills file)
In his first will (15/8/1776), FLM left his Lands and Estate to his eldest
son, Charles Maitland with £4000 to be divided between his remaining heirs.
In a second Part B (20/8/1883), he specified the names of his children
then living (as above) and gave £8000 to his wife for her maintenance. The
Executor was said to be Charles Maitland, whose "Tutors and Curators"
were:
"the said Mrs Margaret Dick my dearly beloved wife The Right Honorable
James Earl of Lauderdale, and James Lord Maitland, The Honorable Charles
Barclay Maitland late of Tillycoultry, Lieutenant General Alexander Maitland,
Captain Patrick Maitland of Furth?, Sir Charles Middleton Baronet, Robert
Herriott Esqr of Ramorny, James Stewart Fleming of Moness Esqr advocate and the
Reverend Doctor James Gillespie principal of the University of Saint Andrews.
In a third Part C (12/8/1886 - 4 months before his death), he recommended
the other Tutors and Curators to take the advice of his friend Sir Charles
Middleton in all affairs concerning the management and education of the
children.
This last part was witnessed by their Tutor, Andrew Bell.
The last codicil bears out the impression from his writing at the end of
his Naval career that he was ailing.
Issue of Frederick Lewis Maitland & Margaret Dick:
1some detail from the Baynes Meldrum Website
1/1. Charles Maitland (9FLB-44) (of Rankeilour)
CT: sometime 17th Light Dragoons. B 26 Dec 1769, M 26 August 1794
Mary, dau of David Johnson. D 1820.
Born: 26 Nov 1769, Bapt Newborough, Fife, 29/12/1769 Newburgh, Fife, Scotland
450/1 FR158
"Charles son to the Hon Captain Frederick Maitland and Mrs Margaret Dick
baptised 29/12/1769."
Died: 1820
Married: Mary Johnston (9FLB-8S), 26 Aug 1794, @ Kettle, Fife, (SRO)
Born: Abt 1773 Of, Lathrisk, dau of David Johnston, d1 11/6/1824
A Charles Maitland was:
Captain's Servant to FLM on Elizabeth (1778), AB on Queen (1781), soon became
Midshipman Mid on Princess Augusta (1782)
Extract From Peerage of Scotland, 1813 by John Phillip Wood.
"Charles Maitland Macgill of Rankeillor, who had a troop of 17th Light
Dragoons, a.d.c. to his cousin Major General Thomas Dundas, when he died in
West Indies, 1794,"
Issue (ref SRO & AF), ch Collessie, Fife:
2/1. Mary Maitland (9FLB-90), Born: 9 Jul 1795, Ch 5/8/1795
M1. George Govan (d
1865)
CT married Dr George Govan, EICS
2/2. Margaret Luisa Maitland (9FLB-B5),
Born: 20 Aug 1797, Edinburgh d1 06.09.1869) ..
m. (1827) Frederick Lewis Roy of Nenthorn (d 15.02.1868)
FLR a son of Isabella Maitland, Charles's Sister. CT m only.
2/3. Frederick Lewis Maitland (9FLB-CB),
Born: 25 Dec 1798, Edinburgh dsp, 18211. CT d unm 1821
2/4. Elizabeth Maitland (9FLB-DH), Born: 17 Jan 1800, Edinburgh
CT: Married: Alexander Meldrum
of 3rd of Kincaple.
Re internet, he: 3/5/1800-9/2/1866, M 15/12/1840. She d. 6/9/1869
3/1. Charles Bayne Meldrum of Balmungo, married Emma Charlotte
Roy, dau of Frederick &
Margaret (Maitland) Roy, G/dau both of Isabella and Charles Maitland.
4/1. Wilhelmina Bayne Meldrum m. Allan Barns Graham
5/1. Wilhelimina Barns Graham (an artist), died 1/2004 aged
91 years. of Balmungo?
5/2. Daughter
6/1. Jill Broun, b 4/4/1941-10/1/2010.
(who supplied the latter part of
this line).
7/1. Jerome Broun
2/5. David Maitland (9FLB-FN), Born: 4 Mar 1801 Rankeillor,
CT:
David Maitland Makgill Crichton of Rankeilour, who as heir of line of James
Crichton of Frandraught, assumed the names of Makgill and Crichton: from descend
the present families of Maitland-Makgill Crichton and
Makgill-Chrichton-Maitland.
ch 17/4/1801. D.1 11/7/1851
From Usher website:
David Maitland-Makgill-Crichton b: 1801
M11st. (07.08.1827) Eleanor Julian Hog (d 01.1833, dau of Thomas
Hog of Newliston)
M12nd. (02.12.1834) Esther Coventry (b c1800, d 19.10.1892, dau of
Andrew Coventry of Shanwell)
3/1. Andrew Coventry Maitland-Makgill-Crichton b: 1845 d: 1925
+ Katherine Charlotte Hulse
4/1. Vera Helen Maitland-Makgill-Crichton d: 1959 +
+Richard Chetwynd Stapylton b: 1880 d: 1945
5/1. Miles Richard John Chetwynd Stapylton
5/2. Edward Mark Chetwynd Stapylton
+ Anna Phillida Pease
6/1. Judy Ann Chetwynd Stapylton
6/2. Phillida Helen Chetwynd Stapylton
6/3. Joanna Elizabeth Chetwynd Stapylton
5/3. Helen Chetwynd Stapylton
+ Michael Edward Adeane
6/1. George Edward Adeane
6/2. ADEANE
5/4. Vera Rosemary Chetwynd Stapylton
+ Derek Leslie Lloyd
6/1. Julian Richard Leslie Lloyd
+ Victoria Mary Ormsby-Gore
7/1. Poppy Lloyd
7/2. Lloyd
6/2. Carolyn Rosemary Lloyd
6/3. Alethia Victoria Lloyd
4/2. David Edward Maitland-Makgill-Chrichton b: 1879 d: 1952
4/3. Henry Coventry Maitland-Makgill-Chrichton b: 1880 d: 1953
4/4. Kathleen Esther Maitland-Makgill-Crichton b: 1886
4/5. Norah Grizel Maitland-Makgill-Crichton b: 1889
4/6. Muriel Christian Maitland-Makgill-Grichton b: 1892
4/7. John Denys Maitland-Makgill-Grichton b: 1897 d: 1931
2/6. James Maitland Born Collessie 18/4/1806 (PR)
CT: of Weston, Capt RN, born 1806, M 1st Emma, dau of Major Willing,
& 2nd in 1840, Frances harriet, d of RS Short of Edlington. D
without issue 1874.
Dsp1 28/10/1874
The heir to Adm Frederick Lewis Maitland
James Maitland son of Charles Maitland esq of Rankeillour and Mrs Mary Johnston
born 18/4/1806, baptised soon after.
Joined Navy, was Cmdr 1836
Married 1st, 3/1836, Emma (died 6/1838) dau of Thos Magne Willing of Philadelphia.
2nd, 20/8/1840, Frances Harriet dau of Richard Samuel Short, of Edlington
Grove, Lincs, d 1/1874.
Extracts from O'Byrne 1849:
MAITLAND. (COMMANDER, 1836. F-P., 16; H-P.,13.)
JAMES MAITLAND, born 18 April, 1806, is second surviving son of the late Chas.
Maitland, Esq., of Rankeilour, co. Fife, by Mary, eldest daughter of David
Johnston, Esq., of Latheisk, in the same shire. He is brother of Commander
Lewis Maitland, R.N.; nephew of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland,
K.C.B., who made him his heir; first-cousin of the present Commander Wm. Heriot
Maitland, R.N.; and cousin also of Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland,
C.B.,K.C.M.G., and Capt. Sir Thos. Maitland, R.N., K.t., C.B. His grandfather,
Hon. Fred. Lewis Maitland, a Captain in the R.N., was son of Charles, sixth
Earl of Lauderdale, and had one brother, Richard, a Colonel in the Army, and
another, John, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the R.M. He commanded the ELIZABETH 74
in Keppel and Rodney's actions, and afterwards captured a French 64-gun ship.
This officer entered the Navy, 22 Dec. 1818, as Fst.-cl.Vol., on board the
VENGEUR 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, and during the two following years was
employed on the North Sea, South American and Mediterranean stations. He then,
until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 10 July, 1826, served as Midshipman
and Mate, again in South America, as also at Portsmouth and in the West Indies,
in the AURORA 46, Capt. Henry Prescott, GANGES 84, Capt. Patrick Campbell, and
ALLIGATOR 28. He next cruised for some months on the station last mentioned in
the FERRET 10, Capt. Henry Gosset, and was subsequently appointed-18 Jan. 1828,
to the TRIBUNE 42, Capt. John Wilson and John Alex. Duntze, attached to the
force in the Pacific, whence he returned home at the close of 1831-17 Oct.
1832, to the PORTSMOUTH yacht, as Flag-Lieutenant to his uncle, Sir F.L.
Maitland, Admiral-Superintendent at that port-and 2 Sept. 1834, in a similar
capacity, to the THALIA 46, bearing the flag at the Cape of Good Hope of Rear-Admiral
Patrick Campbell. He went on half-pay in the summer of 1835, and has not since
been afloat. He acquired his present rank 9 May, 1836. Commander Maitland (the
Senior of his rank on the List of 1836) married, first, in March, 1836, Emma,
daughter of Thos. Magne Willing, Esq., of Philadelphia; and (that lady dying in
June, 1838) secondly, 20 Aug. 1840, Frances Harriet, daughter of the late Rich.
Sam. Short, Esq., of Edlington Grove, Lincolnshire. AGENTS-Messrs. Stilwell.
3/1. Henry Maitland, Capt RN
2/7. Charles Maitland ch Collessie 24/5/1807 (PR)
CT: b 1807, d unm.
?D unm1
From SRO:
Charles Ju M Crichton (M)............. M: 24 Dec 1851 FR2175
Spouse: Anna Campbell Jarvis Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
David Maitland Makgill Crichton (M)... C: 1 Jun 1854
Father: C Maitland Makgill Crichton Edinburgh Parish, FR4506
Mother: Anna Campbell Jarvis
2/8. Lewis Maitland born 12/4/1811 (ref Naval Biographies, O'Byrne)
CT: of Lindores, Rear Admiral
RN. B 12 April 1812. M 1st 12 Dec 1841, Henrietta Louisa, d of Sir
John Henry Newbolt of Madras by whom h had a son, Charles, b 1848, d 1849,
& 2nd 24 March 1869, Mary dau of Archibald Allan, by whom he had
further issue. She died 10 Feb 1911, he died 25 Feb 1826 (1876)
A Naval Officer, Cmdr 1844, serving in Far East, and in Coastguard 1844. d1
25.02.1876
Extracts from O'Byrne 1849:
MAITLAND. (COMMANDER, 1841. F-P.,19; H-P.,3.)
LEWIS MAITLAND, born 12 April, 1811, is brother of Commander Jas. Maitland,
R.N. This officer entered the Royal Naval College 28 Dec.1825; and embarked, in
March, 1827, as a Volunteer, on board the WELLESLEY 74, commanded by his uncle,
Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, at first on the Lisbon, and then on the
Mediterranean station, where, in July, 1830, two years after he had attained the
rating of Midshipman, he removed to the WASP 18, Capt. Brunswick Popham.
Towards the close of 1831, after he had served for a few months in the Channel
and North Sea in the IMOGENE 28, Capt. Price Blackwood, he sailed for the East
Indies in the MELVILLE 74, flag-ship of Sir John Grore. On his return in 1832
with the flag of Sir Edw. W.C.R. Owen in the SOUTHAMPTON 52, Capt. John
Milligan Laws, we find him employed off Antwerp during the period of General
Gerard's attack on the citadel of that place. He next, in Jan. 1833 (in March
of which year he passed his examination), joined the CASTOR 36, Capt. Lord John
Hay, with whom he served off Lisbon and the north coast of Spain until Jan.
1836. On leaving the latter vessel Mr. Maitland under the orders of Capt.
Peter John Douglas in the MELVILLE 74, bearing the flag of Sir Peter Halkett in
North America and the West Indies; and on again proceeding to the East Indies
in the WELLESLEY 72, flag-ship of his relative Sir F.L. Maitland, he was by him
nominated Lieutenant, in June, 1838, of the FAVORITE 18, Capt. Walter Croker-
an act which the Admiralty sanctioned 15 Feb. 1839.
Rejoining the WELLESLEY in the course of the same year in the capacity of
Additional-Lieutenant, he served in her, under the broad pendant of Sir Gordon
Bremer, at the capture of Chusan in July, 1840; after which, on becoming
attached to the SAMARANG 28, Capt. Jas. Scott, he assisted in reducing the
forts of the Boca Tigris, and in demolishing the works on the Canton river. He
was also present, and gained the public acknowledgements of his Captain for the
gallantry and zeal he displayed, at the forcing, by the NEMESIS steamer and the
boats of the SAMARANG, of the inner passage from Macao to Whampoa; during their
advance on which the latter place the British, between 3a.m. on 13 and 4a.m. on
15 March, 1841, destroyed five forts, one battery, two military stations, and
nine war-junks, in which collectively were 115 guns and 8 ginjalls. On his
return to England in the following summer he took up a Commander's commissioned
dated 15 Feb. 1841. He has been employed, since 3 July,1844, in the Coast Guard
service.
He married, 23 Nov. 1831, Henrietta Louisa, widow of the late W. Northage,
Esq., jun., and second daughter of the late Sir John H. Newbolt, Chief Justice
of Madras. AGENTS-Messrs. Stilwell.
Clan Tree:
3/1. Frederick Lewis Maitland of Lindores, b 18 July 1874
M 6 August 1896, Constance Zeila,
dau of Andrew Dear Durie, MD. D 9 Fen 1915
4/1. Frederick Lewis Maitland, b & d 1898
4/2. Henry Lewis Maitland, b & d 1901
4/3. David Randolph Maitland of Lindores, b 15 Feb 1902, M.?
3/2. Mary Agnes Maitland, m 1st 1903, the rev WM Tocher
Marriage annulled 1904
2nd 1907 Hugh Miller, WS.
3/3. Anna Louisa Maitland,
m 29 August 1893 the rev CH Titterton, BD with issue.
2/91. Henry Maitland of Balmungo (b 13.04.1813, dsp 10.1902)
CT of Balmungo, JP, b 1813, m
1838 Anna, d of John Stirling of Muiravonside. D Oct 1902.
m. (15.02.1838) Anna Stirling (d 24.09.1901, dau of John Stirling of
Muiravonside)
2/101. Georgiana Maitland
1/2. James Maitland (9FLB-59)
Parish Records have 2 James Maitlands:
(a) James Maitland C: 13 May 1771 Newburgh, Fife, Scotland FR162
If correct, he must have died young, before 1773: only one
mentioned in FLM Will of 1776.
(b) James Herriot Maitland
Clan Tree:
James, Maitland or Heriot, of Ramornie, b 11 Sept 1774: and assumed the surname
and arms of Heriot. M 31 Dec 1813, Margaret, d of William Dalgleish. She died
28 Jan 1869. He died 26 April 1848, leaving issue, with nine daughters (two of
whom died unmarried), and a son Robert Wm who died without issue, three sons:
2/1. Frederick Lewis Maitland Heriot of Ramornie
From whom descends the present family of that name.
2/2. William Heriot Maitland-Dougall of Scotscraig
From whom descends the family of Dougall of Scotscraig
Other Sources:
(named James Herriot in A/F - only James in FLM's Will)
Born: 11 Sep 1774
Chr: 16 Sep 1774, Newburgh, Fifeshire, (PR Checked - FR170)
Died: 24 Apr 1848
James Maitland was:
Captain's Servant on Queen (1781), Grafton (1782), Princess Augusta (1782),
becoming Midshipman (1783).
1d 26.04.1848) had issue
M. 31.12.1813 Margaret Dalgleish (d 28.01.1869, dau of William Dalgleish of
Scotscraig)
From Stanley LeBlanc:
2/1. Frederick Lewis Maitland-Heriot (1818-1881),
succeeded to Ramornie, 1848.
Married: 3 Sep 1848 (SRO FR 615) Martha Agnew Leswalt, Wigtown.
3/1. Andrew Agnew Maitland-Heriot (1851-1930), Minister &
Missionary - last family owner of Ramornie
4/1. Frederick Lewis Heriot-Maitland, b 1889, South Africa,
died 1953, stockbroker in BA. Married Miss Keenan.
5/1. Pamela Gertrude Heriot-Maitland, b 15/1/1921, S.Africa.
Moved to UK beginning of WW2. She and daughters educated
St Mary's, Ascot.
Married: Christopher Evelyn Boothby.
6/1. Marilyn Susan Heriot-Maitland Boothby, b 15/1/1944
in London. Married Stanley Le Blanc.
6/2. Diana Mary Heriot-Maitland Boothby.
2/2. William Maitland-Heriot, RN, b. 30/7/1819.
1/3. Frederick Lewis Maitland of Rankeillour
Clan Tree:
Sir Fred, of Rankeilour, KCB. A distinguished naval officer, who served through
the Napoleonic wars, and was commander of the Bellerophon in 1815 when the
Emperor surrendered to him after Waterloo. He later conveyed the King of the
Sicilies on his way to attend the Congress an Laybach, and was invested by that
monarch with the insignia of a Kt, Comdr. of the Order of Ferdinand: b 1776, m
1804 Catherine Connor, dau of Daniel Connor of Ballybricken, co Cork. D without
issue, 30 Oct 1839, aboard his flagship off Bombay.
Rear Admiral Sir, KCB Full Details
Born 7/9/1777,
Collessie OPR's 416/1
The Hon Captain Fredrick Maitland of Rankeillor a son 11 September 1777
Fredrick Lewis.
Married: Cork, 4/1804, Catherine Connor, dau of D. Connor of Ballybricken.
Died 30/11/1839.
Made James Maitland, son of brother Charles, his heir.
Extract From Peerage of Scotland, 1813 by John Phillip Wood."... who
was appointed captain of the Royal Navy, 1801; signalised himself highly when
as commander of the Loire Frigate, 1803-06,particularly in Muros Bay, 4/6/1805;
a circumstantial detail of which appeared in the London Gazette, justly
entitling him to the distinction of one of the 1st officers in the service. He
married at Cork, April 1804, Catherine, second daughter of D. Connor of
Ballybricken.
* Footnote in O'Byrne (1849):
Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland was born in 1776.
He served as Midshipman of the SOUTHAMPTON 32 in Lord Howe's action 1 June
1794; was employed, while holding the rank of Commander, in the expedition to
Egypt in 1801; attained Post-rank in the course of that year; and had command,
during the late war, of the LOIRE and EMERALD frigates (see Capt Charles
Bertram), GOLIATH 58, BOYNE 98, and BELLEROPHON 74. In the ship last mentioned,
he had the honour of receiving Napoleon Buonaparte when he surrendered after
the battle of Waterloo. During the peace, he commanded the VENGEUR, GENOA, and
WELLESLEY 74's. He was nominated a C.B. in 1815; advanced to Flag-rank in July
1830; and created a K.C.B. in the following November. He filled the office of
Admiral-Superintendent at Portsmouth from July, 1832, until July, 1837; and
that of Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies from the latter period until the
date of his death, 30 November, 1839.
Bellerophon was next commanded by Capt James Water Isaac Dallamore.
FLM Son Fredrick Lewis Maitland Expanded Details:
1795 Andromeda (Lt) 1806 Voluntaire
Venerable (6:4) 1806 Emerald
1797 Kingfisher Brig (1) 1813 Goliath
1798 Victory 1815 Boyne
1799 Camelion Sloop Bellerophon
1800 Wassinair (sp?) 1819 Vengeur
Dragon 1821 Genoa
1801 Carrere 1827 Wellesley
1802 Loire 1837 Wellesley
Lt 3/4/1795, CR 14/6/1799, CA 21/3/1801, RAB 22/7/1830 (@Portsmouth 32-37),
RAR 10/1/1837, D 30/11/1839. CB 1815, KCB 23/1/1831.
Also John Maitland 1794-1814 RA 20/1/1821
1/4. Robert Herriott William Maitland:
A minor in 1786 (FLM's Will)
Midshipman in Royal Navy; Egypt 1801; died Malta 2/7/1801.
(ref Scottish Peerage)
1/5. Mary Maitland (2nd name Turner in A/F & PR, not in Will)
CT:
m 1793, Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, and d 1851, leaving issue.
C: 28 Oct 1768 Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland (SRO, FR145)
A Minor in FLM's Will.
Married: 5/4/1793 Henry Scrimgeour of Fife (Henry Scrymgeour Wedderburn in PR)
@ Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, (SPR)
Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn of Wedderburn, de jure 7th Earl of Dundee (d
30.12.1841)
Wedderburn Continues Here
(of interest because of extensive Jamaican connections.
Issue (outline only) of Henry Scrymgeur & Mary Turner Maitland:
2/1. Janet Scrymgeur C: 25 Aug 1796
2/2. Margaret Louisa Scrymgeour C: 8 Feb 1794
2/3. Catharine Scrymgeour C: 8 Feb 1794
2/4. Elizabeth Wedd S Wedderburn B: 19 Feb 1795
2/5. David Scrymgeour C: 21 Aug 1799 (@ Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh)
2/6. Matilda Scrymgeour B: 30 May 1803.
2/7. Alexander Scrymgeour B: 3 Jan 1807
2/7. Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour B: 4 Mar 1808
2/8. Euphemia Scrymgeour B: 28 Sep 1809
1/6. Elizabeth Maitland
C: 24 Feb 1773 Newburgh, Fife, Scotland (SRO PR FR166)
1/7. Isabella Maitland,
CT M 1794 William Roy of
Nenthorn.
C: 1 May 1775 Collessie, Fife, Scotland (SRO PR)
Married: William Roy (d 1825), 8/7/1794, Nenthorn Roxburgh.
(1some detail from the Baynes Meldrum Website &
http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mm4ae/maitland03.htm)
Issue of William Roy & Isabella Maitland
Ch @ Nenthorn, Berwick, Scotland (from SRO Computer)
2/1. James Roy B: 21 Apr 1795 (Also at Edinburgh Parish) (d. 18381)
2/2. Margaret Louisa Roy B. 1797, C: 19 Jan 1798, d 13.05.1838
m. (1828) Alexander Meldrum, 3rd of Kincaple (b 03.05.1800, d
09.02.1866)
2/3. Frederick Lewis Roy C: 19 May 1799
d 15.02.18681.
m1. (1827) Margaret Louisa Maitland (d 1848, dau of Charles
Maitland-Makgill of Rankeillour)
Issue1:
3/1. William Roy (b 1832, dvpsp 1859)
3/2. Charles Maitland Roy (b 1834, dvpsp 1859)
3/3. Frederick Lewis Roy of Nenthorn (b 1836, dsp)
m. (1868) Francis Georgiana Oliver (dau of John Dudley Oliver
of Tyrogeny)
3/4. James Roy of Nenthorn (b 1838)
m. (1866) Annie Hemming (dau of J. Hemming)
3/5. David Maitland Roy (b 1843, d 08.1906) M. (1868) Martha
Creswell (dau of Rev. R. Creswell of Ravenstone)
4/1. Thomas Maitland Roy
5/1. Frank Maitland Roy
4/2. Jean Maitland Roy
3/6. Mary Maitland Roy
3/7. Emma Charlotte Roy (d 1873) M. (1871) Charles Edward Bayne-
Meldrum of Balmungo, 5th of Dura (b 06.10.1841, d 01.1923)
M2. Mary Catherine Boswell (dau of J. Bosw
2/4. Janet Roy C: 26 Jul 1800
2/5. William Roy C: 24 Nov 1801
2/6. Robert Maitland Roy C: 25 Apr 1807
Linda Etty wrote 3/2009:
Although not directly related to Robert Maitland Roy, his family here is of
note in the Peterborough area. I believe he named one daughter Mary Wedderburn
Roy and I have wondered where the name Wedderburn came from.
Robert Maitland Roy came to Upper Canada with a Henry Roy in 1835 and settled
first in Niagara on the Lake. Robert later moved to Belleville.
I would be interested if you know of Robert Maitland Roy in Canada. My
connection to Robert is through the marriage of Mary Wedderburn Roy to E.P.
Hannaford in Montreal who was related to my Dashper family of Devonshire,
England.
Linda,
Hamilton, Ontario
2/7. Walter Roy C: 13 Aug 1808
2/8. Lewis Roy C: 20 Jan 1810
2/9. Isabella Roy C: 29 Jul 1811
2/10. Mary Wedderburn Roy C: 26 Jul 1819
Ref Internet, 15/3/2004:
http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/genfam.htm
'Makgill02'Index links to: Top / Section / Letter
Families covered: Makgill of Fingask, Makgill of Kemback, Makgill of Oxfuird, Makgill of Rankeillour, Law of Pittillock
Sir James Makgill of Rankeillour (d by 15.08.1579, Provost of Edinburgh, Ambassador to England)
m. (c1540) Janet Adamson (dau of William Adamson of Craigcrook)
1. James Makgill of Rankeillour (d 06.11.1602)
m. (mcrt 18.04.1578) Jean Wemyss (dau of David Wemyss of that ilk)
A. James Makgill of Rankeillour (b 1576, d 20.04.1661)
m. (mcrt 20.09.1598) Katherine Clephane (d 10.1662, dau of George
Clephane of Carslogie)
i. Sir David Makgill of Rankeillour (b 1601)
m. (mcrt 1629/1639) Elizabeth Ruthven (dau of William Ruthven of
Freeland)
a. Sir James Makgill of Rankeillour (d before 03.05.1699)
m1. (24.08.1665) Janet Crichton (bpt 20.11.1640, dau of James
Crichton, 1st Viscount of Frendraught)
(1) David Makgill of Rankeillour (d 09.1717) de jure 3rd Bart
Makgill, 3rd Viscount of Oxfuird - see note below
m. (mcrt 10.02.1693) Janet Craig, heiress of Ramornie (dau of John
Craig)
(A) James Makgill of Rankeillour (dsp 26.09.1747)
James claimed the Viscouncy of Oxfuird but was not successful.
As that claim was later upheld by a successor, see below, he was
in retrospect the 4th Viscount of Oxfuird (and 4th Baronet of
Makgill).
m. (mcrt 20.01.1720) Jean Anstruther (dau of Sir Robert
Anstruther, 1st Bart of Balcaskie)
(B) Alexander Makgill (d unm before 1747)
(C) Katherine Makgill of Rankeillour (d 02.1774)
m. Alexander Christie (d 04.07.1765)
(i) Janet Christie (dsp 01.07.1758)
m. (06.1748) Robert Maitland
(D) Isabel Makgill of Rankeillour (d 12.01.1787)
m. William Dick (d 1736, minister at Cupar)
(i) James Dick of Colluthie (d 1743)
m. Margaret Bisset (dau of Thomas Bisset of Glenalbert)
(a) Margaret Louisa Dick (d 04.1825) ..
m. (27.08.1767) Frederick Lewis Maitland of Rankeillour (b
19.06.1730, d 16.12.1786) ..
Margaret was heiress of 3 families - the Makgills of
Rankeillour, the Crichtons (formerly of Frendraught), and
the Heriots of Ramornie (through Janet Craig above).
m2. Isabel Preston (dau of Sir George Preston of Valleyfield)
b. Patrick Makgill (b c1637, d unm 05.11.1669)
c. Margaret Makgill (d 1690)
m. (04.02.1653) John Skene of Hallyards
ii. James Makgill of Flasshill
m. Jean Balfour (dau of Rev Alexander Balfour, minister at Abdie)
a.+ two daughters
iii. John Makgill of Kemback (b c1621, d 24.04.1673, minister at
Cupar)
m1. (25.04.1647) Helen Forbes (d 20.07.1665, dau of James Forbes of
Kilmany)
a. James Makgill (b 19.02.1648, d 13.07.1649)
b. David Makgill (b 15.07.1649, d 13.07.1656)
c. John Makgill of Kemback (b 03.09.1651, d unm before 06.10.1677)
d. Arthur Makgill of Kemback (b 15.12.1652, d 31.01.1725)
m1. (06.04.1675) Janet Ramsay (d 08.04.1687, dau of John Ramsay of
Brackmont)
(1) John Makgill of Kemback and Fingask (b 13.06.1676, d
19.04.1762) de jure 5th Baronet and 5th Viscount of Oxfuird
m. (13.06.1706) Agnes Lindsay (b 10.05.1687, d 28.10.1770, dau
of John Lindsay of Wormeston)
(A) Arthur Makgill of Kemback and Fingask (b 18.05.1709, bur
unm 15.12.1777) de jure 6th Baronet and 6th Viscount
(B) John Makgill 'of Jamaica' (b 21.09.1715, dsp 11.1741)
(C) George Makgill of Kemback and Fingask (b 06.09.1723, d
26.08.1797) de jure 7th Baronet and 7th Viscount
m. Agnes Law (d 11.1749, dau of Mungo Law of Pittilock) below
(i) John Makgill of Kemback and Fingask (bpt 16.11.1790, d
03.05.1817) de jure 8th Bart and 8th Viscount
m. (13.11.1811) Eliza Dalgleish (d 11.08.1860, dau of
William Dalgleish of Scotscraig)
(a) George Makgill of Kemback and Fingask (b 23.12.1812,
d 21.09.1878) de jure 9th Bart & Viscount
m. (20.11.1833) Harriet Strettell (d 07.11.1890, dau of
Amos Strettell of Benderton House)
((1)) John Makgill, last of Kemback and Fingask (b
06.02.1836, d 14.11.1906)
John, de jure 10th Baronet of Makgill and 10th
Viscount of Oxfuird, made strenuous effort to have
those titles formally recognised. After lengthy
appeals, the claim to the Baronetcy was accepted but
not until 1907, just after his death. His eldest son
George was recognised as the 11th Baronet. Claims for
the Viscountcy continued and were eventually
accepted, in 1977, so that George's elder son John
(Donald) was formally accepted as the 12th Viscount
of Oxfuird.
m. (18.04.1866) Margaret Isabella Haldane (d
18.03.1920, dau of Robert Haldane of Cloanden
((2)) George Edward Makgill (dsp 03.08.1877)
m. (01.09.1868) Henrietta Julia Littledale (d
25.02.1919, dau of Arthur Littledale)
((3)) Arthur Makgill (d unm 05.09.1899)
((4)) Harriett Eliza Makgill (d unm 29.05.1909)
((5)) Mary Louisa Makgill (d unm 1923)
(b) Jane Makgill (d 24.02.1851)
m. (20.07.1841) Robert Haldane of Cloan (b 27.01.1805, d
12.06.1877)
(c) Agnes Makgill (b c1805, d unm 15.11.1899)
(d) Joan Makgill (d unm 07.02.1879)
(ii) Janet Makgill m. Thomas Horsbrugh
(iii) Agnes Makgill (d unm)
(iv) Catherine Makgill (dsp 11.1833) m. George Greenlaw
(v) Margaret Makgill (d 1838)
m. Alexander Murray Guthrie of Craigie
(D) Katherine Makgill (d young)
(E) Janet Makgill (d young)
(F) Margaret Makgill (b 1719, d unm 1792)
(2) David Makgill (b 08.07.1678, d 10.03.1679)
(3) James Makgill (b 06.11.1680, d unm)
(4) Thomas Makgill (b 151.03.1682, d unm)
(5) Arthur Makgill (b 15.07.1683, d unm)
(6) David Makgill of Maryland (b 20.04.1686)
(7) Margaret Makgill
m. James Martine of Clearmont (b 12.10.1671)
m2. (04.07.1695) Jean Bruce (dau of Sir John Bruce, Bart of
Airth)
(8) Isobel Makgill m. Mungo Law of Pittilock
(A) Mungo Law of Pittillock (d 10.12.1800)
m. Janet Pilmore (b c1717, d 25.03.1789, dau of John
Pilmore)
(i) Mungo Law (d Minden 01.08.1759)
(ii) Arthur Law of Pittillock (b 30.12.1754, d 1816,
Captain)
m. (27.11.1789) Penelope Newell Hepburn (dau of William
Hepburn of Birgham)
(a) Maria Law of Pittillock (b c1793, dsp 1870)
m1. Count Canori
m2. Signor Leopold Sorbi
(iii) Margaret Law (d unm 1797)
(iv) Isabella Law (b 10.07.1739, d 11.06.1807)
m. (1770) John Berry of Tayfield (b 17.01.1725, d
14.10.1817)
(v) Agnes Law (d 11.1749)
m. George Makgill of Kembach and Fingask (d 26.08.1797)
above
(9) Jean Makgill (dsp 1710)
e. William Makgill (b 20.09.1655, d 17.03.1657)
f. James Makgill (b 05.03.1658, d 29.12.1659)
g. David Makgill (25.01.1661, d 05.1663)
h. James Makgill (b 05.11.1662)
i. Helen Makgill (b 18.07.1659)
m. (1678) Thomas Nairne of Baldovan
m2. (22.01.1668) Euphame Paterson (of Dynmure, widow of Gavin Wemyss of Unthank)
iv. Jean Makgill
m. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton (d 23.06.1656)
v. Katherine Makgill
m. (before 14.12.1630) Robert Clayhills of Baldovie
vi. Lilias Makgill
m. Henry Pitcairn of Pitlour
B. Robert Makgill (d 1651, Lord of Session as Lord Foord)
m. Margaret Purves (d 11.1651)
i. Robert Makgill of Fingask (a 1706)
His line, and that of any brothers, was extinct by 18.07.1743 when Fingask passed to John Makgill of Kemback above.
C. Alexander Makgill
D. John Makgill (b c1582, d 22.03.1659, minister at Flisk)
m. Euphame Inglis
E. David Makgill
F. Henry Makgill (b c1595, d 16.12.1642, minister at Dunfermline) had issue
m1. (03.01.1626) Isobel Lindsay (d 21.02.1631)
m2. (24.04.1634) Margaret Wardlaw
G. William Makgill (a founder of the Edinburgh College of Physicians)
H. Hew Makgill of Grange had issue
m. (25.10.1649) Margaret Cornwall (dau of George Cornwall of Bonhard)
I. George Makgill (d 09.1648)
J. Patrick Makgill (b c1601, d 19.01.1680, minister)
m. Jean Irwine
K. Jean Makgill
m1. William Gourlay of Kincraig
m2. David Brown of Finmont
L. Cecile Makgill
m. Sir John Learmonth of Balcomie
M. Lilias Makgill
m. Robert Brown of Finmount
2. John Makgill (dsp 02.07.1607)
m. Elizabeth Home (dau of William Home of Aytoun)
3. Samuel Makgill (a 25.07.1609)
4. David Makgill (a 1507, Canon of Dunkeld)
5. Zachary Makgill
m. Bessie Hamilton
6. Rachel Makgill
m1. (10.05.1576) George Stewart, 9th of Rosyth (b c1555, dsp 1582)
m2. (1584) Archibald Wauchope of Niddrie (d c1598)
m3. (1601) Andrew Wood
7. Elspeth Makgill
m. (before 03.10.1566) David Wode of Dunone
Main sources: TSP (Oxfuird), BP1934 (Makgill), BP1999 (Oxfuird).
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Possible marriages of Elizabeth Maitland:
21 Jun 1790 Spouse: William Russell Falkirk, Stirling,
1 Jan 1792 Spouse: James Crockat Old Machar, Aberdeen,
6 Sep 1793 Spouse: William Reid Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh,
28 Nov 1794 Spouse: Charles More Abbey (paisley), Renfrew,
19 Nov 1796 Spouse: James Kiddie Elie, Fife,
19 Nov 1796 Spouse: James Kedie Wemyss, Fife,
24 Oct 1802 Spouse: William Miln Old Machar, Aberdeen,
5 Apr 1806 Spouse: Duncan Grant Old Machar, Aberdeen,
31 Mar 1807 Spouse: William Alexander Insch, Aberdeen,
Extracts From:
Peerage of Scotland, 1813 by John Phillip Wood.
Biographia Navales, Charnock, Vol VI, 1798 (P/C from PRO)
Lives and Characters of Naval Officers OF Great Britain.
With additions by A Maitland extracted from Muster Logs and Ships Log Books.
He was a career naval officer, the first record of service being in 1748; he
was stationed much of his early life in Jamaica (1748-64, covering the period
of the 7 Years War), for his middle life on half pay (1765-78) and in later
life commanding ships of the line in the early part of the French wars of the
latter half of the 18thC.
He entered the Navy at an early age, and passed through the subordinate
stations as well as midshipman (Tavistock & Speedwell) and lieutenant
(Otter & Port Mahon), he was, on the 17th of January, 1757, advanced to be
commander of the sloop Port Royal in Jamaica. On the 9th of March, 1759, he was
made captain of the Wager, of twenty guns; but very soon afterwards moved into
the Lively, a ship of the same force - it is interesting to see that the
Captains of the two ships, Lively and Wager made a direct swap. He remained in
the West Indies in Lively till the end of 1761.
Much of FLM's time in the Caribbean was on ships based loosely in Port Royal
and Barbados. They spent a proportion of their time in port and ventured forth
on cruises around the area, on some of these sailing as far as the southern
regions of America (before Independence) and Cuba.
They were in fairly frequent action with small ships, taking them as Prizes;
the descriptions make interesting reading (see details of Lively, Wager and
Elizabeth). A letter written by FLM to his brother, the Earl of Lauderdale, in
December 1757 requesting his brother to lobby on his behalf for a more
lucrative (Channel) posting shows his frustration with his rather remote base.
This was before the War had made itself felt in the West Indies.
He played a leading part in a notable action against the French off Cuba in
Command of the Lively, of 20 guns and 160 men, in October 1760, when he took
the Valeur of equal force in a smart action, lasting an hour and an half.
The prize was one of a squadron of five French frigates which had sailed from
Cape Francois, bound to France, valuably laden with sugar and indigo, two of
which were taken and as many destroyed by the activity of Captain Maitland and
his companions.
He was promoted to the Renown, of thirty guns. In this command he remained some
years, employed till the end of the war, on the home station and the West
Indies; and after peace had taken place, was ordered in the same ship to North
America. He returned from thence in 1764.
The Seven Years War started slowly in North America, one of the first incidents
involving the French, English and American Indians being at Jumonville's Glen
28/5/1754. FLM did not seem to have been in the right place at the right time
to have been involved in any major fleet actions in this War, the nearest he
came was in Rochester off Newfoundland in October 1755, when they would have
been supporting the English Forces in North America, at that time loosing
against the French. The major conquests of the West Indian Islands, including
Cuba, happened while he was in Home waters in late 1761 to late 1762. He was,
however, frequently in minor actions during the War against French ships in the
Caribbean. His voyages up to the American Coast would also have been in
support of the War effort on the American Mainland.
The Seven Years War ended with the Peace of Paris, 10/2/1763, giving Britain
all territories and claims in North America, East of the Mississippi, except
New Orleans and the West Indian Islands of St Vincent, Dominica, Tobago,
Grenada and the Grenadines. At the same time, Louisiana was ceded to Spain
under the Treaty of San Ildefonso Cape Francois on Domingo.
Like many fellow officers, FLM joined the half-pay list in 1765, remaining in
that state until 1778. During his half-pay years, he must have been in
Scotland, where his legitimate offspring were born.
With the outbreak of hostilities with France in the late 1770's, he took
command of the Elizabeth, a 74 gun ship of the line at the beginning of 1778.
In her, he was involved in several battles in the channel (including the Battle
of Ushant 27/7/1778). He had the command of a line-of-battle ship at Keppel's
engagement with D'Orvilliers, 1778. He left Elizabeth December 1778 in Spithead
for a short period, rejoining near Anguilla in July 1779.
Still in Elizabeth, he was in the Caribbean and Jamaica in 1780: during this
period, he was in a major action, Rodney's battle with de Guichen, 16/4/1780
off Martinique.
Elizabeth was one of the fleet employed, under the orders of Sir George Bridges
Rodney, on the West-India station. In the action which took place with the
Count de Guichen on the 17th of April, 1780, the Elizabeth was stationed in the
line as one of the seconds to rear-admiral Parker who commanded the van
division, and was very distinguishedly engaged, having had nine men killed and
fifteen wounded.
In the two subsequent skirmishes which happened in the month of May, captain
Maitland does not appear to have been concerned, The Elizabeth being in great
want of repair, was ordered to Jamaica soon afterwards, in order to return to
England as part of the convoy sent with the homeward-bound fleet of
merchant-ships in the ensuing autumn of 1780, paying off in early January 1781.
Extracts from Elizabeth's Logs are given later in this paper.
He commanded Queen in a battle 12/12/81 as part of the fleet of R.A. Richard
Kempenfelt against fleet of de Guichen (R.A.)
Captain Maitland was immediately on his arrival appointed to the Queen, of
ninety guns, in which he continued till the month of August 1782, always
stationed in the main fleet, or employed on Channel service. The most material
transactions in which he was concerned were the relief of Gibraltar, in 1781,
in company with the fleet commanded by vice-admiral Darby, and the capture of
the Actionaire, a French ship of war, pierced for sixty-four guns, but then
armee en flute, being bound to the East Indies with a cargo of stores,
provisions, and masts for the French king's service, having also on board
eleven chests of specie, and five hundred and fifty troops. Of this success the
following we believe a correct account. Captain Maitland having joined at sea
the squadron which sailed from Portsmouth, on the 13th of April, 1782, under
the orders of the admirals Barrington, Kempenfelt, and commodore Elliot, he was
ordered by signal from the latter, on the 21st of the same month, to assist the
Foudroyant in securing her prize, the Pegase, of seventy-four guns, which had
been taken just before. The wind was so extremely violent, and of course
produced so heavy a swell, that it was nine o'clock the next morning before the
captured ship was in any condition to make sail. Captain Maitland had by that
time received on board three hundred prisoners, and sent an officer with forty
British seamen on board the Pegase to assist in navigating her. A large ship
was about this time discovered to the southward, standing to the south-west,
upon a wind; and being very soon perceived not to be an English man of war, was
pursued with all possible alacrity by the Queen. All the French officers, prisoners
on board that ship, concurred in assuring captain Maitland, that the chace was
the Protecteur, of seventy four guns, on board which was commodore who
commanded the French convoy. The Pegase was consequently ordered to make the
best of her way to the nearest English port, attended by one of the cutters
then in company, and the Queen continued her pursuit. After a chace of
fourteen hours captain Maitland got up with the enemy in the night, and still
continuing under the delusion of its being the Protecteur, fired his broadside,
by which nine of the French crew were unfortunately killed, and twenty-five
wounded. The Actonaire discharged her guns, and immediately struck her colours.
Captain Maitland, after his return to England, went to sea for a short cruize
with the main fleet, under the orders of earl Howe; but having returned into
port, quitted the Queen in the month of August, previous to the departure of
the fleet for the relief of Gibraltar, his ship having been pitched upon to
receive the flag of rear-admiral Alexander Hood, who had a command in that
expedition. Captain Maitland was immediately appointed to the Grafton, of
seventy-four guns, a ship then in a state of equipment for service at
Portsmouth; but quitted that ship very soon afterwards without ever proceeding
to sea; peace taking place quickly afterwards,
His final command was the Royal Yacht, Princess Augusta, very much a sine-cure.
She was based at Deptford, and was not often at sea: Prince William Henry was
twice on board (The Prince had earlier been a midshipman in "Royal
George" under Captain Darby - see above).
He can be seen to weaken during this posting as his handwriting deteriorated.
TAKING THE VENGEUR OCTOBER 1760
From Battles of the Royal Navy, Joseph Allen, 1852
Rear Admiral Holmes who commanded on the Jamaica station, having received
intelligence that five French frigates with other vessels were at Cape
Francois, getting ready to sail for France, despatched thither the 50-gun
frigate Hampshire, Captain Charles Norbury, with the 28-gun frigate Boreas,
Captain Samuel Uvedale, and 20-gun ship Lively, Captain the Hon. Frederick
Maitland, to cruise off that port, and endeavour to intercept them. On the 17th
October, being off Cape Nicholas, the British ships discovered the expected
squadron, and immediately crowded all sail in chase; but owing to the
variableness of the wind, little progress was made until towards midnight. The
Boreas, having outsailed the other ships, at midnight arrived upwith and
engaged the French 32-gun frigate Sirenne, bearing Commodore M'Cartie's broad
pendant; but the Boreas being disabled in sails and rigging, the Sirenne got
out of gunshot. Having repaired damages, the Boreas, on the 18th, at 2h. P.M., again
got alongside the Sirenne, and after two hours close action, compelled her to
surrender, with the loss of eighty, out of her crew of 280 men killed and
wounded. The Boreas had one man killed and one wounded.
The remaining four ships, having taken different courses, were pursued by
the Hampshire and Lively ; and on the 18th, at daylight, the enemy's ships were
six miles ahead, endeavouring to get into Port-au-Paix. By sweeping, the
Lively, at a little before eight, brought the sternmost ship to action, and,
after nearly two hour's hard fighting, compelled her to surrender, with the
loss of a lieutenant and thirty-seven men killed, and her captain (Talbot),
master, boatswain, and twenty-two men wounded. The Hampshire pursued the
remaining three frigates, and, as the breeze freshened, neared them so fast,
that at 3h. 30m. P.M. she got between the two headmost ships, and opened her
fire on the Duc de Choiseuil ; but the latter, having the advantage of the
wind, escaped into Port-au-Paix, leaving her companion, the Prince Edward,
unable to contend with her powerful adversary, ran aground about two miles from
Port-au-Paix, and the ship was set on fire so effectually that she shortly
afterwards blew up. On the 19th, the Hampshire, having the Lively and her
prize in her company, stood into Freshwater Bay, to attack the Fleur-de-Lys,
the fifth ship, which had taken refuge there.
The French, however, did not wait their arrival, but took to the boats, having
previously set the ship on fire. Thus were four out of the five ships
accounted for.
There follow condensed details derived from Muster books and log books,
the full versions of which are given later in this paper.
Lieutenant 11/6/1750,
Commander 17/1/1757,
Capt 9/3/1759.
Tavistock:
20/10/1748 - 14/5/1749 Midshipman.
4th rate 50 G 2 Decker 350 Men, Muster logs read, Capt available.
Some Personal logbooks seen at Greenwich.
Portsmouth & Spithead
20/10/1748: joined as midshipman.
18/2/49 - 13/4/49 Spithead to English Harbour (Antigua)
29/4/49 - 8/5/49 Antigua to Carlisle Bay, Barbados
14/5/1749: discharged to Speedwell, sloop with 2 others, in Barbados
14/5/1749 - 3/1/1750 Lieutenant? Muster logs read, Capt available.
Sloop: "Swallow" Class 10 Guns 1743. 110 men,
22/5/49 - 23/6/49 Barbados to English Harbour
Cruising out of Antigua.
3/1/50 discharged
3/1/1750 - 11/6/1750. Midshipman
rejoined 3/1/1750 as mid,
29/11/49 - 14/3/1750 operating from Carlisle Bay
11/4/50 English Harbour
28/5/50 St John Rd
14/6/50 Carlisle Bay
disch 11/6/1750 to Otter (#643)
14/6/1750 - 26/10/1751 Lieutenant, Muster logs read, Capt available.
A "Snow" 14 Guns, 80 men (1742-63)
joined as Lt ex Tavistock, 14/6/1750 @ Barbados.
13/6/1750-6/6/1751 operating in:
Barbados - Antigua - St Thomas - St Johns Porto(lio?) - St Thomas -
Barbados - Antigua - St Thomas - Barbados - Spices Roads, Barbados -
Trinidad - Barbados
6/6/51 - 6/7/51 Barbados to Downs & Deptford
26/10/51 end of commission
23/1/1753 - 13/8/1754 Lieutenant commissioned 23/1/1753 at the Hamouze.
20 Guns 150 men, Muster logs read, Capt not available.
19/4/1753 - 1/6/53 cruising from Spithead
10/6/53 - 13/8/53 to Boston Hbr
20/8/53 - 27/8/53 to St John's Newfoundland
11/9/53-13/10 @ sea to Lisbon River
14/11/53 - 24/11/53 at sea to Spithead - Plymouth - Spithead
13/4/54, FLM Discharged @ Spithead
21/3/1755 - 16/1/1757 2nd Lieutenant
50 Guns 350 men, Muster logs read, Capt available.
Some Personal logbooks seen at Greenwich.
Sailed the Channel, taking French Prisoners May 1756,
8/5/1755 - 24/9/1756: Shearness - Portsmouth - Portsmouth - Plymouth -
Plymouth - Docked - Plymouth - Deal - Portsmouth Hbr
30/9-30/11/56 @ Sea to Cadiz
30/12-16/1/57 @ Sea
16/1/-17/3/57 in Harbour - must be England - no time to sail to
Jamaica (Clerk I Fletcher).
FLM discharged: for Perfermt 16/1/1757 into Port Royal.
Transferred to Jamaica - how??
Prisoners: 15/9/55, 3.
17/10/55 - 17 ex la Beure Desdinger (?)
30/10/55 140 from other ships transported to Plymouth.
(41 from Vanguard, 55 from Windsor, 86 from Monmouth.
17/1/57 -11/3/1759, Commander
Bermuda Sloop, Muster logs read, Capt available.
Commissioned 17/1/1757, FLM as Captain (discharged 11/3/59).
Began Sea Victualling 10/8/1757.
15/8/57 - 11/3/59 operating in & out of Port Royal.
22/2/58: carried 17 prisoners from the Jean Bapt, snow, and Un Petit Bon
Enfant, private schooner.
22/5/58: carried prisoners from Maria (sloop, 14), Petronell (schooner,
12), La Bonne Esther (15), Le Turene(?) Isaac (24), La Catherina
Isabella (snow, 21). All capt. 24 & 25/5/58.
30/11/58: carried prisoners from private schooner L'Esperance.
The Scots Magazine Midlothian, 4 Sep 1758
Captures, &c. for August
Frederick Maitland: Four Dutch prizes with indico, ire.
carried into Port Royal, Jamaica, June 1
11/3/1759 -14/9/1759 Captain
24 guns, 160 men, Muster logs read, some Capt logs seen.
Commission started Deptford 12/2/56
FLM 7/3/59 plus volunteers from Port Royal (schooner)
10 March 1759: Captain Hon Fredrick Maitland From Port Royal to Wager (under reason) "In the room of Captain Shumer, resigned on acc of Bad Health".
12/3/59 - 8/6/59 Port Royal and local cruising.
Sailed 8/6/1759 for
Charleston, South Carolina: 10/7-17/7
Sailed 20/7 for Port Royal: moored 6/8-14/9/59
Transferred to Lively 6/8/59, New Capt Wyatt 14/9/59.
Prisoners:
Ship Le Hardy - 91 - 27/4/59 disch to Greenwich Prison 2/5/59.
Sloop Sarriah - 9 - 6/5/59
Ship Gertrude - 6 - 24/5/59
11/8/59 - 15/4/1761 Captain
20 Guns, Muster logs read, Capt available.
FLM succeeded Francis Wyatt 7/8/59 from Wager.
31/7/59 - 14/4/1759: Port Royal cruising in & out.
During these cruises, there were often "Chaces", mostly after innocent ships, but many under "Flag of truce". A number of small ships were taken.
FLM transferred to Renown 15/4/1761:
new Capt Richard Carter from "Glasgow".
Prisoners:
Ship Britannia - 10 - 8/9/59 Snow Heurens - 3 - 8/9/59
Sloop Jamaica - 31 - 1/10 Sloop Elizabeth - 9 -12/12/59
La Fortune - 6 - 27/1/60 Schooner 6 Brothers - 7 -16/3/60
Sloop Charming Sally - 27/4/60 Schooner Le Triponne -20/4/60
Sloop 2 Brothers Also 31 Rebell Negroes -26/4/60
Boat Flying Fish - 3 - 26/6/60 Sloop La Chatain - 10 -20/7/60
Le Valleur - 130 - 18/10/60, incl Capt Talbot, discharged to Greenwich
Prison, Jamaica.
Schooner Hope - 21 - 3/1/61 Privateer Solid Boy - 1 -12/1/61
St Joseph - 10 - 23/1/61 Polague L' Eclair - 22 - 30/1/61
16/4/1761 -25/8/1764 Captain
(returned Home waters 9/61 - 3/63)
Frigate 6th Rate 30 Guns, 220 men. Muster logs read, Capt seen.
15/4/61 Capt Geo. Mackenzie to Defiance,
FLM joined 16/4 from Lively, + several from Lively.
16/4/61: moored PR
@ sea: 16/4-8/5/61 off Guarnave
7/5 in action.
16/5/61 Port Royal and cruising..
19/7/61 Bluefield Bay, Jamaica
21/9/61 Deal Castle, the Downs.
Commissioned 1/11/1761, FLM Captain 31/1/1762 @ Woolwich
10/2/62 - 16/4/1761 Woolwich/ Spithead/Plymouth/Plymouth
7/3/62 took French cutter 6 guns from Morleaux
9/3 Took French privateer ship of twelve guns belonging to Dunkirk.
23/3/62: ... a French privateer snow of 8 guns belonging to H? Malos
From London Gazette 6 April 1762
Admiralty Office, April 7
His Majesty’s Ship the Renown, commander by the Honourable Captain Maitland, is
arrived at Plymouth, with the Domerville, a French Privateer, Snow, of eight
Carriage and Eight Swivel Gund, and 64 Men, which she took the 24th
of last Mont, twelve Leagues SW from Scilly.
19/4-23/6/62: convoy Plymouth/Cork/Lisbon/Plymouth
22/7-2/9/1762: convoy duty to & from Oporto
17/11-31/12/1762 sailed from Spithead to Port Royal
5/1/63 Port Royal/ Cape Francois,/ Tortuga/24/2/63 moored Port Royal
22/4/63 - 17/8 to Savanna/St Augustine/ Port Royal
1/9/63 -11/10 convoy to BocaChica Road Cartagena/Port Royal
12/1/64 -4/5 to Pensacola/ Mobile/Savanna/Port Royal/Port Morant/PR
20/6/64 - 31/7 PR to Spithead 25/8/64 end of commission @ Woolwich
Prisoners:
Schooner Neptune - 7 - 21/4/61
Blackbird? - 8
43 Prisoners from French Privateer La Saujon discharged 6/3/1762.
97 Prisoners from FP The Count d'Herronville
65 L' Domerville
13 American ship
12 a schooner
Half Pay: 1/1/1765 -30/6/1765, sample dates also checked and so
Probably until end 1777
2/1778 - 18/12/1778, 31/7/1779-8/1/1781, Captain
74 Guns, 550/660 men, Muster logs read, Capt logs seen.
FLM Capt,
Charles & Peter Maitland as Capt Servants both joined Portsmouth 2/78
Began Wages 3/1/1778 & sea victualling 26/1/1778 in Portsmouth hbr.
31/1/1778-27/5/1778: Portsmouth & Spithead
8/6/1778 - 8/8/1778: St Helens (off Spithead) & 2 cruises
19/6/1778: in action off the Lizard.
27/7/78: Battle of Ushant.
8/8/78 - 22/10/1778: Plymouth Sound to Spithead:
22/9/1778: took Le Volant.
Spithead: 31/10-15/12/78
Taken during 1778:
Prisoners 48, French Brig Le Volant from Virginia with Tobacco for
Nantes.
FLM superceded 18/12/1778 ("This day was superceded by Capt Truscott,
after administering 12 lashes to several seamen for mutiny" from Capt
logbook: Was he up for inquiry or court martial for this event??).
William Truscott became Captain: Charles & Peter Maitland remustered as
his Servants.
22/12/1778 - 9/2/1779: Spithead/Torbay/Barbados
10/2/1779 - 31/7/1779: Barbados/St Lucia/Cruising Caribbean/
Basse Terre Road, St Kitts.
31/7/1779 William Truscott left for (unreadable)
FLM takes command again (CM & PM remain with him) ("Read commission and
superceded Capt Truscott").
Note: this appears to have taken place at sea in the region of Anguilla.
7/8/79 - 1/8/1780:
Barbados, Carlisle Bay/ Barbados/St Lucia/ Antigua, English Hbr/ St
Lucia/St Lucia/Gros Isle Bay (St Lucia)/St Lucia/ Carlisle Bay
Barbados/St Lucia/St Lucia/St Kitts/Port Royal
23/9/79: took several ships.
26/9/79: another prize.
18-19/12/79: at sea off St Lucia - in action off Gros Islet Bay.
13/2/80: took prize.
16/4-20/4/80: fleet action near Dominies/Guadaloupe.
12-21/5/80: action again with fleet.
4/9-16/11/80: Port Royal to Spithead:
8/1/1781: paid off.
Northampton Mercury, 20 Nov 1780[1]
Extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, Nov 16
Yesterday arrived the Elizabeth, of 74 guns, Capt Maitland, from Jamaica; she
is much damaged in her rigging etc, having lost her Mizzen-Mast and Main Top
Mast in a late Gale of Wind off the banks of Newfoundland, where she parted
from the Jamaica Fleet.
9/1/1781 -30/11/81 Captain
Battleship 90 Guns, Muster logs read.
Opening pages missing, but at Spithead 23/12/80
FLM commissioned Capt 9/1/81 (crew no 2556)
James Maitland as servant.
Chas Maitland: mustered 9/1 as AB, Mid 11/2/81
Peter Maitland: mustered mid 1/4/81
1/4/81-1/11/1781: Spithead/Torbay/Spithead/Torbay/Spithead
1/11-30/11/81 @ Spithead
30/11/81 FLM Discharged, with James M.
Mention of supernumary from Fireship? shown 28/4/1781.
19/9/1782 - 6/11/82 Captain
Muster logs read.
Capt from 19/9/82-6/11/82 when he was superceded.
Also James Maitland, same period as Servant.
Peter M was mid. 23/8/82 and remained.
Royal Yacht. Muster logs read.
20/11/1782 - 30/6/1785 Captain
Commissioned with FLM as Capt 20/11/82, joined 22/11 (muster no 113)
22/11/82-30/6/1785: Deptford/St James's/Slade (?)/River
(?)/Deptford/Elbe/Slade/ Harwich/Deptford
18/7/83-31/8/83: FLM on leave
26/7/83 Prince William Henry & Staff joined @ St James and left @ Slade
8/8/83 (also mentioned Long(beach?)
4/5/85-11/6/85 FLM on leave
1/6/85 Prince William Henry & Staff joined @ Slade and left @ Deptford
11/6/85
FLM signature becomes shakier as time goes on: sickening?
James Maitland joins as Capt. Serv. 11/82, becomes Mid 27/1 and Ab
24/4/83.
Charles Maitland joins as Mid 13/12/82, disch. 26/1/83 (prefermnt).
FLM jnr. joins as Capt Serv. 27/1/83, req. Disch 17/7/83
Extract From Peerage of Scotland, 1813 by John Phillip Wood.
"of Rankeillor, born 19/6/1730, who went into the Royal Navy, of which he
had the rank of Lieutenant 1749, and Captain 9/3/1759. He commanded the
Lively, of 20 guns and 160 men on the Jamaica station, October 1760, when he
took the Valeur of equal force. He had the command of a line-of-battle ship at
Keppel's engagement with D'Orvilliers, 1778; and died at Rankeillor in 1786 age
57. He married 27/8/1767, Margaret Dick, heiress of Rank and Lindores in Fife,
in right of her mother, sister of James Macgill of Rankeillor, who claimed the
title of Count of Oxford; He commanded the ELIZABETH 74 in Keppel and Rodney's
actions, and afterwards captured a French 64-gun ship.
Hon Fredrick Lewis Maitland Served in the following ships:
(From: Sea Officers List by Pitcairn-Jones)
Tavistock W. Indies 20/10/1748 - 14/5/1749 Mid
3/1/1750 - 11/6/1750 Mid
Speedwell W. Indies 14/5/1749 - 3/1/1750 Lt
Otter (sloop) W. Indies 14/6/1750 - 26/10/1751 Lt
Home
Port Mahon America 23/1/1753 - 13/8/1754 Lt
Rochester Europe? 21/3/1755 - 16/1/1757 2nd Lt
Transferred to Jamaica - how??
Port Royal sloop Jamaica 17/1/57 -11/3/1758 Cmdr
Wager Jamaica 11/3/1759 -14/9/1759 Capt
Lively Jamaica 11/8/59 - 15/4/1761 Capt
Renown Jamaica. 16/4/1761 -25/8/1764 Capt
(returned Home waters 9/61 - 3/63)
Half Pay 1/1/1765 -30/6/1765
Prob. Until end 1777
Elizabeth 2/1778 - 18/12/1778 Capt
Queen Home waters 9/1/1781 -30/11/81 Capt
Grafton Home waters 19/9/1782 - 6/11/82 Capt
Princess Augusta (Yacht) 20/11/1782 - 30/6/1785 Capt
Lt 11/6/1750, Commander 17/1/1757, Capt 9/3/1759 D 16/12/1786
More expanded details are given later in this section.
Commission & Warrant Books:
ADM/107/4: no trace of Lt passing Certs.
Gap in records of ADM6 1747-53
Index to Commissions:
8/5/51-10/5/53: FLM Lt page 10.56 ADM 6/18 pps 1-68
10/5/53-8/5/56: FLM Lt page 145 pps 68-263
8/5/56-12/5/57: FLM Cmdr page 345 pps 263-397
1/11/58-31/12/60: FLM Capt page 112 6/19
1/1/63-31/12/63: FLM Capt page 355 6/19
1/1/64-31/12/64: nil
1778 FLM Capt page 350
1779 FLM Capt page 509 6/22
1780 Nil
ADM6/22: f 221 FLM snr Commissioned Captain "Queen" 2/1/1781
ADM6/22: f 542 FLM snr commissioned Captain "Princess Augusta"
20/11/1783.
Commission & Warrants (West Indies)
ADM/1/5116/12: contains several books and loose sheets of lists of
commissions made in the West Indies.
Quote:
"A list of Commission & Warrant Officers appointed, removed and
exchanged by Thomas Cotes esq, Commander in Chief of His Hajesty's
Ships Vessels at Jamaica 17 May 1757 to 23 May 1760."
10 March 1759: Captain Hon Fredrick Maitland From Port Royal to Wager
(under reason) "In the room of Captain Shumer, resigned on acc of Bad
Health.
Half Pay
ADM/25/68: half pay register for 1 Jan 1765 - 30 June 65:
Captain Frederick Maitland 181 days, 4 shilling/day, Full: £36-4-0,
Neat: £35-15-0 to Jos Thomas, attn.
Also shown in this half year, William Maitland, sugeon.
/72: 1/1/67-30/6/67, as for /68 (to R Kee, Attns)
/76: 1/1/69-30/6/69, ditto
/80: 1/1/71-30/6/71, ditto
/84: 1/1/73-30/6/73, £54-6-0, £53-12-6
/88: 1/1/75-30/6/75, ditto.
Muster Books:
Ships muster books were kept by the ships clerk and recorded details of the
persons on board. They contained a list of those on board and the dates of
their arrival and departure. The position of the ship was recorded every week
or so.
Ship Data from "The Sailing Navy List" by David Lyon (1993)
Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0-85177-617-5 (limited Edn) 864-X (Std Edn)
Muster books are in ADM 36 & 37. There is an alphabetical index at the back
of ADM 37 paper copy.
Personal Logbooks
From Greenwich National Maritime Museum Library:
These logbooks were kept as part of the evidence of experience required for
promotion to command rank.
Extracts from those for Tavistock (ADM L/T 30) and Rochester (ADM L/R 182) are
included below. The remaining ships on which FLM was Lieutenant do not have Lt
Logs extant.
The content of these logs reads somewhat like a diary where the writer is
required to find something to write each day: can be dull and repetitive!
Tavistock:
(Muster only)
4th rate 50 G 2 Decker 1745 Establishment
144', 117'8"x41'x17'8", 1052 tons.
350 Men, Guns: GD 22x24, UD 22x12, QD 4x6, Fc 2x6.
Blade of Hull Ord 19/10/45, K 11/46, L 26/8/1747
Muster: ADM 36/4195 9/47-10/52 Capt Logs: ADM 51/995
4198 4/49-8/51
4199 9/47-3/49
FLM joined 20/10/1748 as mid (#323) discharged to Speedwell, sloop with
2 others, 14/5/49.
rejoined 3/1/1750 as mid, disch 11/6/1750 to Otter (#643)
1/10/48 Portsmouth 25/11/48 Spithead
18/2/49 @ Sea 13/4/49 English Harbour (Antigua)
29/4/49 @ Sea 8/5/49 Carlisle Bay, Barbados
28/7/49 Grand Courland Bay 4/8/49 Tortugas Bay, Tobago
13/8/49 Carpa Bay of Main, Tortugas
30/8/49 @ Sea 30/9/49 English Harbour
21/10/49 @ Sea 29/10/49 Carlisle Bay
11/11/49 Martinico 20/11/49 @ Sea
29/11/49 Carlisle Bay 16/1/50 @ Sea
7/2/50 Carlisle Bay 7/3/50 @ sea
14/3/50 Carlisle Bay 11/4/50 English Harbour
28/5/50 St John Rd 7/6/50 @ Sea
14/6/50 Carlisle Bay
Personal logs:
11/6/1750: Landed Barbados
12/6/1750: to Carlisle Bay, Otter present.
1/7/1750: Otter sailed, ENE wind..
17/12/1749: Punished & Discharged Tho Davies for attempted sodomy.
Speedwell:
(Muster only)
Capt Logs: ADM 51/917 ADM/36/3658
Sloop: "Swallow" Class 10 Guns 1743. 91', 74'9"x26'x12', 268 & 77/94.
110 men, 10 x 6lbr (later 12 x 6lb) & 18 swivels
Ord 30/3/44, K 4/44, L 9/11/44 Sold 1750
Plans: Charnock Collection, Ch 166.
FLM commissioned Lt 14/5/50, disch 3/1/50 (one copy says 1749!).
15/5/49 Barbados 22/5/49 @ Sea
23/6/49 English Harbour 8/8/49 @ Sea
23/9/49 English Harbour 7/12/49 @ Sea
8/1/50 English Harbour
Otter:
(Muster only)
A "Snow" 14 Guns, 80 men (1742-63)
"Drake Group" 85', 68'8"x23'6"x9'6", 204T Guns 8x4, 12 Swivels
ADM 36/2339 : last entry 29/5/1751, FLM not present.
Capt Logs: ADM 51/662
Next book /6270: commissioned 16/5/1753 at Deptford, FLM not present.
FLM muster no 966: joined as Lt ex Tavistock, 14/6/1750 @ Barbados.
Musters @:
13/6/50 Barbados 12/7/50 Antigua
27/7/50 @ Sea 3/8/50 St Thomas
11/8/50 St Johns Porto(lio?) 7/10/50 St Thomas
15/10/50 @ Sea 30/10/50 Barbados
6/11/50 Antigua 18/12/50 @ Sea
26/12/50 St Thomas 2/1/51 @ Sea
17/1/51 Barbados 28/1/51 Spices Roads, Barbados
27/2/51 @ Sea 12/3/51 Trinidad
21/3/51 @ Sea 15/4/51 Barbados
6/6/51 @ Sea 6/7/51 Downs & Deptford
8/8/51 or 26/10/51 end of commission
Port Mahon:
(Muster only)
1733 Establishment 20, 20 Guns 150 men
106', 87'x30'6"x9'5", 442 4/94 Ton Guns UD 20x9
Buxton, Deptford, ord 4/9/1739, K 17/10/39 L 26/8/40 Sold 1763.
ADM/36/6325: Capt Logs: Nil extant?
23/1/1753: FLM Lt commissioned at the Hamouze.
to 19/4/1753 @ Spithead. 30/4/53 @ sea
6/5/53-1/6/53 @ Spithead 10/6/53-7/8/53 @ Sea
13/8/53 @ Boston Hbr 20/8/53 @ sea
27/8/53 @ St John's Newfoundland
11/9/53-13/10 @ sea 20/10/53-7/11 @ Lisbon River
14/11/53 @ sea 24/11-20/2/54 @ Spithead
28/2/54-7/3 @ sea 15/3-28/3/54 @ Plymouth
8/4/54-14/8/54 @ Spithead 13/4/54 FLM Discharged
Rochester:
(Muster & Lt only)
Bristol Class 1742, 50 Guns 350 men (Est 1741 but 6' longer)
Deptford Dyd, Ord 8/3/47, K 24/9/47, L 3/8/49, Sold 1770
146', 120X40X16'10", 1021 Tons.
Guns: GD 22x24, UD 22x12, QD 4x6, Fc 2X6.
ADM 36/6444 Capt Logs: ADM 51/792
Commissioned 11/3/1755, Chatham
Captain: Robert Duff, 1st: Jas Harmer, 2nd: Hon FLM
Sailed the Channel, taking French Prisoners May 1756,
FLM joined 21/3/55
FLM discharged: for Perfermt 16/1/1757 into Port Royal.
8/5-16/5/55 Sheerness 24/5-17/7/55 Portsmouth
23/7-7/9/55 @ Sea 17/9-7/10/55 Portsmouth
20/10-31/10/55 @ Sea 6/11/55 Plymouth
14/11-29/12/55 @ Sea 9/1-5/3/56 Plymouth
14/3-30/4/56 @ Sea 1/5-31/5/56 Docked.
Prisoners: 15/9/55, 3.
17/10/55 - 17 ex la Beure Desdinger (?)
30/10/55 140 from other ships transported to Plymouth.
(41 from Vanguard, 55 from Windsor, 86 from Monmouth.
ADM 26/6445:
7/5/56 @ Sea 24/5/56 Plymouth
7/6-21/7/56 @ Sea 30/7-27/8/56 Deal
9/9-24/9/56 Portsmouth Hbr 30/9-30/11/56 @ Sea
7/12-21/12/56 Cadiz 30/12-16/1/57 @ Sea
16/1/-17/3/57 Harbour - must be England - no time to sail to
Jamaica (Clerk I Fletcher).
7/4/-2/5/57 @ Sea 24/5/57 Plymouth
FLM 2nd Lt personal logs:
17/1/57: moored Plymouth
24/12/56: weighed Cadiz
4/12/56: moored Cadiz. (ADM L/R 181)
(ADM L/R 181)
11/3/55: @ Chatham - 10/3/56.
17/10/55: Chased French ship Newfoundland, 117 men, took prize.
15/9/55: Ran aground, tide floated off.
11/9/55: took prize.
Port Royal:
(Muster only)
Bermuda Sloop, 1757-63, purchased Jamaica 1757, registered & sold 1763.
no other data.
ADM/36/6416: Capt Logs: ADM 51/717
Commissioned 17/1/1757, FLM as Captain (discharged 11/3/59).
Began Sea Victualling 10/8/1757.
15/8-31/8/57 @ Port Royal Hbr (FLM not signed 31/8/57)
8/9-21/11/57 @ sea (carried men from the Marlborough)
28/11-14/1/58 @ Port Royal
21/1-22/2/58 @ Sea + 17 prisoners
28/2-7/3/58 @ Port Royal
14/3-8/4/58 @ sea
15/4-15/5/58 @ Port Royal
22/5-29/5/58 @ sea + prisoners
7/6/58 @ Port Royal
24/6-8/7/58 @ sea
15/7-31/8/58 @ port Royal
7/9-7/11/58 @ sea
14/11-29/12/58 @ Port Royal
1/1/59-13/1/59 @ sea
20/1-11/3/59 @ Port Royal.
22/2/58: carried prisoners from the Jean Bapt, snow, and Un Petit Bon
Enfant, private schooner.
22/5/58: carried prisoners from Maria (sloop, 14), Petronell (schooner,
12), La Bonne Esther (15), Le Turene(?) Isaac (24), La Catherina
Isabella (snow, 21). All capt. 24 & 25/5/58.
30/11/58: carried prisoners from private schooner L'Esperance.
10/9/57: took possession of PR in PR.
Cleaning and stores.
1/9 Sailed with convoy
5/9 W end of Jam 4L
8/9 Grand Caimains anchored
9/9 continued cruising.
19/10 punished Jno Thomas for mutiny.
23/10-28/10 anchored Beata. Stopping leaks.
4/11/ anchored PR.
18/11/ sailed - fired 4 shot at a sloop to windward.
21/11 PR.
15/1/58 stores from Kingston:60 barrels Bread (9320 lbs)
4 Tierces Rice 1846 lbs, 4 barrels Flour 873 lbs, 7 casks butter, 446 lbs, 21 barrels beef 1176 lbs, 12 barrels pork 1344 lbs, Calavances 5 Tierces 38 bushels, Rum 3 puncheons 368 gals, Vinegar 2 ?? 120 gals.
22/1 SAILED from PR.with convoy.
4/2 Nr Cape Nicholo, gave chace.
5/2 took French Snow called St Jean Baptiste bound to Monty? Fired 4 shots.
12/2 Running fight with English privateer from New York.
24/2 PR
7/3 sailed
21/3 Cape Tiberoon 8L
31/3 Platform Bay.
13/4 Fired several shots at chace which proved to be Fench
Privateer "Bone John Jan" belonging to Porta Prince. Took 42 men on
board Nr Island of Neuafora?
Public Advertiser, 11 Apr 1758: The Port Royal armed Ship, Capt Maitland,
fitted out from Jamaica, has taken a French Privateer of 12 six pounders in the
Windward Passage, and a French Snow from St Doming, with Sugar etc,
14/4/ PR
14/5 Sailed East from Jamaica, past Cape Rosa, Cape Maize, Cape Nichola & Tortuga. & Cape Francois.
1/6 PR.
3/6 ran aground in Harbour!
10/6 sailed
19/6 punished Mathew Mempriss and Thoms Borthick from mutiny.
6/7: Gave chace, fired 4 shots, proved to be a snow, Catrian Isabel from St Marks bound for Burdoa.
7/7 in coy with the Seaford and took prize in tow.
10/7 PR
23/8 to Kingston.
27/8 PR
5/9 sailed with snow in convoy.
23/9 PR.
27/9 sailed.
4/10 near Cape Nichola til 1/11
6/11 near Cape Roza and Cape Donameria
13/11 PR
22/11 Sailed
9/12 near Cape Francois
27/12 anchored at Mount Christo
28/12 sailed
31/12. Near Cape Francois.
12/1 The Platform, wooding and watering.
15/1 PR.
11/3/59 PR.
Port Royal, in Jamaica, July 10.
Arrived his majesty’s sloop, Port Royal, the hin. Frederick Maitland, esq,
commander, and brought in a French prize sonw, bound from Europe for Cape
Francois; also his majesty’s ship, Seaford, Robert Faulkner, esq; commander,
and brought in a Dutch sloop, loaded with sugar etc, from St. Domingo (Penn
Gazette, 23 nov 1758).
Wager:
1741 Establishment 24, 24 guns, 160 men
Quallet, Rotherhythe. Ord 30/4/43, K 19/5/43, L 2/6/44, Sold 1763
112, 91'6"x32'x11', 498 34/94 ton. Guns LD 2x9, UD 20x9, QD 2x3
ADM/36/7053, 7054 Capt Logs: ADM 51/1045
Commission started Deptford 12/2/56
Captains: William Preston died 11/3/57 @ sea
1st Lt became Capt 12/3/57 - 27/4/18
William Shumer 18/4/1757, resigned 11/3/59
FLM 7/3/59 plus volunteers from Port Royal (schooner)
Transferred to Lively 6/8/59
New Capt Wyatt 14/9/59.
Port Royal: 12/3/59-10/4 Sailed 11/4
@ sea: 17/4-10/5/59 moored 12/5
Port Royal: 17/5-3/6 Sailed 8/6
@ sea: 10/6-3/7/59 M'd Charleston 9/7
South Carolina: 10/7-17/7 Sailed 20/7
@ sea: 24/7-1/8/59 Moored 5/8
Port Royal: 6/8-14/9/59
Prisoners:
Ship Le Hardy - 91 - 27/4/59 disch to Greenwich Prison 2/5/59.
Sloop Sarriah - 9 - 6/5/59
Ship Gertrude - 6 - 24/5/59
Captain's Logs:
12/3/1759: moored at Port Royal until 10/4/1759.
Cruising around Jamaica sometime in company with Port Antonio and
Dreadnought.
26/4/1759: Cape Nicholas NbE 5-6 Leagues.
At 1 pm saw 2 sail in the NE quarter. Gave chace. At 3pm saw
4 more sail in the same quarter standing to the westward. Perceived the first
to be Her Majesty's sloops Peregrine and Port Antonio in chace of the former
sail. At dark followed the sloop's light. At 10 the Peregrine and one of the
above sail engaged. The Peregrine dropped astern. At half past 11 we came up and
fired a broadside at the sail at which she struck, proved to
be the Gertrude Dutch ship. Sent the boat an officer and 12 men on board her
and left her to the care of the Peregrine. Made sail to the westward after the
other. At 5 saw the frigate in the NW quarter about 3 miles distant which the
Peregrine gave chace. The Dreadnought in chace of the Harmony and we in chace
of the Hardy. At 8 the Harmony and Port Antonio exchanged several broadsides.
At 9 she struck to the Dreadnought. Still in chace of the Hardy.
27/4/1759: Still in chace of the Hardy. Got out the ship's oars and rowed after
her. At 6pm Cape Nicholas NNE and Cape Mayze NNWhW 7-8 Leagues. At 7 lost sight
of the chace. At 6am saw the chace to the Eastward standing to the Westwards,
the Dreadnought to the Eastward. Chace of her we in shore made short trips to
prevent her going between land and us. At 9am we tacked to the southward. She
bore down upon us. At 10 began to fire at her. She coming down across our bow.
We continued a brisk fire until 3/4 past 10 when the Hardy struck to us. Sent
lieutenant mate and midshipman and 20 men on board her.
13/5/1759 to 8/6/1759 at Port Royal.
8/6/1759, sailed with convoy.
12/6/59: 106 sail in sight (typical report for some time).
Sighting reports of Cuba and Florida on voyage.
9/7/1759: moored Charlestown.
19/7-4/8/59 returned to Port Royal in company with several other naval
ships.
6/8/1759: Port Antonio moored at Port Royal.
Lively:
6th Rate, 20 Guns Gibraltar Class 1753
Janvrin, Hamble. Ord 20/5/55, K 6/55, L 10/8/56.
107'8", 88'x30'4"x9'8", 430 64/94 tons. Guns UD 20x9.
Muster Book ADM/36/6002 (to 1/4/60) 6003 (from 7/4/60) - examined. (ML)
Capt Logs: ADM 5/545 - extracts copied. (CL)
Commissioned 4/8/1756 Portsmouth then Spithead.
Captains: John Bessell, 26/8/56 - 6/6/57
Francis Wyatt, 1/9/? - 6/8/59
FLM succeeded Francis Wyatt 7/8/59 from Wager.
FLM transferred to Renown 15/4/1761: new Capt Richard Carter from
"Glasgow".
Muster (ML) and Captain's (CL) Log extracts:
31/7/59-14/8/59 (ML): Port Royal.
6/8/59 PR Hbr. I resigned the command of ship to The Honourable FM. I
being appointed commander of HMS the Wager in his room, F Wyatt.
7/8/1759-14/8/59, (CL): anchored Port Royal.
21/8-26/9/59 (ML): at sea.
8/9/59 (CL): saw 2 sail to windward rowing after the chace.
9/9/59 (CL): 8pm came up with the chace which proved to be the Britannia ship
from London --- from New York bound to Jamaica loaded with provisions, taken by
a French privateer of Cape Mayze, put a mate, a Mid and some men on board her
and brought the prisoners on board here at 10 pm made sail to the N'ward, The
ships in company at 6am.
10/9/59 (CL): saw 2 sails and, out all reefs, gave chace. At 9 brought to the
chace which proved to be a privateer schooner from Providence and another
schooner her prize.
17/9/59 (CL): saw a sail to the southward and gave chace. out oars and rowed
towards her. At 7 the chace stood close inshore Cape Donne Maria South 3
leagues. Hoisted out the Barge and sent her off ahead to keep sight of her in
the night, at 11 pm came up with her and fired 2 shott at her and found her to
be at anchor. She proved to be a French Snow from Martinico bound to Port as
Prince sent the barge on board to bring her off, sounded 15 fathoms water dist offshore
half a mile at 2 am. The Prize snow joined company with us.
4/10/59 (CL): moored PR
3/10-17/11/1759 (ML): Port Royal
20/11/59 (CL): sailed
24/11/1759 (ML): at sea.
1/12/59-31/1/60: ML missing, also a gap in the Captain's log which
covers the period when he was in action against Le Valleur.
12/12/59 (CL): At 2am saw a sail to windward and another to
leeward Bore down and hailed that to leeward which found to be sloop belonging
to Curacoe? From Cape Francois had been taken by HMS Edinburgh retaken by a
French privateer & bound for Port au Prince loaded with sugar and indigo
Sent a PO and 8 seamen on board to take charge of her and brought the French
prisoners on board.
20/12/59 (CL): in Chace, fired 2 guns brought to Flag of Truce Brig belonging to
Rhode Island loaded with sugar and indigo from Port au Prince. Sent Petty
Officer and 7 men to take charge of her.
Maryland Gazette, 8 Jan 1761:
Nov 1. In the late engagement between His Majesty’s Ships Boreas, Captain
Uvedale, the Lively, capt. Maitland and the French frigates Syrene, Captain
M’Carty, and the Valleur, M. Talbot, the great superiority if courage in
English seamen, over that of the French, was so highly demonstrated to, and so
deep[ly felt by, those brave Gallic Commanders, that, since the two actions,
they could not help frankly acknowledging it, and declaring, that had they had
the happiness to command such men, they would have fought hours longer: but
they were obliged to make use of their swords, to keep the men to their
quarters.
During these cruises, there were often "Chaces", mostly after
innocent ships, but many under "Flag of truce". A number of small
ships were taken.
23/12/59-26/12/1759: moored Port Royal.
16/1/1760 (CL): Rowed after brig belonging to Whitby from
Cape Fear bound to Jamaica but taken by a French Privateer and bound into Port
au Prince. Sent a Petty Officer and some seamen to take possession of her.
2/2/59: in action against 5 ships, taken with Cerberus helping.
7/2-14/2/60 (ML): Port Royal.
8/2-15/2/60 (CL): moored Port Royal.
21/2-14/3/60 (ML): at sea.
21/3-28/3/60 (ML): Port Royal. (end muster book 6002)
7/4-14/4/60 (ML): Port Royal (begin muster book 6003)
21/3-17/4/60 (CL): moored Port Royal.
21/4-14/5/60 (ML): at sea.
20/4/60: took schooner La Triponne of 2 carriage guns and 6 swivels.
Sent Petty Officer and 6 men to take charge.
27/4/60: 23 rebell negroes from the Port Antonio.
28/4/60: took another sloop.
30/4/60: Port Royal for one day.
3/5/1760:
Saw 3 sail to the Eastward at 2 (pm) discovered 1 of the sails
to be HMS Cerberus on chace of a sloop. At 3 the sloop put before the wind and
the chace fired several shott at her At 5 fired a shott at the sloop. She fired
a shott and hoisted the French colours. Continued firing at her till half past
5 when she struck her colours and brought to, found her to be a French
privateer called La St Jean Baptista belonging to Port au Prince. SE end of
Jamaica NhE 5-6 leagues.
10/5/60: Took sloop "Two Brothers", originally taken by a French
privateer.
21/5-28/5/60 (ML): Port Royal.
20/5-28/5/60 (CL): moored Port Royal.
7/6-28/7/60 (ML): at sea.
1/7/60: half past 6, The east end of the Isle of Vache NhW
3-4 Leagues, also near Point Abacco. Saw a sail inshore, made sail and gave
chace.2/7/60: still in chace; at 6 (pm) Cape Tiberoon NWbN 4-5 Leagues. The
chace WNW distance 8-9 miles. At half past 7 (pm) lost sight of the chace. At
half past 10 saw the chace bearing NbW. Got the oars out and rowed. At 2 (am?)
anchored near the chace in a little bay to the north of Irish Bay in 10 fathoms
of water with a small bower. Irish Bay point SSE 3 cables. Began to fire on her
and sent the boats manned and armed to board her. The enemy from on board the
ship and on shore began to fire at the boats. The enemy fired several cannon
and several shott at the boats from on shore and several volleys of small arms
from different parts of the bay. At 3 the boats the boats returned. Weighed the
small bower anchor warped further in and let go the small bower anchor again
and got a spring on the cable. Irish Bay Point South distance 1.5 cables. The
northward most point of the Bay NbW. At half past 4 began to fire at the ship
and at the enemy on the shore. Sent the boats manned and armed in order to
board the ship. The boats boarded her, she being aground and a great deal of
water in the hold. Found her to be a French ship of 10 carriage guns in her
ballast. Continued to fire at the enemy on shore in order to protect our people
on board the ship from them and sent the boats on shore with some men armed in
order to destroy the enemy and their cannon and swivel guns which they had
planted there. The people returned after having destroyed one 4 pdr and some
swivels. Employed endeavoring to warp the ship off but finding the flook of the
anchor through her bottom found it impossible to get her off. At 11 got 6 4
pdrs and carriages out of her. Received a musket shot from the shore which
wounded Philip boy seaman in the breast. At noon set her on fire. The boats
returned with a schooner rigged boat which they found laying in the Bay.3/8/1760:
moored Port Royal.
7/8-29/9/60 (ML): moored Port Royal
7/10-21/10/60 (ML): at sea.
28/10-8/12/60 (ML): Port Royal.
3/9-7/12/1760: Captain's logs missing, unfortunately covering the period of the
Battle with "Le Valleur".
15/12-28/1/1761 (ML): at sea.
7/2-14/3/61 (ML): Port Royal.
21/3-14/4/61 (ML): at sea.
15/4/1761 (CL): At Cape Fear, Transferred to Renown.
Prisoners:
Ship Britannia - 10 - 8/9/59 Snow Heurens - 3 - 8/9/59
Sloop Jamaica - 31 - 1/10 Sloop Elizabeth - 9 -12/12/59
La Fortune - 6 - 27/1/60 Schooner 6 Brothers - 7 -16/3/60
Sloop Charming Sally - 27/4/60 Schooner Le Triponne -20/4/60
Sloop 2 Brothers Also 31 Rebell Negroes -26/4/60
Boat Flying Fish - 3 - 26/6/60 Sloop La Chatain - 10 -20/7/60
Le Valleur - 130 - 18/10/60, incl Capt Talbot, discharged to Greenwich
Prison, Jamaica.
Schooner Hope - 21 - 3/1/61 Privateer Solid Boy - 1 -12/1/61
St Joseph - 10 - 23/1/61 Polague L' Eclair - 22 - 30/1/61
Renown Muster Books & Captain's Log Transcripts
9 pdr Frigate 6th Rate (French La Renomee, 1744, Brest, taken by
"Dover" 27/9/1747) 30 Guns, 220 men. (ex "Fame")
Dims & Tons: 126'2" (Lower Deck), 103'7" (nominal keel), 34'10" (Beam),
11'8" (nominal hold depth), 694 (nominal) tons. Nominal dims used to
calculate nominal tonnage.
Guns: UD 24x9, QD 4x4.
Reclassed 5th Rate 22/4/1757 Broken Up 1771.
ADM/36/6018 Capt Logs: 51/3951
Commission started 17/5/1758
15/4/61 Capt Geo. Mackenzie to Defiance,
FLM joined 16/4 from Lively, + several from Lively.
(Captain's log dates change at noon)
Port Royal 31/1/61 - 3/2 or more - capt log pages msg 4/2 - 15/4
@ sea: 7/2/1761-15/4
@ sea: 16/4-8/5/61 off Guarnave
16/4/61: moored PR
7/5 chaced and took French sloop from Bordaeux to Port au Prince.
10/5: ... @ 9 am saw 3 sail and gave chace in company with sloop.
11/5: still in chace. @ 1 pm fired 3 shott at the chace. @ 1/2 past the chace
hoisted French colours and struck them immediately and brought too, proved to
be an English schooner from South Carolina for Jamaica called the Black Jack
taken by a French privateer the day before 'Do' shifted the prisonners and sent
a petty officer and some hands on board to take charge of her and made sail at
1/2 past 5.
16/5-30 - 2/6: Port Royal.
3/6 - 6/6 at sea.
7/6-20/6 Port Royal
21/6 - 29/6 at sea
30/6-14/7: Port Royal & Kingston
15/7-16/6 at sea
17/7-19/7 Bluefield Bay
From 20/7, Next 2 months muster logs missing.
Capt Logs:
20/6/1761: Sailed Port Royal.
21/6-29/6 @ sea,
30/6-5/7 in Hbr,
19/7 Bluefield Bay, Jamaica
21/9/61 Deal Castle, the Downs.
10/2/62 to Woolwich and then Spithead.
3/3/62 sailed from Spithead to Plymouth
7/3/62 took French cutter 6 guns from Morleaux
9/3 6 am saw sail - gave chace with Lizard NebE 4L. Chace hoistd French colours
and began to fire her stern chace at us which we returned with our bow chace.
At 11 brought her too proved to be a French privateer ship of twelve guns
belonging to Dunkirk. Shifted the prisoners and sent an officer and 20 men to
take charge of her & his majestis ship Mermaid in company and three sloops
in sight.
14/3/62, sailed from Plymouth cruising til 3/4.
16/4: Left for Lisbon.
23/3/62: ... at 6 am got up main top gallant yard. Saw a sail in the NE which
made sail and gave chace. Let the reefs out of the top sail. At 10 'Do' got the
fore migon?? Top gallant yard up. And sprit sail hyard out.
Tacked occasionally still in chace.
24/3: .. AT 1 pm got the ship's oars? Out and rowed after the chace. At 3 the
chace hoisted French colours and fired a gun to leeward. At 4 she struck her
colours and bore down to us. 'Do' brought too and went on board her, found her
to be a French privateer snow of 8 guns belonging to H? Malos 'Do' Shifted the
prisoners and sent a petty officer and twelve men to take charge of her...
3/4 - 18/4 Plymouth
19/4 at sea to Cork 24/3
26/4 sailed with 14 transport to Lisbon
5/5 Portugal
16/5 sailed from Lisbon with convoy
23/6 anchored Plymouth
22/7 sailed for Oporto
2/8 anchored Oporto with convoy
3/8 sailed Oporto
17/8 anchored Oporto
18/8 sailed Oporto
27/8-9/9 anchored Oporto
10/9 sailed with convoy
22/9 anchored Spithead
17/11 sailed from Spithead
31/12/1762 anchored Port Royal
5/1/63 sailed from Port Royal towards Cape Francois, passed Tortuga 16/2
24/2/63 moored Port Royal
22/4/63 sailed
6/5/63 moored Savanna 12/7/63 left Savanna
18/7/63 St Augustine 29/7 sailed
17/8 moored Port Royal 1/9/63 sailed with convoy
11/9 Boca Chica Road 9 56N 4/10 sailed
11/10 Port Royal 12/1/64 sailed
31/1/64 moored Pensacola 17/3/64 sailed
19/3 Arr Mobile 20/3 sailed
31/3 Savanna 3/4/64 sailed
18/4 anchored Port Royal 1/5-4/5 trip to Port
Morant
20/6 sailed 31/7/64 Spithead
25/8/64 end of commission
Prisoners:
Schooner Neptune - 7 - 21/4/61
Blackbird? - 8
ADM 36/6519-21
Commissioned 1/11/1761, FLM Captain 31/1/1762 @ Woolwich
10/3/1762-14/4 @ Sea to: Plymouth to
24/4/1762-30/4 @ sea to: Lisbon to
17/5/1762-7/62 @ sea to: Plymouth to
7/8-7/9/62 @ sea to: Oporto to
15/9-25/9/62 @ sea to: Spithead to
23/11- 8/3/63 @ sea to; Port Royal to
30/4-7/5/63 @ sea to: Savannah to
7/6-23/7/63 @ sea to: St Augustine to
30/7-23/8/63 @ sea to: Port Royal to
7/9-15/9/1763 Bocachica Road, Cartagena to
8/10-15/10 @ sea to: Port Royal to
9/1-7/2/1764 @ sea to: Pensacola to
ADM/36/6521
23/2 -16/3/64 @ sea to: Port Royal to
31/5/64 to 3/8/1764, @ Sea to: Spithead
13/8/64 to: Woolwich
Paid off 25/8/64.
43 Prisoners from French Privateer La Saujon discharged 6/3/1762.
97 Prisoners from FP The Count d'Herronville
65 L' Domerville
13 American ship
12 a schooner
ADM/6/7485 FLM not Captain
Elizabeth Muster Books & Captain's Logs Transcripts
Class 1766, Slade Design, 74 Guns, 550/660 men.
Ord 6/11/65, K 6/5/66, L 17/10/69, BU 1797.
168'6", 138'3"x46'10"x19'9", 1612 tons
Guns: GD 28x32, UD 28x12, QD 14x9, Fc 4x9.
ADM/36/8017/8: Capt Logs: ADM 51/308
FLM Capt, Charles M & Peter M Capt Servants both joined Portsmouth 2/78
FLM superceded 18/12/1778.
Began Wages 3/1/1778
Muster Book, (ADM/36/8017):
Began wages 3rd & sea victualling 26/1/1778 in Portsmouth hbr.
Portsmouth: 31/1/78-18/5 Spithead: 27/5/1778
St Helens: 8/6/78 (spelling??) At sea 15 & 22/6/78
St Helens 30/6 7/7/78 At sea: 15/7/78-31/7
Plymouth Sound: 8/8/78-15/8 At sea: 22/8/78-30/9-22/10
Spithead: 31/10-15/12/78
St Helens near Spithead.
Captain's Logs:
26/1/78: commissioned @ Portsmouth
31/1 Mustered company
2/2 mustered company articles of war
5/2 recd provisions
7/2 Approved Lt De la Touch to go to a "Bend'r" at London, mustered
company.
10/2 Fresh breezes & snow
14/2 Mustered company.
22/2 Fresh gales & cloudy with rain
24/2 More moderate mustered company.
25/2/ Fresh breezes & cloudy Provision
28/2 Recd 10 men from Princess Amelia.
1/3 Cloudy with snow, latter part light breezes
2/3. Fresh breezes & cloudy
3/3 Fresh breezes & cloudy. Sent man to hospital. HMS ?? made signal for
Court Martial.
6/3 Mustered company.
8/3 Recd from the Sweep Stakes Tender the men and bags.
9/3 Recd 1 man from the rendezvous. Deserted 2 seamen.
10/3 Emp'd getting the rigging on deck. Went out of habr HMS
Prince George. Recd fresh provisions etc.
13/3/ Rigging ship etc
14/3 Recd 29 men from Leith. HMS Burford made the signal for Court Martial.
16/3 Run from the ship 3 marines with the yawl. Emp'd as before. Recd 1 Lt
& 6 men from HMS Terrible.
20/3 Hogged (Flogged?) & Pay'd the ships bottom. Recd 3 men from the
Terrible.
28/3 Recd from Leith Rendevoun? 40 men.Rigging ship & receiving stores
& water.
6/4. Recd from Leith Trader 60 volunteers.
7/4 Brought on board a sailor for straggling. Transported the ship down to the
3rd moorings on the east shore.
11/4 100 men from HMS Burford.
29 & 30/4 loading guns.
1/5 loaded remainder of guns.
2/5 The standard hosted in the yard upon their majesties coming there.
Draft of water: Fwd 20'11", aft 22'3"
4/5. Gave their Majesties 3 cheers as passing by (ref Charlotte & William & Mary yachts)
5/5 Getting sail on board
6/5 3 cheers for Majesties.
9/5 1 Lt of marines witrh 31 privates was drafted from the
ship by order of the Admiral. Hoisted the pendant at the fore top Gall't mast
head. Standard hauled down on the yard
10/5 at 6 attempted to get out of habour.
13/5 attempted as before.
14/5 Returned the Quarter, upper deck & fore castle guns.
15/5 Recd all the upper, quarter deck & forecastle guns. Recd from HQ 1 major, 2 lt & 31 private marines.
16/5 warped into the stream. At noon hauled back.
17/5 AM, down T' Gall't Yarde
18/5 Made signal to go out. Secured the ship.
19/5 At 10 am warped the ship into the stream. Made the signal for
assistance.
20/5 Working out to Spithead. At 4pm sailed out of the
harbour with the Berwick, Cumberland and Sandwich; at 6pm worked into a berth
and came to with the Best Bower in 7 fathoms. At 8 moored ship St Helens Point,
South Southsea Castle.
29/5 PM the Clerk of the Cheque paid His Majesties Royal Bounty to the Ships
Company & the Commissioner paid the Burfords their wages & Ship's
company 2 months advance.
30/5 At 10 am Unmoored pr signal from the Victory at noon weighed pr signal and
came to sail. At 1/2 past, the tide being done, came to in 12 fathoms. Southsea
Casdtle NEbE, St Helens Pt SbE Gulkiher NbW Positions at Noon. Excercising
great guns etc. for days.
12/6 At 4pm weighed pr signal as did the fleet of 20 Ships of Line, 2 frigates,
1 fire ship & 3 cutters. Left the Romulus & convoy. At Culver Cliffs
NW1/2W 6 miles
13/6 St Catherines Point WbN1/2N
15/6 Marl Point (Portland area?) NE 5L
17/6 Course S63E, 26 miles, in Lat 49N30 made long 0E23. Lizard N36W 9L. form
line of battle. Chace strange sail.
18/6 S40E, 27M 49N20, 0E47, Liz N37n37W 17L. Still in chace. Arethusa fired
many guns. French ships engaged.
19/6 S53W, 60M 48N44, 0W26, Liz N12 38E 28L. Hoisted the signal for 5 strange
sail in the SW. AT 6 the Victory made our signal to go a head & keep sight
of the chace. In sight 17 sail of the line & at 3 am made sail and gave
chace to a French frigate with the Foudroyant, Courageux & 2 frigates. At
10 am the Foudroyant bro't the Chace too. Shortened sail. Left with the chace 2
ships of the line & 2 frigate
20/6 N41W, 42M 49N15, 1W07 Liz N44n10E 20 L.
21/6 S66E, 25M, 49N5, 0W34, Liz N22E 19L
22/6 N41W, 12M, 49N16, 0W40, Liz N30n57E 17L.
23/6 N39E, 27M, 49N37, W14, Liz N21n48E 9L. Made signal for Valiant & us to
chace to windward (NEbS). Made sail. At 11 made signal for seeing strange sail
to th NE.
24/6 SE, 23M, 49N44, 0W17, Liz NW 7L. Land in sight. Fired on and boarded Dutch
Frigate.
25/6. N74E, 37M, 49N51, 1W9, Liz N82W 15L.
27/6 St Helens Mark WbS 3M. Moored.
9/7 Unmoored with 23 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 2 fire ships & 6
cutters. At noon came to anchor in 10 fathoms. B.Bridge Buoy SWbW 3 miles.
10/7 Dunnore NWbW 4L.
11/7 Needles N72E 5L. Foggy.
12/7 Portland NbW 6L
13/7 Start EbN 5-6M.
14/7 49N55, Start NE 7-8L.
15/7 50N10, Eddystone NW 2L.
16/7 Eddystone NW 5-6M at 10 hoisted the boat to tow the ship clear very
calm weather. 40 fathoms at 11.
17/7 49N50, liz NE 41L.
18/7 S28W 44M, 49N21, 0W32. Liz N28E 14L, Ushant S29E 19L. Strange sail
to NW.
19/7 S12w 38m, 48n44, 0w48, Liz N20.21E 27L. Saw land Brg SEbS.
20/7 S61W 18m, 48N22, 0W22, Ushant N61E 6L.
21/7 S21W 81m, 47N2, 0W30, Ushant N13E 30L. AT 6am made sigal for 2
strange sail to NW. Brought too. At 9 the Exeter signal to chace.
22/7 N5E 34m, 47N36, 0W26, Ushant N17E 19L.
23/7 Wind SWbw - WSW - Calm - N. N25W 66m, 48N30, 1W23,
Ushant E 18L. Mod't breezes & cloudy. Later fresh gales & foggy with
rain. At 1 pm the Victory made the Frigates signal to look out a head. At 4 we
made the signal for seeing a strange sail in the NW. Shortened sail. At 8 am
the Victory made the signal to bring to with the Larb's Tacks. At 1/2 past 11 saw
a Fleet bearing EbS Distance 5 or 6 miles. Saw several signals made by them.
Had 3 flags at their mast heads. I supposed them to be the French Fleet. At
noon sounded 23 fathoms brown sand. A heavy sea from the Wesward.
24/7 NNE-W-WNW. N2E 43, 49N13, 1W21, Ushant S51E 23L. Modt & hazy, middle
rainy with strong squalls. Later Mod'e & hazy. At 1 pm the Fleet in the NE
of 42 sail. Made sail up Top Gall't Yards. The Victory made a signal for the
Line E & W & lead with the Larb'd Tacks. Cleared ship for action. Stove
the longboat & hove her overboard. At 6 the Victory made the signal for the
line NE & SW. At 1/2 past 7 the signal for the line was hauled down.
Shortened sail and brought too with the Larb'd Tacks on Board. At 6am The
Arethusa made a signal for seeing the French Fleet NW. At 8 saw 40 sail of the
Enemy NW. Up T.Gall yards & made sail. At 8 the Victory made the signal to
form EbN & WbS. 36 of our ships in sight. At 9 the Victory made the signal
for a general chace to the NW. At 1/2 past 10 the Victory made signal for all
cruizers to the NW. Shortened sail & wore to join the fleet. At noon tacked
pr signal for the fleet to ??.25/7 NWbW-SSW-var-NWbW, s69W,23m, 49N5, 1W51
Ushant S64.29E 27L.Modt & hazey. Middle parts Fresh gales with rain. Latter
cloudy. At 1 pm saw the French fleet form a line of battle Near N & S with
31 ships of the line & 9 others. At 2 made sail. The rear of the enemy NW
and van WbS. 1/2 past 7 the Victory made signal to form the line SE & NW.
Tacked to gain our station. At 1/2 past 8 the signal was hauled down and he
signal made for all the fleet to Tack together to West. At 2 pm the French
Fleet westward 4 Leagues. Shortened sail. At 8 the enemy in sight from the mast
head only with their Starb'd tacks. Tacked pr signal to all the fleet. At noon
in company 36 sail of ours. The French Fleet WNW 3-4 L.
26/7 WNW-W-NbW, s8E 57m, 48N9, 1W39, Ushant N72.00E, 23 L. Fresh
gales and clear latter parts. At 7 am shortened sail for the admiral. At 8 The
French Fleet WSW. At 5am made sail. In company as before. The French Fleet WSW
4L. At 10 the signal on board the Victory for the Fleet to Tack together to NW
& the signal for the Red Division to chace at 1/2 past 11 Victory made
signal to call in all Cruzers. Shortened sail.
Battle of Ushant 27/7/1778
27/7/1778 WSW-SW-var, N71W 48m, 48N25 2W49 Ushant N87.16E? 35 leagues. Fresh
Breeze and cloudy at 1pm made sail per signal from Victory as did the Egmont,
Worcester Defiance and Terrible. At 7 the Victory made a signal for the
headmost ships to tack. We repeated it. The French fleet SW dist 6 miles in
company 30 sail of the line 4 frigates and 2 fire ships. At 5am the Victory
made the signal for the fleet to chace to windward, made sail. At 10 tacked
ship. Sprung the fore top mast in the Cap Closs?? Reeft it. At 11 saw one of
the red squadron in action. The Victory made the signal to engage. The Vice
Admiral repeated it. At ½ past 11 the van was engaged with the enemy's centre.
At noon we began to fire and pass under the lee of the French fleet as did the
Egmont Worcester and Terrible astern of us.
28/7 SWbW-W-WSW, S10E 25m, 48N17, 2W16W, Ushant N81.39E, 29LFresh breezes and
squally with a swell from the westward. At half past noon back'd the Miz'n Top
Sail & engaged the French Admiral. At the same time the main Clew Garnets
& M'n Top S'l Sheets was shot away. At 1/4 past 1 ceas'd firing the
Formidable being between us and the enemy. 1/2 past the Victory hoisted down
the signal to engage. Observing many of our ships disabled in the rigging. At 2
the Victory made signal for the line NW & SE but the enemy wearing Bearing
down & hawling towards us the Victory made signal to wear & continue
the line. We fell in to the S'ward. At the same time Obs'd one of the enemy's
line much disabled and & anoth'r bearing down to her & then both made
sail to the East'd. Mean time our line bore down to protect 4 of our disabled
ships to the SE. At 4 the Red Division coming into the van. We tacked &
fell out to the rear. At 5pm the Victory made several ships signals to fall
into their stations & the signal for the headmost ships to fall into his
wake. At 6 got into our station in the Rear. Was obliged to reef M's Top S'l
below the wound. At this time the enemy formed in a line SSE & NNW on our
lee began with their starb'd tacke dist 2 or 3 miles. At 1/2 past 10 saw 3
Rockets from the French Fleet with several flashes of fire. Emp'd filling
powder etc. At 4 am the Formidale fell into the Line astern of us & only 3
of the Enemy in sight to the NE & ENE. 1/2 past 4 the Victory made signal
to bear before the wind and form the line E & W. At the same time made the
Pce George, Benfisant & Elizabeth sig'l to chace to the NE. At 5 am the
above sig'ld to come within hail of him and hawled down the chacing flag. Past
too, spake the Admiral & brought too to N'eward. At 6 saw the French Fleet
to the SE, but soon lost sight of them. At 1/2 past 6 the Victory made signal
to repair & ?? the rigging. Emp'd repairing ditto. At 10 the Victory &
fleet filled the Top Sails.29/7 WbS-WNW, N20E 61m, 49N12, 1W12, Ushant S85E
28L. Repairing ship.30/7 NbE-Calm-WNW, N56E 29m, 40N30, 1W8, Ushant S36E 25L,
Liz N50E 16L.At 1/2 past noon saw Lands End NNE dist 10L
31/7 NW-SSE-WNW, Running for Plymouth Sound.
1/8 Moored Plymouth Sound.
22/8 SW-var-WSW, Eddystone WbS 2m, Weighed in company with 16 Sail of
the line & 1 frigate.
23/8 SW-NW, Eddystone NE 2L. At 10 joined The Victory, Admiral Keppel
and Division.
24/8 NW-N-NE, Liz W7N, 3L.
25/8 ESE-NE-C, Liz N7.2E, 3L
26/8 C, Liz NwbN 6-7L. (Cruising)
27/8 ESE-E, Liz NW 2L
28/8 E, S16E 78m, 48N42, oW33, Liz N16W 29L.
29/8 E-Var, S88W, 35, 48N41, 00W14, Liz N6.50E 25L.
30/8 E-var-NebE, S84W,12m, 48N40, 0W28, Liz N13.21E, 26L.
31/8 N-NNW-ENE, N12W 37m, 48N4, 0W39, Liz N12.47E 41L.
1/9 EN-C-SE, N85W 39m, 48N7, 1W24, Liz N26.33E 41L.
2/9. E, S14E 37m, 47N31, 1W11, Liz N47.41E 51L.
3/9 EbS-E, N6E 30m, 48N1, 1W7, Liz N20.44E 41L.
4/9 EbS-SE-SebE, N56W, 20m, 48N12 0W43, Liz N14.37E 37L.
5/9 EbS-E, N4E 61m, 49N13, 0W37, Liz N28-38£ 17L.
6/9 E-NE, S20E 16m, 49N8, 0W34, Liz N21E, 18L. Liz N26E 18L
7/9 N-NNW-ENE, S35W 7m, 49N3, 0W39, Liz N25.6E, 20L.
8/9 ENE-NebE, S37E 41, 48N30, 0W1/2. Liz NW 29L. Punished James Fletcher & John Haffee (seamen) for desertion and Jas Taylor marine with Running the Gauntlett for Theft.
9/9 NE-E-SE, N84E10, 49N29, 0E11, Liz N4.40W 30L.
10/9 SebS-SE-ESE, 48N47, St Agnes Lighthouse, Scilly, NbW 4-5L.
11/9 NbW-N-NW, 49N50, Liz NW 5-6L
12/9 NW-W-WbN, N22E 29m, 49N30, 0E17, Liz N22W 10L.
Collision with Defense! "The Defense came on Board us and carried away the
Quarter and poop Lanthorns
13/9 Patrolling
21/9 Liz N33.57E 40L. ... At 9 made the signal for 3 strange sail in the NE.
our signal to chace. At 10 spoke to a Dutch snow from Peterburgh to Toulon. At
11 made sail & chaced to the NE. 1/2 past the chace tacked. set Top Gall't
Sails.
Took "Le Volant".
22/9 Liz n52-45E 23L,Am at 1 lost sight of the fleet. The Valiant Arethusa and
Shelford in chace with us. Fired 7 shot at the chace, who hoisted French
colours and ?ay 4 brought too. Sent on board the (Oreze/Prize) La Volant from
America bound to Natz. Received from the Brigg 28 prisoners. Sent 1 midshipman
with 9 men to take charge of her. At 7 wore and made sail to join the fleet in
company with the prize.
11/10 Liz N48E 83L, Ushant N61E 68L. Departed this life Mathew Dyer, seaman.
13/10 Fell overboard from the mizen Top sail yard arm, Wm McNaughton.
26/10 Moored Spithead.
18/12/78 Spithead: punished Benj'n Eaves & Fred'k Connor for desertion,
Joseph Crosier & John'o Chas Webber for mutiny, all with dozen lashes each.
This day was superceded by Captain Truscott.
FLM superceded 18/12/1778 ("This day was superceded by Capt Truscott,
after administering 12 lashes to several seamen for mutiny" from Capt
logbook: Was he up for inquiry or court martial for this event??).
Taken during 1778:Prisoners 48, French Brig Le Volant from Virginia with
Tobacco for Nantes.
Captain Truscott's Command:
ADM/36/8018 & 8019:
William Truscott became Captain: Charles & Peter Maitland remustered as his
Servants.
Spithead 22/12/78 Torbay 31/12/78
At Sea 8/1/1779 - 9/2/79
Barbados 10/2-11/2
St Lucia 13/2-
Cruising Caribbean
Bassse Terre Road, St Kitts 31/7/79.
FLM Recommissioned:
31/7/79, Saturday, ENE, Moderate & Fair, came on board, read my commission
& superceded Captain Truscott in the command of HMS Elizabeth. At 12 am,
weighed per signal as did the fleet. At 4 am Vice Admiral Byron made the signal
for the fleet to bear down in his wake. Wore ship and brought too with the
starb'd tacks. In company 27 sail.
31/7/1779 William Truscott left for (unreadable)
FLM takes command again (CM & PM remain with him) ("Read
commission and superceded Capt Truscott").
Note: this appears to have taken place at sea in the region of Anguilla.
At sea: 7/8-14/8/79
1/8 Anguilla ESE 4-5L
2/9 Anguilla S13E 75M
3/9 S7E 159M
4/9 S1W 112M
5/9 S9W, 64M
6/9 S14W 121M
7/9 S12W 196M
8/9 S23W 151M
23/8-8/9 anchored Carlisle Bay, Barbados
9/9 weighed anchor
At Sea: 16/9-8/10
21/9 Barbados S6W 124L. ... at 10 the signal for 5 sail to NW. Admiral made signal for a general chace. Made sail. The Suffolk made a signal for seeing a fleet.
22/9 Barbadoes S2W 139L. AM at 4 the chace N dist 5-6L. AM
at 6 the chace WSW 5L and could be about 10 or 11 sail of them.
23/9 B S13E 140L. One of the chace, a French Frigate struck to the Magnificent.
1/2 past 5 another of the chace struck to us, made a signal for one of the
ships astern to take possession of her. At 1/2 past brought too two more of the
chace. They were from Burdeaux bound to Cape Francois: sent an officer on board
one and a midshipman on board the other with 46 seaman to take charge of them.
Received from both prizes about 147 prisoners. At 10 bore away & made sail.
The fleet EbN 4L. AM at 7 left off chace. Joined the fleet as did the
Magnificent and her prize. Joined us two prizes.
24/9 misc
25/9 Barbados S8E 159L. Distributed the prisoners to several ships except 22 on
board. Signal to chace 2 sail to NE.
26/9 B SE 165L. ... At 6 brought too the chace, a French ship and snow letter of
Marg'r. Bound from Ciane? to St Domingo. Sent an officer & 10 men on board
the ship and a mid with 10 men on board the snow to take charge of them.
Cruising
Barbados: 15/10-8/11
16/10 Moored Carlisle bay
9/11 weighed
At Sea: 15/11 St Lucia: 8/12-22/12
6/12 St Lucia
18/12/79 Gros Islet Island, St Lucia. AM at 3 heeled ship and scrubbed between
wind and water. At 7 the signal was made for a court martial on board the
Sutton. At 1/2past 8, the Preston appeared off going before the wind with the
signal for a fleet flying and firing guns - at 3/4 past 8 the Admiral made the
signal for a boat and officers to repair on board. At 9 a signal from the
Admiral to slip and chace to windward. At 10 we repeated the signal made by the
Boreas for the Chace being enemies. At 11 the Preston and Boreas began to fire
at some of the French Merch't ships. 1/2 past 11 we fired at several of them
some of whom brought too and others run ashore.
19/12/79 Gros Islet Island SSE 2-3 L. About noon we opened fort Royal Bay, Martinice
in chace of a French Frigate and several merchant vessels, when a French 74 gun
ship got under way and Bore Down within Random? Of the Conqueror and us. She
was soon thereafter followed by 2 other French Line of Battleships, who all
hawled thir wind and turned into the bay again. At 1/2 past noon, the Conqueror
bagan to fire at the French Admiral, who came first down, and the other 2
ships, a few minutes after, we did the same, and continued firing, and running
into the bay - from that time, till 6 in the evening. About 5 The Albion and
Vigilant came up and fired at the enemy. At 6 the signal was made by our
different admirals to call in all cruizers. - Wore as did the other ships that
were in action, and joined the fleet. Brought too, at 8 made sail per signals
and tack'd occasionally. Am at 6 in company 15 sail of the line, 2 Fiftys 1
Frigate 1 Tender and 9 prizes. At 7 the Admiral made the signal for the
Conquereor and us to go into port. Tacked and stood for Gros Isles Bay, St
Lucia.
20/12 Anchored. Funeral of Capain Griffiths of the Conqueror.
28/12 Weighed and parted company with Admiral Parker in Gros Isles Bay.
31/12/79 Moored Antigua.
Antigua, English Hbr: 31/12/79-31/1/80
At Sea: 8/2-22/2
7/2/1780 weighed
13/2 Barbados S54E 184m, At 4pm gave chace to a sail SSE. Fired 4 guns at her
she hoisted English colours. At 6 gave chace to a schooner to SE. Fired 8 guns
and brought her too. Bound from Guadaloupe to Salem, N America. Received 5
prisoners sent 8 men to conduct her to Barbados. She parted company for that
port. Gave chace to 2 sail in the NW, one a ship, the other a Brigg.
14/2 Dessada N68W 53 miles. At 2 am brought too one of the chace, a Brigg from
London, bound for Antigua, at the same time saw and gave chace to a fleet of 34
or 35 to NW. English. Info re French Fleet
St Lucia: 29/2-7/3 At Sea: 15/3
St Lucia: 23/3 Gos Isle Bay???: 31/3
5/4/80-15/4 - moored Gros Islet Bay. St Lucia.
15/4 AM at 4 signal to unmoore at 10 weighed ?? as did the fleet. Split the
fore top sail - Bent another.
St Lucia: 8/4-15/4 At Sea: 22/4-14/5
Sunday 16/4 Light Breezes & fair. 1/2 past noon Vinces?
Made signal for a fleet to NNW. All signal for the line ahead 2 cables distant
at 5 ... the fleet Commodore Collingwood, with 6 sail of the line & frigates
signld to bear down on the admirals wake at 8 tack'd and signal AM off Sr
Piers?? Mast... signal for all Flag officers on board the Admiral Montague and
... signals to Chace to NW. Brought to.
17/4 Mod B & fair wx. 1/2 past meridien signal for a fleet to NW Signal for
a general chace to that quarter - at 4? To form the line a head - the Chace
proved to be the french fleet - 1/2 past 4 signal to bring the Starbd Tacks. At
6 St Pierre East 6 leagues. Centre of the enemy NWByN in ??? 30 sail standing
to the northward - at 7 Dominies WbyN 9 or 10 leags. A signal to form the line
abreast - 1/2 past 9 to form the line a head - at 11 the fleet tacked pr signal
to the southward - AM 1/2 past the enemy tacked to north - 1/2 past we tackd in
a line a head. 2 cables distance - The MS Castle signal to make more sail - 1/2
past 7 signal for the line ahead, 1 cables distance. A signal soon after that
the admiral intended to attack the enemy rear - 3/4 past 8 a signal to form
SbyE and NbyW, 2 cables distance - at 9 to bring too on the Larbd tacks - 1/2
past 9 the Albions signal to get on her station - 20 minutes past 10, general
signal to wear - thereafter to form the line a head - 2 cables Dist. 10 minutes
past 11 sigl to prepare for battle. At noon signal to alter course, lead down
to the enemy - each ship to stear for her opponent at the same time the signal
for a general engagement.
Tues 18/4 Ditto wx. (is this a continuation of 17/4? Day must change at noon)
Bearing down 15 minutes past. The ??? Castle, Ajax and us began to engage. Our
signal to make more sail - 25 minutes past 2 Lett the jib an main sail - 50
minutes past 2 the enemy bore up, soon thereafter we ceased firing, centre and
part of our rear still i action - 1/2 past 3 Ajax signal to keep in her station.
At 4 Admrl Parker hauled down the signal for engaging, hoisted signal to tack,
when tackd hoisted the signal for engaging again - several of the enemy's ships
much disabled in their sails and rigging - 1/4 past 4 both fleets ceased firing
- 3/4 past the signal for engaging was hauled down - at 6 middle of the
Dominies ENE 6 or 7 leagues - At 10 the enemy made sevl signals with guns - AM
at 6 signal to bear down in the Admiral's wake in sight 18 sail of the line and
4 frigates - Admiral Rodney shifted his flag to the Terrible. Joined us the
Montague, Intrepid and Centauoro?.
Admiral Rodney made the signal to call in all Cruizers as also for weekly
accounts. Employed in repairing rigging sails & shot holes etc. Found the
fore and mizzen yards wounded through - was shot away a considerable part of
the standing and running rigging, as shrouds, stays, hawlyards, braces etc etc.
A 32 pdr split and and 18 Dismounted - killed in battle 9 men and 16 wounded.
19/4: Mod breezes and fair wx. Mn Top sail to the mast. Employed as yesterday
repairing damages. Departed this life David Belcher Seaman of his wounds - The
Intrepid's Ensign Half staff Fired Minute guns at burial of the Honrble Capt St
John killed in action - AM in company 20 sail of the line 1 Fifty and 4 frigates
- at 6 tackd The Admiral hoisted his flag on the Sandwich.
20/4: Light airs & clear. At 5pm Dominies NEBE 10-11 L. One of the squadron
made the signal for a fleet - made sail - AM at 6 signal for a general chace to
NE. Michl Dowyer died of his wounds. At 8 Gadaloupe NBE 10 L. At noon the enemy
fleet of 27 sail under the land.
21/4 Friday: 1st part calm, latter light airs.
3/4 past meridian signal for the line ahead on the stardb tack - the enemy NBE
in a line ahead standing to the southward with a breeze from the land for Basse
Terre road. AM at 5 signal to tack in a line ahead
Gadaloupe NNE 9 L. Signal for a fleet - 1/2 past 8 signal for a General chace
to NE - 1/2 past 10 to chace to windward - at 11 the enemy bore up their
centre NNE.
22/4 Light Airs & fair Wx.
At 3pm the signal for the line ahead at 1 cable dist and chace to windward - at
4 the Albion & Trident signals to get in their stations and for all
cruizers - Commodore Hotham made our signal to shorten sail as the Vengeance
was to lead, the Grafton being disabled. 3/4 past 4 signal for a general chace
to NE - Gadaloupe NE 6 or 7 L. 1/2 past 7 fleet tackd. AM at 1 tackd also per
signal - at 6 in company 20 sail of the line 1 fifty - Guadaloup N 7 or 8 L.
Signal for a fleet in the NW. Dominoes East 5 or 6 L.
23/4 Sunday. PM Admrl Parker and Rowley made the siganl for all Lieutenants of
their respective divisions - am tacked occasionally.
24/4 Light airs, middle and later calm. Fleet tackd occasionally still in
company 20 sail of the line 1 fifty and 4 frigates. Cruizing
2/5 Moored Choe Bay, St Lucia - 5/5.
6/5 warning of fleet.
12/5 enemy in sight. AM in company as before, centre of the enemy at 8 SWS dist
3 or 4 L. 1/2 past 10 tackd per signal.
13/5 at 11 pm signal for the line ahead 3/4 past 2 the enemy bore up and stood
towards us - at 3 signal to prepare for battle. Our signal to make more sail;
made accordingly - 25 mins past a signal for the rear to close the centre, soon
after for the van ??? to stow, mean time the enemy hawled up to northd dist 5
or 6 miles - am at 2 ?? ?? of the enemy, flashes, rockets etc - at 4 they bore
up ENE 4 L in a line to southrd. At 5 signal for the line ahead. At 8 the enemy
bore up - signal for the line a head, 2 cables dist. 1/2 past to reverse the
line, made sail a head. At 9 to form 1 cables dist - 10 enemy's van wore to the
north. Commodore Hotham's signal to close the van.
14/5 mod Breezes & fair. 1/2 past noon tacked to northrd. 40 mins past 11
signal that the admiral intended to attack the enemy rear. 50 mins past for the
van to close the centre - 1/4 past 2 the enemy bore up - Our signal to get in
our station, Suffolk ditto. 1/4 past to form NNW and SSE - at 4 to form N and
S. The enemy NE in a line ahead to the Southd Dist or 5 miles. 40 mins past 4
signal for the line ahead 1 cable. Wore per signal towards the centre. The
enemy tackd to the N in a line. 1/2 past 6 St Lucia WbS dist 12 or 13 L. At 12
our fleet tackd - AM in company as before. At 5 the enemy East dist 3 L -
signal to keep the same sail as the admiral - at 7 the enemy wore to the Northd
- at 11 they tackd. At noon their center NbE Dist 9 or 10 miles.
15/5 at 2 pm the enemy bore up, 1/4 past 3 our fleet wore. 55 minutes past
signal for our van to close the centre of the enemy. Hawled up to the north,
bearing East 4 or 5 miles. 1/2 past 4 signal for the Albion and Boyne to change
stations. At 9 the Drake brigg hailed our division with orders to make more
sail & close the centre. At 2 the fleet tacked. AM at 8 the body of the
enemy SebS 4L. 1/2 past 10 they bore up - a signal for our Rear to close the
centre.
16/5 1/2 past noon a signal for the Blue division to make more sail. Soon after
for the centre to do the same. 50 mins past 3 the blue division's signal to
make more sail, as also to tack & gain the windward of the enemy - at 4 a
signal for the fleet to tack, soon after for the leading ship to alter her
course one point to starbd. 1/4 past 6 tackd. Signal to prepare for battle - at
7 our van began to engage the enemy on a contrary tack to southd. 45 mins past
both fleets ceased firing - 1/2 past 11 tackd in a line per signal - at 12 the
Fortune hailed us with orders to make more sail & close the centre - AM at
2 tacked per signal, at 6 the enemy out of sight - in company as before - the
copper bottoms & ships signals to chace to NE - at 9 one of the ships made
a signal for 16 sail to NE - signal for a general chace.
17/5 enemy still 4-5L
18/5 chacing enemy.
19/4 St L WbS 22 L.
1/2 past 5 PM a signal for the van to close the center of the enmey's
rear dist 10 miles
20/4 Martinico West 24LPM 5 minutes past 2 signal to prepare
for battle & engage - 1/4 past for the rear to close the centre - 1/4 past
3 our van began to engage the enemy - they on a contrary tack - 45 mins past 3
our centre began to fire - 10 past 4 we in the rear began to engage - 40 mins
past 4 we ceased firing, the enemy's van having hawled on a wind to the southd
- our van and centre still in action - a signal for the van or blue division to
tack and gain the wind of the enemy - 55 mins past 4 a signal for the fleet to
tack - 10 minutes past 5 the firing ceased on both sides. Several of the blue
or van having tackd, the signal for the line was hawled down - 1/4 past 5 the
signal for the line was again hawled and a signal made for the rear to close
the centre - 3/4 past 5 the signal for engaging was hawled down - at 6 our
fleet tackd to the south - the enemy tackd to the north - their van SebE 4
miles - 1/2 past 6 tacked to N - 3/4 past 7 signal for the fleet to make more
sail - AM at 1 the enemy tackd. at 2 we tackd soon after the enemy again tackd
and we tacked occasionally - at 5 in company as before, the enemy ENE 4 L - at
11 a signal for weekly accounts - at noon body of the enemy ENE Dist 3-4L
21/5 lost sight of enemy
22/5 Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. Til 6/6
Carlisle Bay Barbados: 23/5-6/6/1780 At sea: 15/6
St Lucia: 16/6-23/6 At sea: 23/6-27/6
St Lucia: 28/6-9/7 At Sea: 10/7-20/7
St Kitts: 21/7-24/7 At Sea: 25/7-31/7
Port Royal: 1/8-3/9
At sea: 4/9-16/11/1780
4/9/80 Salthill Pt NNW 3L In convoy.
5/9 Saltpans N 4-5L, Portland W 17N53
6/9 Portland Pt NbW 6L 17N41
7/9 18N25, Point Negro N1/2E 5L
8/9 64 80m, 18N55 80W12, W end of Jam S64E 27L
9/9 62 81m, 19N22 81W27, W Jam S59E 53L
10/9 56 65M, 20N9, 82W36, Great Cayman S54E 23L
11/9/1780 54 90M, 21N8, 83W43, Cape St Anthony, Cuba N70W 33L.
12/9 N21 45 W84 21
13/9 22 8 85 34
14/9 23 30 85 34
15/9 23 06 Manatic ebs 5 l
18/9 24 16 84 0
19/9 23 23 79 55
20/9 25 6 80 10
21/9 26 6 80 20
22/9 28 6 80 20
23/9 30 45 79 25
24/9 31 50 78 53
25/9 32 38 77 00
26/9 33 38 76 13
27/9 33 30 75 25
28/9 34 30 73 34
29/9 34 18 72 52
30/9 34 21 73 01
1/10 35 14 72 58
2/10 34 58 71 23
3/10 34 44 71 06
16/11 Spithead 8/1/81 Paid Off.
BATTLE OF USHANT Notes:
http://www.gleaden.plus.com/landmarks/keppel.htm
Admiral Augustus Viscount Keppel was a close friend of
Charles, the Marquis of Rockingham, and a strong supporter of the Whig party
led by the Marquis. In 1778, sailing in the “Victory” Keppel led the British
fleet against the French at the Battle of Ushant. Both fleets manoeuvred around
each other for days but the battle only lasted a few minutes and only one
broadside was fired.
Keppel was charged with cowardice following the battle, but he claimed that he
had been betrayed by Sir Hugh Palliser, one of Keppel’s admirals, and a
political opponent. Keppel believed that Sir Hugh had failed to carry out his
orders which resulted in the failure of the battle. Both men were tried and
eventually “honourably acquitted”. Sir Hugh Palliser resigned following the
court marshal but Admiral Keppel went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty. The
Marquis of Rockingham had total faith in his friend and shortly after Keppel’s
acquittal in 1778 started work on building a column, to honour the naval career
of Admiral Keppel and the naval glories of England.
A fierce battle off Ushant, Fr., in July 1778 between the Channel fleet under
Admiral Augustus Keppel and the Brest fleet under the Count d'Orvilliers proved
inconclusive. Had Keppel won decisively, French aid to the Americans would have
diminished and Rochambeau might never have been able to lead his expedition to
America.
QUEEN:
Battleship 90 Guns
ADN 36/8700 Capt Logs ADM 51/752.
Opening pages missing, but at Spithead 23/12/80
FLM commissioned Capt 9/1/81 (crew no 2556)
also servant James Maitland
Chas Maitland: mustered 9/1 as AB, Mid 11/2/81
Peter Maitland: mustered mid 1/4/81
1/4/81-15/5/81 @ sea 22/5-8/6/81 @ Spithead
16/6-30/6/81 @ sea 7/7/81 @ Torbay
16/7/81 @ Spithead 24/7-22/8/81 @ sea
31/8-15/9/81 @ Torbay 22/9-30/10/81 @ sea
1/11-30/11/81 @ Spithead
30/11/81 FLM Discharged, with James M.
Mention of supernumary from Fireship? shown 28/4/1781.
Captain's Logs:
9/1/81: Spithead read in.
13/3/81: Sailed with squadron under Com. Johnston
31/3/81: Cape Clear N17E, 117Leagues. 45 42N 2-35W
6/4/81: Land sighted.
7/4/81: Cape St Vincent NEbN 7or8 Leagues.
9/4/81: Convoy of 20 sail of line, 6 frigates, 3 fireships, 3 cutters & convoy of merchantmen.
12/4/81: Gibraltar NNE 4 L
13-20/4/81 cruising round Gibraltar.
21/4/81 sailed for Home with convoy.
28/4/81: 3 men 12 lashes for fighting.
26/5/81: moored Spithead.
9/6/81: sailed with 5 Sail of Line, 1 Frigate, 1 Fireship.
12/6/81 32M 49 35N
13/6/81 60, 48 56, 1 50W
cruising western approaches
7/7/81 moored Torbay (weather?)
10/7/81 Spithead.
20/7/81 sailed with 17 Sail of Line, 3 frigates, 4 Fireships, 6 Cutters, under Commodore Elliot.
29/7/81 cruising western approaches with 24 Sail of Line, 4 Frigates, 4 Fireships, 6 Cutters.
1/8/81: condemned by survey 1390 gals beer, 193 lbs butter, 411 lbs cheese!
10/8/81 moving South to 42N
26/8/81: Moored Torbay.
14/9/81: sailed with 26 Sail of Line, 5 Frigates, 4 Fireships, 1 Brigg .
Cruising to West.
7/11/81 moored Spithead.
2/12/81: sailed with 12SoL, 3F
10/12/81: 48N14, 3W40, Lizard N54E59 Leagues
Light Breezes & Clear. 2pm signal to call in all Cruises. Etc.
11/12/81: Fresh Breezes & cloudy. At 2 sigl to Wear. At
3 wore sigl. got down. T.G. Yd . At 4 Edgar made the sigl for 30 strange sail
in NE. Sigl to prepare for Battle. At 5 Sigl to Tack. At 6 Wore. At 10 Close
reef'd the Topsails. Midnt fresh breezes & cloudy. At 7 am Modt Breezes and
cloudy got up TG Yd . The sigl for each divisn in 2 Lines. At 9 Medway Le
Prudent and Tartar's Signl to Chase NW. AT half past 10 the sigl for the line
ahead 2 cables length Distance. Ad Kempfeld made the sigl for his Divsin to
Tack. 1/2 past 11 Adml made the signal for his Divisn to Tack together &for
our Divisn to keep in close order of sailing. Sigl for our Divns to make more
sail.
12/12/81: Lizard N41E73.
Fresh Breezes and cloudy. Sigl for the line ahead SWbS & NWbN. Arethusa's
Sigl to repeat Sigl made from the ships in Chace. 4 pm Britannia made the sigl
for a strange sail in SE. 1/2 past Sigl for the van Divisn to tack together.
The sigl for the order of sailing each Divisn in 1 Line and for the Centre to
keep in Closer Order. Sigl for the Van Divisn to tack together. 1/2 past 11
call in all cruisers. Edgar
made the signl for being in 47 22 North. At 4 am mod Breezes
and cloudy. 1/2 past 7 sigl for a fleet in the SW. h past 8 A frigate made the
sigl for 5 Line of Battle ships in the strange fleet. 3/4 past 9 sigl for the
line ahead 2 cables length Distance. At 10 sign to call in all the Alexander
& Renown from Chace 1/4 past the La Prudente & Arethusas' sigl to
reconitre the Enemy ships in he WSW. Edgar made the sigl for 15 Sail of Line in
Direction of West 1/2 past sigl to prepare for Battle. 3/4 past sigl for the
Line a head 2 cables length Distance, 50 mins past 11 A French Sail of Line
fired sevl guns at Edgar. Noon the French fleet W 1/2 N Centre of their Convoy
SW.
13/12/81:
1/4 past noon Arethusa and Tartar sigl to rake the enemy convoy. 3/4 past
Agamemnon sigl to take her statn in the line one of the enemy ships began to
fire at the Edgar. 10 mins before 1 the sigl for engaging soon after the Edgar
began to fire At 1 sigl for engaging was hauled down. 1/4 past 1 La Prudentes
sigl to attack the enemy convoy. 40 mins past 1 Monsieurs sigl to examine those
in the South. At 2 Valiant signl to examine Do in NW & for the Alexander to
do the same in SW. 4 mins past 2 Sigl for the order of sail each sqadn in 2
lines & the Sigl for all cruisers. 1/4 past3 the sigl to tack 1/2 past Tkd.
At 4 La Prudente Sigl to go within hail of the Adml. 10 mins past Signl to keep
in closer order of sail. Midnt? Reefed topsails. 4o ins past 7 the sigl for 2
strange sails in NW & 2 in SW. 3/4 past 7 for a fleet and for the line of
battle a head 1 cables length distance. Lay too in comp 11 Sail of Line, 1 60
gun ship, 1 fifty, 4 frigates 1 fireship & 8 prizes.At 8 Body iof the
French fleet NW. 15 mins past the sigl for the line WSW & ENE 1 cables
length Distance. 20 mins past the signl for La Prudente to reconoitre the enemy
sail. 45 mins past signl to make more sail. 30 mins past 9 Arethusa to examine
strange sail brg S. 35 mins past 9 the sigl for rear divs to make more sail
& to keep their statns in the line. 10 mins past 10 Arethusa signl to stay
by the prizes. 1/2 past the Renown sigld to quit the line. 35 mins past her
sigl to stay by the prizes. 3/4 pasty the sigl for the line a head 2 cables LD.
1/2 past the Monsieur Sigl to put men on board one of the prizes. 40 mins past
Arethusa sigld to ... by the ships in distress. At 12 Renown sigl to do the
same. Centre of the French NW. Fresh Gails & squally with rain.
14/12: French away.
21/12: Spithead.
20/1/82: Portsmouth.
7/4/82 Spithead.
14/4/82: sailed cruising western approaches.
21/4/82 Minor action off Ushant with French convoy for West Indies.
At 1/2 past 10 brought too a Swedish snow the Villanova from Brest bound For
the Isle of France with provisions. Sent men on Board and searched her.
22/4/82: Looked after prize of the Foudrant.
23/4/82: Fired Broadside at chace who returned 8 or 10 guns & struck.
L'Actionnaire from Brest bound for IdF with 300 seamen 500 troops 11 chests of
money & provisions.
6/5/82 Spithead.
13/5/82 sailed from the Downes towards Texel.
13/6/82: Spithead.
3/6/82: to Torbay.
12/7/82: tried to engage enemy fleet off Cape Cornwall.
6/8/82: Torbay.
14/8/82: Spithead.
Grafton:
(Muster only)
ADM 36/9586: (preceding muster book, 8071 not checked). FLM
Capt from 19/9/82-6/11/82 when he was superceded.
Also James Maitland, same period as Servant.
Peter M was mid. 23/8/82 and remained.
Capt Logs not present (poss 308)
GRAFT0N,74.
(1771 Deptford. BU 1816) In ordinary for five years. 1776
Capt. Sir John HAMILT0N, guardship. 1777 Capt. Andrew WILKINS0N. To the North
American station with Ad. Byron the following year, suffering severely in the gales
which they encountered during the crossing. 1778 Capt. Capt. Thomas CR0MWELL,
Sandy Hook. 1779 Leeward Is. Suffered bad damage as the lead ship of the
British line in Byron`s battle with D`Estaing in the West Indies in June 1779.
She had 35 killed and 63 wounded. After Rodney took over command she took part
in his three battles with De Guichen, 17 April, 15 May and 19 May 1780. In the
first she had 2 men killed and 30 wounded. Capt. C0LLINGW00D, who had been
promoted commodore, died at sea in June 1780 and she was detached to the
Jamaica station. 1781 Returned to England for repair. Recommissioned to join
Ad. KINGSWILL`s squadron sailing to reinforce Sir Edward HUGHES in the East
Indies. The squadron was badly damaged in the Bay of Biscay and returned to
Spithead. The war ended before GRAFT0N could be repaired so she was made a
receiving ship at Portsmouth. 0ut of list in 1814, broken up in 1816.
Princess Augusta: Royal Yacht.
(Muster only)
ADM 36/10208: Capt Logs ADM 51/4299?
Commissioned with FLM as Capt 20/11/82, joined 22/11 (muster no 113)
22/11/82-17/7/83 Deptford 26/7/83 St James's
31/7/83 @ Sea 7/8/-14/8/83 Slade (?)
21/8/83 @ Sea 28/8/83 River (?)
4/9/83-19/5/85 Deptford 26/5- Elbe
1/6/85 Slade 9/6/85 off Harwich
11/6/-30/6/85 Deptford
26/7/83 Prince William Henry & Staff joined @ St James and left @ Slade
8/8/83 (also mentioned Long(beach?)
1/6/85 Prince William Henry & Staff joined @ Slade and left @ Deptford
11/6/85
FLM signature becomes shakier as time goes on: sickening?
James Maitland joins as Capt. Serv. 11/82, becomes Mid 27/1 and Ab
24/4/83.
Charles Maitland joins as Mid 13/12/82, disch. 26/1/83 (prefermnt).
FLM jnr. joins as Capt Serv. 27/1/83, req. Disch 17/7/83
FLM on leave 18/7/83-31/8/83 & 4/5/85-11/6/85
A Letter written by FLM to his brother, the Earl of Lauderdale,
Found in the National Library (Jamaica) in the Manuscript Collection
(ref MS 1773). The letter (original, not a copy) was purchased by the National
Library at an auction held in London(?date) since the envelope bears the
earliest known handstamp used in Jamaica. This stamp is known as the
"Jamaica Stright Line" and is on permanent display at the Institute
of Jamaica. Found by Jackie Ranston May 1998.
Portroyal in Portroyal Harbour,
Jamaica, December 7th 1757.
Dear Brother,
I write to you by the Last Packet which havnot been Long Sailed, but have
Since Received two letters from you one Dated the 4th and the other the 24th of
August In which you are so Good as to Say if there is any likeleyhood to be
Delay, and I would Rather have a Ship at home, you would Instantly aply to Lord
anson - now I beg you ????? ???? a Minute If it can be Dun at home, and I will
Tell you my reasons. In the first place I have very little Chance of Post here
as the Capt's are all ??frond to the Countrey, and in the Next Place, a Man
that has any Interest to Gate a Station Now and then In the Channel Services in
Certain both to have an opportunity of Geting honour, and fortunes and I find a
man may Cruze Untill he is Grey headed upon this Station before he Meet with
????? for the first Place a Man is at such Distance that Realy if has Dun
any?thing it cannot Taken notice of, and as for Riches
--
Page 2:
If the Adm'll is so Good as to Give a Man the best Cruze that Lays inhis Power,
and that Man is very fortunate he may Gate a thousand Pound,or some such thing.
as there are no very Valuable Prizes In this Countrey and then a Man Cannot
Expect this chance above once or twice ayear, but at home If a man has a Good
Cruze it is very Unluckey if heDusnot Gate four or five Thousand Pounds at
least besides the Chance ofGaining a Charictar. To tell you the truth this is
recond the worstStation Exept North America - and if a Man ??? a very
particular?Station here there is nothing to be got but a Little ???? Priveteer
ortwo - In my last I mentioned an? C?t???? answer to Lord Anson, but incase the
Letter shoud miscarey, I Don't think it unproper to mention itagain - he is so
kinde as to say that I was very Deserving of a Post ship and was Extreamly
Sorry it wasnot in his Power at Present to Giveme one and no likeley of its
being on his power soone, if at all whenupon the Station as the Capt'ns was all
Sasoned? to the Countrey, andsade the only method he could think of, would be
to Give me a Shipp athome as Digby had; or to send one out here as he had write
to have someof the new twenty Gun Ships Sent out, or to Lett him make a Post
Ship of the one I now command, She was a French Letter of mark, and may be made
to Carey twenty Guns, at Present I have only fourteen Nine Pounders, but I
believe shall Carry Ten more; but Mr Cater desired I would recommend to push
for a ship at home, or to have one sent out however I am pretty well Convinced
Mr Cater will do any thing that Laus in his Power to Serve me in the meen Time,
but he desired I would be Certain to write to you, not to forget to Gate my
commission made out at home as soon as Possible if they send me a ship out, as
it will make a great Dale of Difference I shall say no more about as I make no
doubt you will find it very Necessary to Provide for one at Home from what I
have sade, or only ??? any Man that Ever Served in this Countrey in so franck?
?? only - our Admir'll sailed upon a Cruze yesterday with part of the Squadron,
and I shall follow as soon as I have fitted my ship which will be sometime
hence as I have a Great Dale to Do fitting here, and no Carpenters, others
being fitted first we have?? No fleet sails from this Island untill may I can
send nothing to your Lordship till than? at ??. I bespoke some of the finest
Rum in the Countrey some months ago and hope before the fleet sails to have a
?nerzie to pay for all. I hope my Lady and all your family are well, Prey Make
my kinde Compilments to then all you may lett Cleland know his son is in
Extreme Good health, and has had a Little Sasioning? to the Countrey Some time
ago. News? we have ??? in this Countrey but what you must have heard ourthree
Ships Engagement with the French fleet of seven Sails, was a veryfine thing, We
have certain intelligence from Cape France, by the Flagof Truce, that the
French Lost above five hundred men killed, and diedof their wounds, one of
their Ships of Sixty four Guns Lost all her Masts and was towed into the Cape,
by their Friggats. I must now conclude with begging you wil not forget to
write me asyou know there is a Packet Sails every month or Six weeks from
Falmouthand am your Lordships most obed't servant Fred'k MaitlandTo the Earle
of Lauderdale at London.
LETTER FROM FLM from RENOWN 28 September 1762
Letter in the possession of A3Maitland, bought Feb 2005 £46
1762 Wrapper containing the original Letter inside headed HMS RENOWN at
SPITHEAD and written by FREDERICK MAITLAND addressed to the EARL OF LAUDERDALE
at HATTON Near EDINBURGH, endorsed with large 'P' (= FREE PRIVILEGE) but
franked by a third party G DEMPSTER and thus an ABUSE of the FREE mail, small
violet archive handstamp top left and also inside on Letter sheet. There is a
readable but under-inked 2/line PORTS/MOUTH postmark over the fold on Reverse
with a good LONDON BISHOPMARK 15-16mm diam. on opposite side, small area
removed when seal opened not affecting postmarks, a little grubby on outer
sheet. Good readable content for the Maritime or Naval enthusiast.....
Letter to The Right Hon'ble The Earl of Lauderdale
At Halton, Near Edinburgh.
Renown at Spithead Sept 28 1762.
My Lord,
As I wrot your Lordship just before I Left Plymouth expect a Letter at the Post
houses but dont ???? lose this opportunity which will make three days
difference in your receiving my letter. I arrived hence this morning with a
convoy from Oporto and things are in a very bad way in that country. The
Spaniards was very near the heart of the country, and in a fair way of going on
without Countless .....their progress soon, and the Spaniards are much more
numerous than the Portuguese but I think we talk of nothing but a peece in this
part of the world, I should be glad it was a good one when it dus happen, I
have not taken one prize this cruize but indeed I have been with a convoy most
of the time, and hope I shall make up for it the next cruize. I hope my Lady
and all your family are well. Pray make my compliments to my Lady, and the?? Of
my friends. Dus your Lordship think of coming to London this winter. I hope
Jock? Has got ????? I would say much more but have just time to seal any letter
to send to the post and have the honour to be your lordships
Most Obedient servt Fredk Maitland
Shall write again before I sail.
Dictionary of National Biography:
FLM in a battle 12/12/81: Queen in fleet of R.A. Richard Kempenfelt against
fleet of de Guichen (R.A.)
16/4/1780: Elizabeth off Martinique Rodney v. de Guichen.
Elizabeth in Battle of Ushant 27/7/1778
Extract from Dictionary of National Biography.
Sir William Cornwallis 20/2/1744 - 5/7/1819
Entered Navy 1755, 4th son of Charles, 1st Earl, became Admiral. C/o
Charlotte, Royal Yacht 3/83-10/87. CinC W. Indies 2/96. Brother of
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl, 31/12/38-5/10/1805, who lost Yorktown.
Copied From:
Battles of the Royal Navy,
Joseph Allen, 1852 (Constable Burton Hall Library, Nov 1995):
(Copied From)
1760:
Rear Admiral Holmes who commanded on the Jamaica station,
having received intelligence that five French frigates with other vessels
wereat Cape Francois, getting ready to sail for France, despatched thither the
50-gun frigate Hampshire, Captain Charles Norbury, with the 28-gunfrigate
Boreas, Captain Samuel Uvedale, and 20-gun ship Lively, Captain the Hon.
Frederick Maitland, to cruise off that port, and endeavour to intercept them.
On the 17th October, being off Cape Nicholas, the British ships discovered the
expected squadron, and immediately crowded all sail in chase; but owing to the
variableness of the wind, little progress was made until towards midnight. The
Boreas, having outsailed the other ships, at midnight arrived upwith and
engaged the French 32-gun frigate Sirenne, bearing Commodore M'Cartie's broad
pendant; but the Boreas being disabled in sails and rigging, the Sirenne got
out of gunshot. Having repaired damages, the Boreas, on the 18th, at 2h.
P.M.,again got alongside the Sirenne, and after two hours close action, compelled
her to surrender, with the loss of eighty, out of her crew of 280 men killed
and wounded. The Boreas had one man killed and one wounded.
The remaining four ships, having taken different courses, were pursued by the
Hampshire and Lively ; and on the 18th, at daylight, the enemy's ships were six
miles ahead, endeavouring to get into Port-au-Paix. By sweeping, the Lively,
at a little before eight, brought the sternmost ship to action, and, after
nearly two hour's hard fighting, compelled her to surrender, with the loss of a
lieutenant and thirty-seven men killed, and her captain (Talbot), master,
boatswain, and twenty-two men wounded. The Hampshire pursued the remaining three
frigates, and, as the breeze freshened, neared them so fast, that at 3h. 30m.
P.M. she got between the two headmost ships, and opened her fire on the Duc de
Choiseuil; but the latter, having the advantage ofthe wind, escaped into
Port-au-Paix, leaving her companion, the Prince Edward, unable to contend with
her powerful adversary, ran aground about two miles from Port-au-Paix, and the
ship was set on fire so effectually that she shortly afterwards blew up. On
the 19th, the Hampshire, having the Lively and her prize in her company, stood
into Freshwater Bay, to attack the Fleur-de-Lys, the fifth ship, which had
taken refuge there. The French, however, did not wait their arrival, but took
to the boats, having previously set the ship on fire. Thus were four out of
the five ships accounted for.
BIOGRAPHIA NAVALES, Charnock, Vol VI, 1798
(P/C from PRO)
LIVES AND CHARACTERS of NAVAL OFFICERS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
P374 - 376
The Barham Papers, Re FL Maitland:
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CAPTAIN WALTER YOUNG TO MIDDLETON
Deptford. 13th May, 1779.
Dear Sir, I was yesterday morning favoured with yours by Captain Douglas.1
You may be well convinced, sir, that it is my duty, as well as inclination, to
serve every person you protect or patronise, and shall use all my influence
with the admiral on that head.
I found Captain Brisbane, immediately on his anchoring, had in some measure
fixed upon a change with Captain Truscott,3 of the Preston. When I
had an opportunity of seeing Captain Brisbane Irepresented the impropriety of
his scheme, particularly as his nephew and son4 were both with him ;
that by his quitting in a month or two for his health he probably might serve
both ; one was a certainty. This advice he has followed, and I hope will put
what I have proposed to him in practice. I have likewise spoke to Sir George on
this subject, and have pointed out this vacancy for Captain Douglas, which I
suppose we shall bring about ; and Brisbane's son may be led on afterwards ;
but should all those schemes fail, if you are interested in the promotion of
Sir James's son, I will at a convenient opportunity quit, on purpose to make an
opening for him. I most sincerely feel with you . for your friend
1 James, son of Sir James Douglas ; died, an admiral, 1839.
Marshall, i. 123.
2 John ; died, an admiral, 1807. Charnock, vi. 447.
3 William; captain, 1778; rear-admiral, 1795 > died J 79^-
4 Charles; died, rear-admiral and K.C.B., in 1829. D.N.B. CAPTAIN W.
YOUNG 71
Captain Maitland,1 whose conduct last war was great and spirited ;
and although I was an utter stranger to him, I felt for his family and
character. The censures that were thrown out on him, I spoke publicly of to the
captains who were acquainted with him, and said that it was the duty of any
friend to acquaint him of what was said, that he might have an opportunity of
vindicating himself if innocent. However, I am sorry to say no one put this in
practice; consequently the aspersions have still continued. It was a point of
too delicate a nature for me to interfere in, being the admiral's captain, and
an utter stranger to him ; not but my inclination led me to it for many reasons
his family, the country he came from, and his former general good character at
large ; and, had your letter come in time, nothing on earth should have
deterred me from pushing him to do himself justice, if innocent, and punish
those who had reviled him, and would have given every other advice and
assistance in my power. Admiral Parker becomes the principal accuser ; for when
he came on board of the Sandwich the day after the action of the iyth of April,
on finding that Captain Bateman was confined, he said that one of his captains
had behaved in the same manner, and that he was obliged to order Captain
Bowyer, of the Albion, to take his station in the line, as he could not get him
to obey the signal, but kept to windward and would not bear down on the enemy.
I am very apprehensive (from what I have heard) that the admiral was full, if
not more guilty than the captain, and for want of example in him other people
erred ; and he called off those who were in the act of doing their duty, and
probably
1 The Hon. Frederick Maitland. See post, pp. 100 seq., and Charnock,
vi. 374.
P100ff:
CAPTAIN FREDERICK MAITLAND1 TO MIDDLETON
Elizabeth: Gros Islet Bay, St. Lucia. 5th July, 1780.
Dear Middleton, I have been favoured with your three letters within these few
days, in the last of which you take notice of the reports spread to my
prejudice.
2 From what you have said, I have taken every method I can to find
out the author of that anonymous letter, hitherto without effect. I have
consulted several of my friends here (Admiral Rowley, George Balfour, &c.),
and they are of opinion I can do nothing more than I have already done. I then
went to Sir George Rodney, shewed him the letter, and informed him that I was
much hurt by having my conduct represented in such a light. He declared he
never had seen it before, and disapproved very much of that part of it that I
took notice of concerned me ; said he did not blame any person, or rather
captain ; but that he only declared he thought he had not been properly
supported by people of higher rank in the service, by extending the line and
not obeying signals. The captains (he said) were obliged to obey their
admirals' signals, and he had said nothing against any individual but 1 A younger
son of Charles, 6th Earl of Lauderdale, a captain of 1759. In the action of
i7th April, 1780, he had the misfortune to be, in the Elizabeth, one of the
seconds to Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, with whose conduct Rodney was greatly
dissatisfied.
2 Cf. ante, p. 71.
FROM CAPTAIN MAITLAND 101
the one he had confined,1 and seemed to be sorry
that the letter gave me so much uneasiness. The captain of the packet coming in
with letters, and some other gentlemen at the same time, I took my leave and
said I would wait upon him again ; he replied that he would be very happy to
see me at any time. I told George Balfour what I had done, and he said there
could be nothing more done. Old Parker is gone home with the convoy; I expect
no favourable report from him. I was so bad of a nervous fever at Barbados, the
ship left me behind three weeks ago, and I only returned two days since, upon
hearing that the French and Spaniards intended an attack upon this island,
although I am yet very weak. We have ships looking into Martinique every day ;
they have from thirty to thirty-three sail of the line ; we, now twentythree ;
hope soon to have more, when I suppose we shall pay them a visit, if they do
not come to us. I should certainly have insisted upon a courtmartial if Parker had
not gone home, as you seem to think that the best method. My station was a
cable's length ahead of Parker ; instead of which, by Carkett's going on, I was
a mile ahead, and Uvedale2 as far ahead of me. Carkett and he had
the three headmost ships, and I the next two, the headmost one of which was the
French vice or rear admiral 3 he had a blue flag with a white cross at 1
Captain Bateman of the Yarmouth; but the statement is incorrect; for Rodney
severely reprimanded Captain Carkett of the Stirling Castle and tried the
officer in command of the Montagu Lieut. Appleby, the captain being wounded by
courtmartial.
See Appendix A.
2 Captain of the Ajax. According to Troude and
Chevalier the three headmost ships of the French line were Hercule, Artsien,
Sphinx, all of 74 guns.
3 Robuste 74, Comte de Grasse, Chef d'Escadre. After the battle of
Ushant (27 July, 1778) D'Orvilliers reported that in
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the main topmast head, and his second1 astern, a
64 or 74 ; Admiral Parker had but one ship opposed to the Princess Royal,
Albion and Terrible, (I do not mean to insinuate, that it was their fault, but
they were so situated). There was a mile distance, between the French admiral
and his second ahead, which was the third ship in their line. When they began
to fire, I was near abreast of the ship astern of the French admiral, and I
kept on till I got upon that ship's bow and a little abaft the French admiral's
beam. I was then engaged with both, as our admiral2 was so far
astern ; and [there being] such a distance between the French admiral and the
ship ahead of them, I thought it my duty to endeavour to keep as near between
these two ships as possible, until more of our ships came up. I accordingly
shortened and made sail, as near as I could with the French admiral, by
shortening or making sail as he did.
When the ship3 abreast of the three4 ships astern of me
bore up, the ships abreast 5 of me made a little more sail, by filling their
mizen top sails, &c. I did the same as soon as possible. At this time our
admiral, who had shot up within half a mile, had got his main topsail lowered,
made my signal to make more sail ; which I immediately did, by loosing the main
sail and setting it; our jib and fore topmast stays were cut, and main top
gallant stay ; all the other sails were set, and we should soon have action,
when the ensign was obscured in the smoke, the blue flags of command of the
rear squadron were liable to be, and actually had been, mistaken for the
corresponding blue English flags. They were consequently ordered to be charged
with a white cross ; ' et cela s'observa durant toute la guerre d'Amdrique.'
Rey, Histoire du Drapeau, ii. 579.
1 Magnifique 74.
2 Parker.
3 Triton.
4 Princess Royal (flag), Albion, Terrible.
5 Robuste (flag), Magnifique.
THE HON. F. MAITLAND 103
passed the two French ships, but in ten minutes the
sternmost of the two bore up, right before the wind, and his admiral soon
followed him. Upon the last ship bearing up, when a little upon my bow, we
luffed up to rake him, and then bore up to endeavour to cut off the three
headmost ships, who likewise bore away right before the wind. Admiral Parker at
first bore after me, but soon hauled his wind again, and either repeated the
signal for the line a cable's length asunder, by firing a gun, or made it
afresh if the signal was hauled down before ; upon which I was obliged to haul
up and get into my station ahead of him. Uvedale's signal was made that he was
out of his station, because he did not immediately haul up. The ship astern of
the French admiral seemed to be much disabled when she bore away, and no other
ship fired a gun at either of the two. I forgot to tell you, the two ships were
under their topsails and fore sail ; sometimes their mizen top sail aback, and
sometimes the French admiral's main top sail aback. Soon after hauling up,
Admiral Parker made the signal to tack, and we joined the centre which was at
some distance astern. This is as near the state of the case as possible, as I
can very well remember every motion, and can prove every part of it. Sir George
blames Admiral Parker for going too far ahead, and I mentioned to several of my
officers I thought that was the case, before we began to engage. Every officer
in the fleet disapproves much of Sir George Rodney's letter and they think he
has injured every one of them. Since writing the above, I have been informed by
some here that the anonymous letter was wrote by one Ramsay,1 who
was on board of the Sandwich in the action, and is now at St. Kitts ; if
1 The chaplain, friend of Middleton's; though presumably Maitland did not know
this. Cf. ante, p. 46.
104 THE BARHAM PAPERS
so, he deserves to have his gown tore off his back ; but this is not certain.
I have taken the liberty to enclose a letter to Mrs.
Maitland, as she thought her last one had been opened ; and after you have done
with this, you will be so kind as [to] send her the account of my situation, as
I have described it to you, as I have not been any way particular in her
letter. I think I wrote you when at Barbados, by the Cerberus, of our two last
skirmishes. We had very little action there, both times, as it was the van that
suffered most, and our division was in the rear. Since writing the above, I
have considered that anonymous letter more particularly, in which he says, the
Ajax, Terrible, Princess Royal, Albion, Grafton, &c., put the enemy's van
in disorder. As for the Ajax, she was certainly ahead with the Stirling Castle
; the Princess Royal and Albion had but one ship and the Terrible no one at all
opposed to her in the line, which may be seen by her having no men either
killed or wounded. At the same time I do not mean that the captain was to blame
; it was owing to his situation in the fleet ; but it shows what a scoundrel
the fellow is. I cannot recollect any reason why he should say I hauled out of
the line, as I always had Uvedale and Carkett open upon my weather bow ; only,
when the French admiral bore away before the wind he was a little upon my lee
bow at that time I then luffed up to bring my whole broadside to bear upon his
stern, and then bore up immediately again, to cut off the three ships ahead. He
likewise takes notice that the Princess Royal bore down to assist the Sandwich,
&c., which was never the case till we all tacked and joined the centre, as
I informed you in the former part of this letter. Everybody seems to be writing
to their friends
CAPTAIN F. MAITLAND 105
upon this occasion, and some may to the admiralty, but I
write to none but you, as I never had the honour to correspond with any at that
board except Lord Sandwich, and that only upon business of the service. If you
find any part of my letter proper to be communicated to his lordship, or any
other way, I give you full authority, as I am certain you are a proper judge
and will do nothing that may do hurt. We have now got accounts of the French
and Spanish fleet having sailed from Martinique with the Spanish transports,
but have not yet learned where ; about 33 sail of the line, &c.
9th July; 10 at night.
I am one of five sail going to-morrow under the command of Commodore Drake. We
expect Walsingham every day, when we shall certainly follow the French, though
we shall still be inferior, if in conjunction with the Spaniards. I beg you
will make my most respectful compliments to Mrs. Middleton, Miss Dy,1
and Mrs. Bouverie, and believe me to be, dear Middleton, Yours most sincerely,
F. M.
Elizabeth: Jamaica, nth August, 1780.
Dear Middleton, Since my last letter to you by the packet which we left with Sir George Rodney, I have nothing new, only the Spaniards have left the French at the Cape, 2
27 sail of the line strong,
but I suppose they will not continue long there. I have the
pleasure to inform you, the Elizabeth is oxie of the ships that is to come home
with the convoy.
1 Diana Middleton.
2 Cape Francois, now Cape Haytien ; the capital and seat of
government of the French part of Hayti.
io6 THE BARHAM PAPERS
In my former letter, I endeavoured to explain my situation to you in our first
action ; it is therefore unnecessary to repeat it again ; I shall only say in
this they do me great injustice that suppose I hauled out the line, or kept
back more than I thought it my duty as a good officer. When the signal was made
to bear down and close the enemy, both the French vice-admiral l and his second
astern was rather before my beam, for which reason I could not go in a direct
line down, as they were going on, or I should have fallen in with and engaged
the only ship that the three ships astern of me had to engage (viz. the
Princess Royal, Albion and Terrible), and the two ships 2 ahead must
have had five3 instead of which, I engaged the French vice-admiral4
and his second5 astern, and was upon the admiral's quarter and [the]
other ship's B bow and beam all the time, till that French ship 8 bore up ; but
I have already informed you in my former letter, as near as I could. At the
time I began to edge down, the enemy began to fire and we soon returned it ;
and from that time till the French ship6 bore away from the three
ships astern, I do not remember taking any notice of them, as my attention was
mostly taken up with the ships I engaged and those ahead. - By my first edging
away it brought the Princess Royal upon my lee quarter ; and from the smoke,
&c., I saw no more of her till she had shot up nearer us. At this time,
Admiral Parker made my signal to make more sail; upon which I loosed my main
1 De Grasse was third in command, as was denoted by his flag blue with a white
cross ; but the French line was reversed, and he thus commanded the van.
2 Stirling Castle and Ajax.
3 Hercule, Artesien, Sphinx, Robuste, Magnifique.
4 Robuste.
5 Magnifique.
6 Triton.
THE HON. F. MAITLAND 107
sail and set it (which was before bunted) and should soon
have passed the French admiral, as I outsailed him before ; but his second1
soon after bore up, and he afterwards followed. I informed you in my former
letter, the French admiral, by filling his mizen topsail quickly, had got a
little upon my bow, and when he bore away, I luffed up, to bring our whole
broadside to bear on him, and immediately bore up to cut off their three
headmost ships, as I informed you before. As for Carkett and Uvedale, they were
ahead, and I am told by Carkett, Uvedale was upon his weather quarter ; a good
part of the time he could not fight great part of his foremost guns. Carkett
hailed him several times to shorten sail. I do not mean any ill to Uvedale, but
it shews he did not do his duty better than other people, and yet a partiality
shown.2 I hope to hear from you upon my arrival at Portsmouth. I beg
my best respects to your good family ; may God bless you ; And believe me to be
sincerely yours,
F. M.
1 Magnifique.
2 To Mr. Stephens, Rodney wrote that Captain Uvedale's state of health did not permit him to remain on the station, and he was therefore sending him home with the despatches, in company with Captain Bazely of the Pegasus ; but there can be little difficulty in using his name and that of the Ajax to fill in the blanks left by General Mundy in Rodney's letter to his wife (Life of Lord Rodney, i. 289 ; ii. 378). Uvedale, who was a captain of 1760, had no further service, and was superannuated in 1787.
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SIR SAMUEL HOOD TO MIDDLETON
Barfleur : forty leagues S. from St. Eustatius.
4th May, 1781.
My dear Sir, I have had a distant action with a French s
VENGEUR,74. (1810 Harwich. BU 1843) 1811 Capt. Thomas BR0WN, Lisbon. 0ff
Cherbourg in 0ctober. 1812 Capt. James BRISBANE, off Cherbourg. 1814 Capt. T.R.
RICKETS, with Commodore P. MALC0LM in the Channel fleet. 1815 Capt. RICKETS, to
America with troops. 1816 Capt. Thomas ALEXANDER, 8/15, Portsmouth. 1819 Capt.
Frederick Lewis MAITLAND, 9/18, South America. In 1820 VENGEUR took Lord
BERESF0RD from Rio to Lisbon and the King of the Two Sicilies from Naples to
Livorno. 1824- Receiving ship at Sheerness.
WINCHESTER,52. (1822 Woolwich. C0NWAY 1861. Sold 1921) 1822- Chatham. 1829
Capt. Charles J. AUSTEN, 10/29, Jamaica. 1831 Capt. Lord William PAGET, 5/31,
West Indies. 1833 out of commission at Chatham. 1834 Capt. Edward SPARSH0TT,
6/34, East Indies. 1837 Flagship of Rear Ad. Sir Frederick MAITLAND, East
Indies. She was ordered home in 1838.
1840 Capt. John PARKER, flagship of Vice Ad. Sir Thomas HARVEY, N.A.W.I.
station. 1842 Capt. Thomas W. CARTER, 8/41, N.A.W.I. station. 1844 Capt.
Charles EDEN, 3/42, Cape of Good Hope.
The following probably relates to John Maitland (1771-1836), later Admiral,
grandson of 6th Earl.
KINGFISHER,18. (1782 Rochester. Wrecked 1798) Eighteen 6-pounders and a
complement of 120 men. 1794 Thomas Le Marchant G0SSELYN. KINGFISHER was
attached to Lord H0WE's fleet on the memorable 1 June 1794. She spent the rest
of the year cruising in the North Sea. Cdr. G0SSELYN was promoted in July 1795.
1797 John BLIGH, coast of Portugal. He captured the French privateer
GENERAL,18, but only mounting 14 guns. He was promoted in April and succeeded
by John MAITLAND from TRANSFER. 0n 1 July the crew of the FINGFISHER mutinied.
Capt. MAITLAND drew his sword and, supported by his first lieutenant, John
PILF0LD, his other officers and the royal marines, rushed among the mutineers,
several of whom were killed or wounded in the affray. The rest of the crew were
reduced to obedience. Earl ST. VINCENT was so impressed that he immediately
posted him into the SAN NICH0LAS, one of the Spanish prizes in the Tagus. The
Admiralty confirmed the promotion the following month. The commander-in-chief
was afterwards in the habit of recommending "Doctor Maitlands recipe for
mutineers" to the rest of his fleet.
1798 Capt. PIERREP0NT (Charles Herbert, Earl MANVERS), who was 19 years old. 0n
8 January 1798 he captured the French privateer ship BETSEY of 16 guns and 118
men, 9 of whom were killed or wounded. KINGFISHER had only one man wounded.
When the prize money was distributed the KINGFISHER's crew subscribed 50 pounds
to buy a sword for the first lieutenant, Frederick MAITLAND. KINGFISHER also
captured the LYNX,10, the AVANTIVIA FER0LINA,1, and the ESP0IR,2. He was
promoted into the SPARTIATE, one of NELS0N's prizes from Aboukir Bay. then in
Lisbon. A few days later, on 3 December, while KINGFISHER was proceeding to sea
under the command of Lieut. MAITLAND, she was wrecked on the bar at the mouth
of the Tagus. A court martial at Gibraltar cleared Lieut. MAITLAND of blame for
the loss.
Other Maitland Ships
ELECTRA,18. (1837 Portsmouth. Sold 1862) 1838 William PRESTON, 11/37, South
America. 184O E.R. MAINWARING, 4/38, South America. 1842- Arthur DARLEY, 12
/41, N.A.W.I. 1846 William MAITLAND, 1/46, Portsmouth. 1848 Frederick BOUVERIE,
3/47, N.A.W.I. 1850 Portsmouth.
The following probably relates to John Maitland (1771-1836), later Admiral,
grandson of 6th Earl.
KINGFISHER,18. (1782 Rochester. Wrecked 1798) Eighteen 6-pounders and a
complement of 120 men. 1794 Thomas Le Marchant G0SSELYN. KINGFISHER was
attached to Lord H0WE's fleet on the memorable 1 June 1794. She spent the rest
of the year cruising in the North Sea. Cdr. G0SSELYN was promoted in July 1795.
1797 John BLIGH, coast of Portugal. He captured the French privateer
GENERAL,18, but only mounting 14 guns. He was promoted in April and succeeded
by John MAITLAND from TRANSFER. 0n 1 July the crew of the FINGFISHER mutinied.
Capt. MAITLAND drew his sword and, supported by his first lieutenant, John
PILF0LD, his other officers and the royal marines, rushed among the mutineers,
several of whom were killed or wounded in the affray. The rest of the crew were
reduced to obedience. Earl ST. VINCENT was so impressed that he immediately
posted him into the SAN NICH0LAS, one of the Spanish prizes in the Tagus. The
Admiralty confirmed the promotion the following month. The commander-in-chief
was afterwards in the habit of recommending "Doctor Maitlands recipe for
mutineers" to the rest of his fleet.
1798 Capt. PIERREP0NT (Charles Herbert, Earl MANVERS), who was 19 years old. 0n
8 January 1798 he captured the French privateer ship BETSEY of 16 guns and 118
men, 9 of whom were killed or wounded. KINGFISHER had only one man wounded.
When the prize money was distributed the KINGFISHER's crew subscribed 50 pounds
to buy a sword for the first lieutenant, Frederick MAITLAND. KINGFISHER also
captured the LYNX,10, the AVANTIVIA FER0LINA,1, and the ESP0IR,2. He was
promoted into the SPARTIATE, one of NELS0N's prizes from Aboukir Bay. then in
Lisbon. A few days later, on 3 December, while KINGFISHER was proceeding to sea
under the command of Lieut. MAITLAND, she was wrecked on the bar at the mouth
of the Tagus. A court martial at Gibraltar cleared Lieut. MAITLAND of blame for
the loss.
PETERELL,16.
Sloop. (1794 Frindsbury. Harbour Service 1817) 1799 George J0NES,
Mediterranean. 1800 Francis William AUSTEN, Mediterranean. 0n 21 March 1800
PETERELL was in action with three French vessels, a brig, a ship and a zebec
off Cape Couronne on the Riviera. He quickly drove the last two ashore then
carried out a running fight with the brig that lasted for an hour and a half,
often less than a cable's length from the shore, before the enemy struck after
her captain and one seaman were killed. There were no British casualties. Among
the officers which took part in the action were Lieut. PACKER, the master, Mr
TH0MPS0N, and the purser, Mr HILL. The first lieutenant, Mr GL0VER, and the
gunner were away in prizes with thirty of the men.
The enemy brig was the LIGURIENNE, armed with fourteen 6-pounders and two
36-pound howitzers and commanded by Lieut. Francis Auguste Pelabon. She was
only two years old and was fastened with screw bolts so that she could be taken
apart and re-assembled. He learned from the prisoners that the ship was the
CERF with fourteen six pounders and the zebec the J0LLIET mounting six
6-pounders. They had all sailed with a convoy from Cette to Marseilles.
PETERELL captured two of the merchantmen, a barque and a bombarde, both loaded
with wheat. The action was watched by MERMAID well to leeward and unable to
come up to assist.
PETERELL, PEARL and VICT0RIEUSE took the Genoese ship St J0SEPH & MARIA
VEL0CE, bound from Genoa to Alexandria with wine, brandy and arms, on the 29
April 1801 and the French aviso PREV0YANT on the 30th. While with a squadron
under Sir James SAUMAREZ in CASPER, PETERELL took the merchantman CHARL0TTE on
21 August 1801.
1802 J. LAMB0RN, Plymouth. In the spring of 1802 PETERELL joined R0SARI0,
CATYSF0RT and IM0GENE in a flying squadron under Capt. KING sweeping the south
west coast for smugglers.
0n 10 September a court martial was held on board CENTAUR in Plymouth to try
Lieut. BUCHANNAN, first of PETERELL, for leaving the deck at sea while on watch
and disobedience of orders. He was sentenced to be dismissed the service. (In
consideration of his long and meritorious service Lieut. BUCHANNAN was restored
to his rank at the beginning of 1805 and appointed to the PRINCE GE0RGE)
PETERELL went in for a refit on the 4 0ctober 1802 and orders came down for her
on 16 November that when this was completed she was to sail for the Downs to
open 'houses of rendezvous' at the various ports to enter seamen for the fleet.
She came out from the Hamoaze on the 16 December to go into Cawsand Bay. During
previous night it had blown a hurricane from the South West with a heavy sea in
the Sound and all the ships in the bay had to strike yards and topmasts.
During the second half of 1803 she was based at Portsmouth, carrying out
regular cruises in the Channel. 0n 19 June she sent in the HUSNEL brig from
Toulon, bound for Rotterdam with a cargo of wine and on 15 August she arrived
with a convoy from the Downs. This activity continued through the winter until
16 March 1804 when she left Portsmouth with a convoy for Cork and thence to the
West Indies.
1805- ditto, Jamaica. While passing Cape Cerientes on 23 January 1805 Capt.
LAMB0RN discovered a French felucca which immediately weighed and ran inshore.
He sent in boats to burn her while the crew made their escape ashore. The
Frenchman had recently captured an American brig which had been taken into
Havana.
While in Jamaica PETERELL's surgeon was tried by court martial for neglect of
duty to a wounded seaman on board. He was found guily and sentenced to 12
months in the Marshalsea and to be incapable of serving his Majesty again.
PETERELL sailed from Jamaica early in September 1805 with the homebound
convoy. She left the convoy to escort the merchantman TWO FRIENDS into
Charlestown and off North Edisto Island on the 12 0ctober she was engaged by
the French privateer schooner SUPERB which had been laying in wait off the
port. The privateer ran alongside and attempted to board but PETERELL poured a
broadside into her. After twenty minutes the Frenchman had had enough and
sheered off. Capt. LAMB0RN gave chase but the schooner got the weather gage and
escaped. Lieut. MAITLAND and one man from PETERELL were killed and four
men wounded. 0ne Frenchman was captured, he thought 30 or 40 men had been
killed in her. He said that they had mistaken PETERELL for a guineaman and did
not realise that she was a ship of war until they were along side.
Lieut. MAITLAND was buried in the churchyard of St. Philip's Church in
Charlestown. Funeral honours were paid by the officers, sailors and marines of
the ship and the British consul.
La PIQUE,40.
(The French La PALLAS (44 guns 350 men) taken by L0IRE, DANAE. FAIRY and HARPY
on 6 February 1800. Sold 1819) La PALLAS was captured after a "close and
running action" lasting two hours. She was quite new, on her first cruise,
having left St Marloes six hours previously bound for Brest and then Mauritius.
Harper, the master of a trawler, encountered L0IRE, and La PALLAS two leagues
S.W. of the Eddystone and put a pilot on board the prize as she was much
disabled, her main top-mast had gone over the side and standing and running
rigging and sails cut to ribbons. L0IRE and La PALLAS then bore away for
Falmouth with the wind blowing hard.
1800 Capt. Y0UNG, Plymouth. 0n 9 September 1800 George BARNET, one of the
mutineers of the DANAE, was hanged at the yard arm of PIQUE which was then
lying in the Hamoaze. After an hour his body was lowered and taken to the Royal
Naval Hospital for burial. He had been sentenced at a court martial on board
CAMBRIDGE on 2 September.
Capt. W. CUMBERLAND, Aug. 1802. 1803 Downs for Jamaica. 0n 6
December 1803 PIQUE and the CUMBERLAND,74, captured two feluccas, REPUBLIC and
EMERAIRE; one French schooner, BELLE L0UISE, and two American vessels, ACTIVE
and SALLY WALTER, all carrying the French garrison of Cape Nicola Mole in the
North West corner of San Domingo, which they had evacuated during the night.
The French commander General Noailles escaped with one brig.
1804 Charles Bayne Hodgson R0SS, Jamaica station. After a chase of five hours
PIQUE captured the French national cutter TERREUR,10, on 18 March 1804. Six of
the enemy's guns were thrown overboard in their effort to escape. She was
commanded by Lieut. Colliner and had left San Domingo two days previously. The
Spanish corvette 0RQUIJ0 was captured on later occasion.
Lieut. William WARD in PIQUE's gig and Mr EVELEIGH, midshipman, in her yawl,
boarded and captured without loss, the Spanish armed schooner SANTA CLARA off
0coa Bay on 17 March 1806. The enemy was armed with one 9-pounder and carried
28 men.
0n 26 March, while PIQUE was on passage from San Domingo to Curacoa, she
encountered two French brigs of war standing in to the land. By superior
sailing she closed and subjected both of them to heavy fire. A fluke of the
wind enabled Lieuts. WARD and P. H. BAKER with no more than 30 men to board one
of them and, although she was stubbonly defended, she was taken after about 5
minutes. Mr John TH0MPS0N, the master, and eight seamen were killed and both
lieutenants and 12 seamen and marines were wounded. Capt. R0SS meanwhile had
taken the other brig after a few broadsides. The brigs were the PHAET0N,16,
with 120 men, commanded by Lieut. Freyanet, and V0LTIGEUR,16, with 115 men,
commanded by Lieut. St. Craig.
0n 1 November 1806 Capt. R0SS sent off three boats to intercept a schooner
coming round Cabo Rojo in the S.W. of Puerto Rico but they lost her during a
squall in the night. Lieut. BELL, in command, pushed on with Lieut. Baillie of
the marines, landed at Caberet Bay, destroyed a three gun battery and captured
a Spanish brig. The following day Lieut. BAKER, in the launch, drove a French
privateer of 2 guns and 26 men on to the reef off Cabo Rojo and then, while returning
to the ship, captured a 1-gun privateer after a long chase.
1811 Under repair at Woolwich. In the autumn Capt. Hon. Anthony MAITLAND
commissioned her at Woolwich for service first in the Mediterranean and then in
the West Indies during the latter part of the war with America. Two Swedish
ships were taken by PIQUE in January 1814 and sent in to Guadaloupe; BERNAT,
laden with flour and rice, on the 13th and MARGARET, in ballast, on the 19th.
0n the morning of 26 April 1814 off the Silver Keys PIQUE captured the American
privateer HAWK armed with four 6-pounder guns and one long 12-pounder and
carrying 68 men.
PIQUE returned to Portsmouth at the end of the year and was back in the West
Indies in the spring of 1815.
1816 Capt. James Haldane TAIT, Jamaica.
1817 Capt. John MACKELLAR. He exchanged into PIQUE from SALISBURY at Jamaica on
17 March 1817 due to the ill health of Capt. TAIT. When she left for home in
September 1818 PIQUE encountered a dreadful hurricane during the passage and
nearly foundered. She paid off at Deptford in December.
ANDROMEDA,32 (1784 Liverpool. HS 1808) 1787 Capt. H.R.H. Prince WILLIAM HENRY.
ANDROMEDA anchored at Port Royal on 15 November 1788. The whole House of
Assembly waited on him with its congratulations and on 2nd of December they
voted 1000 pounds for the purchase of an elegant star encrusted with diamonds
"as a humble testimony to the very high respect and esteem the island
entertained for his eminent virtues." (Subsequently the same body voted
3000 guineas for a piece of plate for H.R.H. for "his great parliamentary
services relative to the African slave trade.") On 19 May 1789 he was
created Duke of Clarence and moved to command VALIANT.
1793 Capt. J. SALISBURY. 1794 Capt. J. SOTHERBY. North Sea. He was appointed to
the BOMBAY CASTLE on 1 June 1795. 1795 Capt. William TAYLOR, who served on the
coast of Scotland, at Newfoundland, at Halifax and in the Channel until the
spring of 1799 when he moved to MAGNANIME. 1799 Capt. Henry INMAN, 1/99,
Sheerness. During the evening of 4 May 1800, while ANDROMEDA was saluting in
Margate Roads, some powder blew up in the cabin, wounding fourteen men and
depriving them of their sight. Some of them recovered
After spending some time blockading Dunkirk Capt. INMAN decided that it was
possible to destroy or capture the enemy ships at anchor there. His plan was
approved and he was joined by the necessary reinforcements on 27 June 1800. Due
to contrary winds the attack did not take place until 7 July and this gave the
French an opportunity to prepare to receive the large squadron of fire ships,
cutters and luggers ranged against them. Mr. SCOTT, first Lieutenant of
ANDROMEDA took command of the boats in a gig with Mr COCHRANE, third
Lieutenant, in another boat. The second Lieutenant, Mr Andrew KING was left in
charge of ANDROMEDA. The French frigate DESIREE, mounting 40 guns, with long
24-pounders on the main deck, and a complement of 30 men was captured by Cdr.
Patrick CAMPBELL of the DART sloop but, although the captains of the fire ships
remained on board until their vessels were enveloped in flames, the other four
escaped by cutting and standing down the inner channel inside the Braak sands.
They regained their old anchorage in the morning. (See DART for more details.)
To observe the attack Capt. INMAN had boarded the VIGILANT cutter and during
the night he had a narrow escape when his vessel was mistaken for a French
gunboat. Fortunately the broadside fired at him was aimed too high and the crew
lost no time in calling out the pass-word. Capt. INMAN sent a cutter with some
of the more badly wounded officers and men from DESIREE under flag of truce to
the commander of the French squadron. ANDROMEDA sailed from Portsmouth for the
West Indies on 1 December 1800 with Lord Lavington on board. 1801 Capt. J.
BRADBY, West Indies. Capt. Edward Durnford KING removed to ANDROMEDA from
LEVIATHAN and commanded her until the end of the war when he was obliged to
return home due to bad health
1802 Capt. Charles FEILDING brought ANDROMEDA home. She sailed from Fort Royal,
Martinique, on 21 August 1802 and arrived in Portsmouth on 24 September. She
paid off on 8 October and was laid up. 1803- out of commission at Portsmouth.
VENERABLE,74. (1784 Blackwall. Wrecked 1804) 1794 Capt. Sir John 0RDE. 1795
Capt. W. H0PE, 1/95. Shortly after Vice Ad. A. DUNCAN hoisted his flag in her.
Capt. J. BISSET was appointed his flag captain in September. 1796 Capt. Sir
W.G. FAIRFAX, 11/96.
At the beginning of 0ctober 1797 VENERABLE anchored off Yarmouth after a cruise
which had lasted nineteen weeks. 0n the 9th the SPECULAT0R lugger brought the
news that the Dutch were at sea and Ad. DUNCAN sailed with 11 of his
line-of-battle ships. He met with VESTAL and ACTIVE who confirmed that De
WINTER had sailed two days earlier from the Texel with 16 sail of the line, 5
frigates and 5 brigs and had followed a course along the Dutch coast.
WASSANAER,64. (Captured at Camperdown on 11 0ct. 1797 by Ad. DUNCAN's fleet.
BU 1818) 1798 Capt. C. CRAVEN, 6/98. Flagship of Ad. PEYT0N in 0ctober. 1800
armed “en flute”, Chatham for Lisbon. 1803- Powder hulk at Chatham
Issue: 7/7/2003
This section is a compilation of information from several sources, including, inter alia:
A Wedderburn site (14/2/2001):
(http://perso.wanadoo.fr/euroleader/wedderburn/blackness/)
SRO Records.
Daughter of Frederick Lewis & Margaret (Dick) Maitland:
MARY MAITLAND(2nd name Turner in A/F & PR, not in Will)
C: 28 Oct 1768 Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland (SRO, FR145)
A Minor in FLM's Will
Married 5/4/1793 @ Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, (SPR)
of Fife (Henry Scrymgeour Wedderburn in PR) 4th & ygst.
s. of David Scrymgeour & Katharine Wedderburn (b. 1715, 6th d. of Alexander
W., 4th Bt. of Blackness, & Katharine Scott) - see 1739 - was b. on
3/11/1755 (in Scotland). -
From Scottish Records:
David Scrymgeour M: 12 Aug 1739 Katharine Wedderburn @ Balmerino, Fife.
Henry went out to Jamaica 'about October 1773'. "Members of his mother's
family had been established there since the '45 and were now prosperous"
He owned an estate called Baulk and became a member of the House of
Assembly" (W.B. p. 179)
[The three sons of Thomas Wedderburn 'of Cantra' (younger brother of the
executed 5th Bt. of Blackness & of Robert Wedderburn 'of Pearsie'):
Alexander (b. 1741 at 'Grange Hill'); John (b. 1743 at Forres, Morayshire) and
James (b. 1751, at Inverness), all went out to Jamaica as well. - Alexander
went there in the spring of 1760 "staying on his way South with his uncle
'Pearsie'….but four years later died, unmarried, at Bluecastle, in the parish
of Westmoreland, Jamaica. (W.B. p. 342)
Henry Scrymgeour returned from Jamaica in 1790-91 and m. Mary Turner Maitland
(e.d. of Capt. the Hon. Frederick Lewis Maitland, R.N., sixth s. of Charles,
6th Earl of Lauderdale) in 1793, q.v. (W.B. p. 179/80)
[There is no mention in either the W.B. or Burke's Peerage that Henry had been
married previously, but the Will of his cousin, James Wedderburn (b. 1751, d.
1797) indicates that he had a wife (and children) while he was living in
Jamaica (although, in a Codicil, written in 1792, James also left legacies 'in
the event of his marriage' to Henry's eldest son and eldest daughter yet to be
born - on the rather curious 'express condition' that Henry should marry within
three years of the date of the Codicil 'C' - i.e. by 30 April 1795.)] - Henry
& Mary had 4 sons & 8 daughters, of whom only one son, the youngest,
Frederick, b. 1808, survived, and only one daughter, the 7th, Mathilda, b. 1803
(q.v.), had children. (W.B. p. 181)]
Issue of Henry Scrymgeur & Mary Turner Maitland:
1/1. Janet Scrymgeur-Wedderburn C: 25 Aug 1796 @ Kettle, Fife,
At Edinburgh Parish:
1/2. Margaret Louisa Scrymgeour-Wedderburn C: 8 Feb 1794
1/3. Catharine Scrymgeour-Wedderburn C: 8 Feb 1794
1/4. Elizabeth Wedd S Wedderburn B: 19 Feb 1795
Parents: Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn & Mary Turner Maitland-Makgill
1/5. David Scrymgeour-Wedderburn C: 21 Aug 1799 (@ Saint Cuthberts,
Edinburgh)
from Scottish Records, probably not ours:
David Scrymgeour M: 11 Dec 1825 Maria Jack, @ Crieff, Perth,
David Scrymgeour M: 17 Oct 1841 Janet Gow @ Crieff, Perth,
1/6. Matilda Scrymgeour B: 30 May 1803. (Father: William Henry
Scrymgeour)
From internet 14/2/2001 (Wedderburn site):
1829 Matilda Scrymgeour-Wedderburn m. Robert Matthew Isacke, of
Foreland Lodge, Kent, in 1829. Kent IGI (This m. is also shown in
the Fifeshire IGI) [They were m. at Balmerino, Fife on 11/9/1829.
- Matilda, b. 30/5/1803 in Edinburgh, was the 7th d. of Henry S-W
& Mary Turner Maitland, e.d. of Capt. the Hon. Frederick Lewis
Maitland, R.N. (sixth s. of Charles, 6th Earl of Lauderdale). -
Captain Robert Isacke, 'e.s. of Capt. Isacke (d. 1831), of Croomes
Hill, Greenwich, Kent, was in the naval service of the East India
Company'. (W.B. p. 182) [Capt. Robert Isacke & Matilda had 4 sons
& 2 daughters.]
1/7. Alexander Scrymgeour B: 3 Jan 1807
1/8. Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour B: 4 Mar 1808, Edinburgh (Wedd. Site)
Died on 16 Aug 1874 in Birkhill Fife.
Married (1): the Hon. Helen Arbuthnot, fifth d. of John, 8th
Viscount Arbuthnot, & Lady Margaret Ogilvie. (Lady Margaret was
the e.d. of Walter, 7th Earl of Airlie.) Helen died on 23 Apr 1840
in Balgarvie, Fife. (John Arbuthnot's youngest daughter, Lady Helen
Ogilvie, m. John Wedderburn 'of Auchterhouse', b. 1788 at Clapham,
Surrey, the younger s. of John Wedderburn of 'Spring Garden' Jamaica,
who was b. in Inverness in 1743. From 1801 until his death in 1820
'Spring Garden John' was the senior partner in Wedderburn & Co. at 35
Leadenhall St., London.]
Issue:
2/1. Henry SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN was born on 18 Apr 1840. He died
on 1 Feb 1914.
Married Juliana BRADDELL, daughter of Thomas BRADDELL Esq., of
Coolmelagh, in 1869 in Dublin.
Married (2) 31/8/1852: at Hurst Church, Berks., on 31/8/1852,
Selina Mary Garth (d. of Captain Thomas Garth, R.N., of Haines
Hill, Berks. - W.B. p. 182). [Frederick & Selina had 2 sons and 3
daughters (b. in Scotland - see Komcol2). She died on 18/10/1902
at Haines Hill, Twyford, Berks. - Probate was granted to Alexander
Scrymgeour-Wedderburn. - Estate valued at £5,646. (Derek & Pauline
Weatherburn's Notes)
Issue:
2/2. Selina Elgiva SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN, born on 22 Aug 1856.
Married Capt. James CARNEGIE GILLESPIE, son of David GILLESPIE
of Mountquhanie Cupar Fife, on 21 Jun 1883 in Sandleford Newbury.
1881 Census was unm., living with her widowed mother and sister
Charlotte at Sandleford Lodge, Sandleford, Berks.
M. 21/6/1883: Capt. James Carnegie Gillespie, R.H.A. (3rd s. of
David Gillespie of Mountquhanie, Cupar, Fife - grandson of
Janet Scrymgeour, b. c1747, & John Gillespie, m. 1776),
1897 Selina and her husband, by then Colonel of the R.H.A.,
were living, s.p., at Weedon, Northamptonshire. (W.B. p. 183)
SRO:
Henry Scrymgeour Wedderburn C: 22 May 1840
Father: F. L. P. Wedderburn Mother: Helen Arbuthnot
Balmerino, Fife, Scotland
1/9. Euphemia Scrymgeour B: 28 Sep 1809 Edinburgh (Father: William
Henry Scrymgeour) She died, widow, in 1881. (Wedd. Site)
Married 20/1/1848: John SCOTT M.D., FRCS Edinb. in St Peter's
Thanet. (as his second wife), (physician to the East India
Company). Their only child Euphemia, d. soon after its birth.
1784 Almanac:
John Wedderburn Magistrate for Westmoreland
Also Thomas Thistlewood
James Robert Tomlinson
Major, St ELizabeth Militia, William B. Wright.
Ensign, Westmoreland, John Tomlinson
1796 Almanac
Magistrate Westmoreland: James Robert Tomlinson
James Wedderburn
St Elizabeth Coroner, R.B. Wright
From Jamaica Handbook:
1811:
John Wedderburn @ Spring Garden, W'moreland: 1524/1877
Sir David & Andrew W: Blue Castle & Blackheath: 602/633
1824:
James Wedderburn: Mint, Moreland, Mount Edgcumbe, Paradise, Retreat,
Spring Garden: 1625/1934
Sir David W: Blue Castle: 241/332.
From Scottish Records:
David Scrymgeour M: 12 Aug 1739 Katharine Wedderburn @ Balmerino,
Fife.
1793: James Wedderburn, Foreman of Grand Jurors for Westmoreland
1900 HANDBOOK OF JAMAICA EXCERPTS
SUGAR ESTATES IN CULTIVATION IN JAMAICA - WESTMORELAND
Blue Castle - Samuel H. Morris
Scottish Church Records - Version 2.00
Henry Scrymgeour M: 24 Jul 1836
Spouse: Jane Craig Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh,
Henry Scrymgeour B: 14 Mar 1844
Father: Henry Scrymgeour Mother: Jane Craig
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, FR4697
Donald Scrymgour M: 28 May 1804
Spouse: Martha TAIT Logierait, Perth, Scotland
Alexander Scrymgour M: 19 Sep 1802
Spouse: Elizabeth Fraser Logierait, Perth, Scotland
Alexander Scrymgeour M: 2 Jun 1839
Spouse: Mary Dachson Blairgowrie, Perth, Scotland
Alexander Scrymgeour M: 5 May 1842
Spouse: Mary Brown Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Alexander Scrymgeour M: 28 Dec 1845
Spouse: Henriatta Anne Sophia Moris Fowlis Wester, Perth,
Mary Turner Scrymgeour Wedderbrun (F). M: 23 Jul 1843
Spouse: Thomas Smith Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland
From Internet: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/genfam.htm 15/3/04
James Scrymgeour of Kirkton (d 1580)
m. Agnes Bruce of Earlshall (probably dau of Sir William Bruce, 2nd of Earlshall)
1. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton (d 06.1629)
m. (03.05.1593) Marion Fothringham (dau of Thomas Fothringham of Powrie)
A. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton (d 23.06.1656)
m. (11.10.1624) Jean Makgill (dau of James Makgill of Rankeillour)
i. John Scrymgeour of Kirkton, de jure 2nd Earl of Dundee (d 1698)
The right of this line of Scrymgeours to the Earldom of Dundee (and Viscounts Dudhope) was not formally accepted by the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords until July 1952 when John's successor Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn became accepted as 11th Earl of Dundee. Arguably the main reason for the delay in such recognition arose from the influence of John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, who claimed the right to be Scotland's hereditary standard bearer.
m. Magdalene Wedderburn (dau of Alexander Wedderbun of Kinggenny and Easter Powrie)
a. James Scrymgeour of Kirkton, de jure 3rd Earl of Dundee (dsp)
b. Alexander Scrymgeour, de jure 4th Earl of Dundee (profeessor)
m. Janet Falconer (dau of David Falconer, professor)
(1) David Scrymgeour of Birkhill, de jure 5th Earl of Dundee
m. Katherine Wedderburn (dau of Sir Alexander Wedderburn, 4th Bart of Blackness)
(A) Alexander Scrymgeour of Birkhill, later Scrymgeour-Wedderburn of Wedderburn, de jure 6th Earl of Dundee (dsp 1811)
m. Elizabeth Ferguson (dau of James Ferguson of Pitfour)
(B) John Scrymgeour (d 1791)
(C) David Scrymgeour (d 1780)
(D) Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn of Wedderburn, de jure 7th Earl of Dundee (d 30.12.1841) had issue
m. (05.04.1793) Mary Turner Maitland (d 1851, dau of Frederick Lewis Maitland of Rankeillour)
c.+ other issue
Main sources: BLG1952 (Scrymgeour-Wedderburn of Wedderburn), BP1999 (Scrymgeour of Dundee)
EXTRACTS from WEDDERBURN SITE with JAMAICAN CONNECTIONS
Generation 8
Sir Alexander WEDDERBURN 4th Bt. of Blackness 1 (James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert ) was born on 4 Nov 1675. He died on 21 Sep 1744.
Married Katherine SCOTT, daughter of John SCOTT merchant of Dundee and Christian WATSON, on 15 Nov 1697.
They had the following children:
1/1. Elizabeth WEDDERBURN was born in 1699.
1/2. Sir John WEDDERBURN 5th Baronet was born on 4 Aug 1704 and died on
28 Nov 1746. Married Jean FULLARTON.
2/1. Alexander WEDDERBURN b 1727. D.1764 in Blue Castle
Westmoreland, Jamaica.
2/2. Peter WEDDERBURN b abt 1735/1736. died in 1773 in
Jamaica.[Notes]
1/3. Robert WEDDERBURN Sheriff Clerk of Forfar was born on 16 Feb 1708
and died on 19 Feb 1786.
1/4. Thomas WEDDERBURN was born in 1710 and died in 1771.
1/5. Alexander WEDDERBURN was born in 1718. He died in 1788.[Notes]
1/6. Grizel WEDDERBURN.
1/7. Katharine WEDDERBURN was born in 1715.
The Wedderburns
Ninth Generation
Issue of (Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert )
79. Elizabeth WEDDERBURN born in 1699.
81. Robert WEDDERBURN Sheriff Clerk of Forfar was born on 16 Feb 1708
married Isabelle (Isobel?) EDWARD on 29 Jan 1738.
101 M David WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 15 Aug 1757 and
died on 21 Mar 1801.
In 1789, under the terms of James Webster's Will, David took the surname
Webster in addition to his own and became senior partner of Wedderburn, Webster
& Co. [In July of that year, David's cousin John Wedderburn (b. 1743, 2nd
but elder surv. s. Thomas W. 'of Cantra' - brother of Robert W. of Pearsie)
returned from Jamaica, having lived there for more than 25 years, and joined
David and other members of the family who were also partners in the firm. -
David died of 'a decline', at Bath, in 1801] His cousin John Wedderburn (b.
1743), late of 'Spring Garden', Jamaica, then became senior partner of
Wedderburn & Co. (W.B. p. 329) [His Will written & signed as 'David
Webster'.]
82. Thomas WEDDERBURN was born in 1710. He died in 1771.
Thomas married Katherine DUNBAR, daughter of Robert DUNBAR.
102M Alexander WEDDERBURN was born on 28 Aug 1741. He died on 10 Feb 1770/1771
in Blue Castle Jamaica.[Notes]
85. Katharine WEDDERBURN was born in 1715.
Katharine married David SCRYMGEOUR of Birkhill, son of Dr.
Alexander SCRYMGEOUR and Janet FALCONER, in Aug 1739.
David and Katharine had the following children:
1/1. Henry SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN was born on 3 Nov 1755.
Henry married Mary Turner MAITLAND, daughter of Capt. The Hon. Frederick Lewis
MAITLAND R.N., on 5 Apr 1793 in Edinburgh.
They had the following children:
149F Matilda SCRYMGEOUR was born on 30 May 1803 in Duke Street
Edinburgh.[Notes]
Matilda married Capt. Robert Matthew ISACKE in 1829 in Birkhill Fife.[Notes]
1829 Matilda Scrymgeour-Wedderburn m. Robert Matthew Isacke, of Foreland Lodge,
Kent, in 1829. Kent IGI (This m. is also shown in the Fifeshire IGI) [They were
m. at Balmerino, Fife on 11/9/1829. - Matilda, b. 30/5/1803 in Edinburgh, was
the 7th d. of Henry S-W & Mary Turner Maitland, e.d. of Capt. the Hon.
Frederick Lewis Maitland, R.N. (sixth s. of Charles, 6th Earl of Lauderdale). -
Captain Robert Isacke, 'e.s. of Capt. Isacke (d. 1831), of Croomes Hill,
Greenwich, Kent, was in the naval service of the East India Company'. (W.B. p.
182) [Capt. Robert Isacke & Matilda had 4 sons & 2 daughters.]
Capt. Robert Matthew ISACKE
1829 Matilda Scrymgeour-Wedderburn m. Robert Matthew Isacke, of Foreland Lodge,
Kent, in 1829. Kent IGI (This m. is also shown in the Fifeshire IGI) [They were
m. at Balmerino, Fife on 11/9/1829. - Matilda, b. 30/5/1803 in Edinburgh, was
the 7th d. of Henry S-W & Mary Turner Maitland, e.d. of Capt. the Hon.
Frederick Lewis Maitland, R.N. (sixth s. of Charles, 6th Earl of Lauderdale). -
Captain Robert Isacke, 'e.s. of Capt. Isacke (d. 1831), of Croomes Hill,
Greenwich, Kent, was in the naval service of the East India Company'. (W.B. p.
182) [Capt. Robert Isacke & Matilda had 4 sons & 2 daughters.]
150M Frederick Lewis SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN was born in 1808 and died on 16 Aug
1874.
151F Euphemia SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN was born on 28 Sep 1809 and died in 1881.
The Wedderburns - Tenth Generation
93. Sir John WEDDERBURN
6th Baronet
Served in Ogilvy's Regiment
escaped to Jamaica 1746
Returned to Scotland 1779, purchased the estate of Balindean, co. Perth died 13 June 1803 Scotland aged 74
94. Dr. James WEDDERBURN-COLVILE (John ) was born on 28 Aug 1730. He died on 14 Dec 1807.
of Jamaica, then Inveresk
Case in Edinburgh Court of Session 2nd December 1780
ref. 1711 Alexander Wedderburn (b. 1711 in Dundee, e. surv. s. of Alexander W.,
b. 1678, & Grizell Watson) was a shipmaster in London by 1740. ["It is
to him, I think", says "A.W.", "that James Wedderburn (b.
1730, later of Jamaica & afterwards 'of Inveresk', Midlothian) 'tooke boat'
on 27/11/1746, to see if anything could still be done to avert the execution of
his father (Sir John W., 5th Bt. of Blackness).] Alexander m. Marion Stuart (d.
of John Stuart of Inverness - see W.B. p. 229, footnote 4). - Alexander died
'before 6/12/1757'. (W.B. p. 229)]
James first had three children by Rosanna, his housekeeper in Jamaica, between 1752 and 1762. He also had at least two children by Rosanna's replacement, Esther Trotter. The latter's children, a boy and a girl, were separated from
their mother and brought up back in Inveresk, Scotland, under the name Graham.
James and Rosanna had the following children:
123M John? WEDDERBURN.
124M James WEDDERBURN.
125M Robert WEDDERBURN was born in 1752/1762.
James, on returning to Scotland, was to marry Isabella BLACKBURN, daughter of Andrew BLACKBURN, in Mar 1774. Isabella died on 14 Jan 1821.
They had the following children:
126M John WEDDERBURN was born in 1776 in Inveresk. He died on 19 May 1799 in Jamaica and was buried on 21 May 1799 in Westmoreland Jamaica.
127M Andrew COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 6 Nov 1779 and died in 1856.
Andrew COLVILE WEDDERBURN
1779 Andrew Wedderburn, b. 6/11/1779, e. surv. (legitimate)
s. of James Wedderburn 'of Inveresk', Midlothian (b. 1730, 2nd s. of Sir John
Wedderburn, the executed 5th Bt. of Blackness) & Isabella Blackburn, joined
the 'West India' House of Webster Wedderburn & Co. in London, as a salaried
partner, in 1798. [Andrew's elder brother John, b. 1776, at Inveresk, went out
to Jamaica in 1794 and d. there, unm., on 19/5/1799.] In 1802 (q.v.). Andrew m.
i) Elizabeth Susannah Wedderburn (b. 1773 in Jamaica), who died a year later.
Andrew m. ii) in 1806, the Hon. Mary Louisa Eden (b. 1788 in Spain). They had a
large family. - In 1814 (q.v.) Andrew took the surname and arms of Colvile of
Ochiltree in lieu of Wedderburn. (W.B. p. 308) 1814 Andrew Wedderburn (b. 1779
in Scotland, 2nd but e. surv. s. of James Wedderburn of Inveresk & Isabella
Blackburn) 'by order in council and licence thereto, took for himself and his
heirs in possession of Craigflower the surname and arms of Colvile of Ochiltree
in lieu of those of Wedderburn'. W.B. p. 308 [Andrew, by then a partner in
Wedderburn & Co. at 35 Leadenhall St., London, became the senior partner
following the death, in 1820, of his second cousin, John Wedderburn (b. 1743 in
Inverness, afterwards of Spring Garden, Jamaica).]
1836 Andrew Colvile was present at the inaugural meeting of the
"Commercial Railway Company", held on 5/8/1836, at 16 Bishopsgate. -
The Minutes (at the PRO) list the 28 men present: 'Andrew Colvile, Esq.,
Chairman of the West India Dock Company' is third on the list. (His name is
followed by Thomas Hughes, Esq.) The Chairman of the East India Dock Co., William
Routh, was also present, as well as a Sir William Young, Bt., a George Brown,
Esq., and a Crawfurd Davidson. The Directors of the "Commercial"
decided to amalgamate with the existing 'London-Blackwall Railway Company'.
John Robertson, Chairman of London-Blackwall, was elected Chairman of the new
'Commercial Co.']
101. David WEBSTER WEDDERBURN (Robert ) was born on 15 Aug 1757 in Pearsie, Scotland. He died on 21 Mar 1801 in Bath.
1757 David Wedderburn (afterwards Webster), b. 1757 (in
Scotland), 4th & ygst. s. of Robert Wedderburn 'of Pearsie', Forfarshire
[b. 1708, fifth but second surv. s. of Sir Alexander W., 4th Bt. of Blackness
(b. 1675) & Katharine Scott] & his wife Isabella Edward, went to London
in 1772 (not in 1780, as shown in the W.B. - viz. his letter dated 8th Feb.
1775, in the Dundee City archives). David worked for his step-uncles, the
Webster brothers at their 'East & West India House', Webster & Co., at
35, Leadenhall Street. (W.B. p. 322, footnote 5) - In 1789, under the terms of
James Webster's Will, David took the surname Webster in addition to his own and
became senior partner of Wedderburn, Webster & Co. [In July of that year,
David's cousin John Wedderburn (b. 1743, 2nd but elder surv. s. Thomas W. 'of
Cantra' - brother of Robert W. of Pearsie) returned from Jamaica, having lived
there for more than 25 years, and joined David and other members of the family
who were also partners in the firm. - David died of 'a decline', at Bath, in
1801, and John Wedderburn then became the firm's senior partner.]
1801 David (Wedderburn-Webster (b. 'Wedderburn' in 1757, at 'Pearsie',
Forfarshire), of Shenley Hill, Herts. (formerly of Clapham), died at Bath on
21/3/1801, aged 43, and is there buried. His cousin John Wedderburn (b. 1743),
late of 'Spring Garden', Jamaica, then became senior partner of Wedderburn
& Co. (W.B. p. 329) [His Will written & signed as 'David Webster'.]
David married Elizabeth READ, daughter of Alexander READ of 'Logie' and Anne FLETCHER, on 26 Dec 1785 in Dundee.
They had the following children:
137M Sir James WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 31 May 1788 and died on 13 Aug 1840.
138F Anne WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 2 Mar 1791 and died in Jul 1822.
139F Mary WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 15 Sep 1793 in Clapham Surrey.[Notes]
Mary married George HAWKINS of Harnish House Wilts on 22 Mar 1814 in Brussels.
139. Mary WEBSTER WEDDERBURN
1793 Mary 'Webster or Wedderburn', younger d. of David Wedderburn of Pearsie (b.
1757, by now 'Webster') & Elizabeth Read [m. 1785], was b. at Clapham on 15/9/1793. - Mary m., on 22/3/1814, at Brussels, George Hawkins of Harnish House, Wilts. (grandson of Sir Cæsar Hawkins, Bt., of Kelston, Somerset). - 'Both were living in 1856 but had no issue'. (W.B. p. 330)
George HAWKINS of Harnish House Wilts
1793 Mary 'Webster or Wedderburn', younger d. of David Wedderburn of Pearsie (b.
1757, by now 'Webster') & Elizabeth Read [m. 1785], was b. at Clapham on 15/9/1793. -
Mary m., on 22/3/1814, at Brussels, George Hawkins of Harnish House, Wilts. (grandson of Sir Cæsar Hawkins, Bt., of Kelston, Somerset). - 'Both were living in 1856 but had no issue'. (W.B. p. 330)
140M Charles WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 10 Sep 1799 and died in 1863.
141M David WEBSTER WEDDERBURN was born on 10 Aug 1801. He died on 14 Jul 1816 in Brigton Angus.
103. John WEDDERBURN (Thomas ) was born on 19 Aug 1743 and was christened on 22 Aug 1743 in Forres Moraysh.. He died on 29 Dec 1820.
London merchant of Clapham
[John went to Jamaica in 1762 and became the owner of a number of sugar plantations, including - through his marriage to Mary Wisdom Bedward in 1782 - the "Spring Garden" Estate. He returned from Jamaica with his wife & 3 children in 1789 and joined the West India House of Webster & Co. in Leadenhall St., London. - From 1801 until his death in 1820 John was chief partner in 'Wedderburn Webster & Co.' - He & Mary had 2 more daughters and another son born in England. - They lived first in Upper Grosvenor St., then in Bedford Square and later at 19 Devonshire Place, Portland Place. (W.B. pp. 343-45) [In 1806, a 'J. Wedderburn' was the tenant of 'Mill-farm of Camno' in Perthshire, which, with 30 other farms, was then 'to let'. The proprietor of all 31 farms was 'J. Wedderburn of Portland Place, London'. ("Tay Valley People") - The origins of John Wedderburn, a farmer at Camno - are somewhat obscure! (See W.B. pp. 224-25)] John died on 29/12/1820, at Chigwell, Essex, leaving in his Will (proved in Feb. 1821) a legacy to 'a John Wedderburn, a free mulatto planter in Jamaica'. His widow, Mary Wisdom Wedderburn, lived at Queen Anne St. London, after her husband's death. - She d. on 17/3/1835 at Abele Grove, Epsom, Sy. (W.B. p. 345, footnote ø) [John & Mary are the great-grandparents of Alexander Wedderburn, Q.C. (b. 7/8/1854, q.v.), the author of the "Wedderburn Book" published in 1898. (See W.B. p. 351)]
John married Mary Wisdom BEDWARD, daughter of George BEDWARD, in 1782.
They had the following children:
142F Elizabeth Susanna WEDDERBURN was born on 1 Jan 1784 in Jamaica and was christened on 1 Jun 1785 in Westmoreland Jamaica. She died on 23 Dec 1803 in Inveresk.
Elizabeth married Andrew COLVILE WEDDERBURN, son of Dr. James WEDDERBURN-
COLVILE and Isabella BLACKBURN, on 27 Dec 1802 in Clapham Surrey. Andrew was born on 6 Nov 1779. He died in 1856.
104. James WEDDERBURN (Thomas ) was born on 23 Sep 1751 in Jamaica. He died on 17 Jul 1797 and was buried in Paradise Westmoreland.
He had the following children:
Attorney & proprietor of Jamaica
Representative in Assembly for Westmoreland Parish
Will dated 6 October 1790
Proved PCC 1799
148F Lydia WEDDERBURN.
148. Lydia WEDDERBURN
1818 A Lydia Wedderburn m. Hugh Wilson on 10/5/1818 at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster. L/M IGI [Was Lydia the 'quadroon' daughter of that name who was b. in Jamaica and was left a handsome legacy in the Will of James Wedderburn (b. 1751 in Inverness - brother of John W., the senior partner of Wedderburn & Co. in Leadenhall St.) 'on the day of her marriage …..with a Creditable white person', on condition that 'she remains in Great Britain and does not return to Jamaica'? (James' Will, at Myddleton House.) - James 'was never married'. (W.B. p. 342)] - ( Possibly Lydia was later Lydia 'Duglas', sister of Hope who d. 1837, aged 35, & Sarah who m. John Dugdale in 1829, q.v. - A Lydia Duglas, sister, was the informant of Hope's death. - 'London Will No. 20'. - W.B. Vol. II, p. 519)
125. Robert WEDDERBURN (James WEDDERBURN-COLVILE , John ,) was born in 1752/1762 in Kingston Jamaica.
Robert married Elizabeth RYAN on 5 Nov 1781 in Saint Katherine Creechurch, London, London, England.
They had the following children:
163F Ann? WEATHERBURN was christened on 16 Sep 1776 in St Anne's Soho.[Notes]
163. Ann? WEATHERBURN
1776 Ann Weatherburn, d. of Robert Weatherburn & Elizabeth ---, bap. 16/9/1776 at St. Anne's, Soho, Westminster. L/M IGI [Poss. 'ante-nuptial' child of Robert & Elizabeth m. 1781, q.v.?]
164M Robert WETHERBURN was born on 24 Jul 1786 in Holborn, Lying-in-Hospital and was christened on 27 Jul 1786. Robert was employed as Scalemaker. He published notice of marriage to Sarah, born 1781-6 Middlesex. He resided 172 High Holborn (1841) - 1841 in London.
165F Elizabeth WETHERBURN was born on 24 Jul 1786 in Holborn, Lying-in-Hospital and was christened on 27 Jul 1786.
166F Maria WEATHERBOURN was born on 4 Mar 1790 and was christened on 31 Mar 1790 in St Katherine Kreechurch London.[Notes]
1790 Maria Weatherbourn d. of Robert Weatherbourn & Elizabeth [Ryan], bap.
31/3/1790 at London, St. Katherine Creechurch. L/M IGI } [Not shown in the W.B. but 'Gaol' records at Dorset County Record Office show that Robert had 6 children
167M George WEATHERBOURNE was born on 2 Jun 1791 and was christened on 1 Jul 1791 in St Katherine Kreechurch London.[Notes]
1791 Maria Weatherbourn d. of Robert Weatherbourn & Elizabeth [Ryan], bap. 1/7/1791 at London, St. Katherine Creechurch. L/M IGI } [Not shown in the W.B. but 'Gaol' records at Dorset County Record Office show that Robert had 6 children]
168M Jabez WEDDERBURN was born in 1798 and died on 8 Nov 1880.
169M Jacob WEDDERBURN was born in 1806 and died on 20 Dec 1841.
127. Andrew COLVILE WEDDERBURN (James
WEDDERBURN-COLVILE , John) was born on 6 Nov 1779. He died in 1856.
1779 Andrew Wedderburn, b. 6/11/1779, e. surv. (legitimate) s. of James
Wedderburn 'of Inveresk', Midlothian (b. 1730, 2nd s. of Sir John Wedderburn,
the executed 5th Bt. of Blackness) & Isabella Blackburn, joined the 'West
India' House of Webster Wedderburn & Co. in London, as a salaried partner,
in 1798. [Andrew's elder brother John, b. 1776, at Inveresk, went out to
Jamaica in 1794 and d. there, unm., on 19/5/1799.] In 1802 (q.v.). Andrew m. i)
Elizabeth Susannah Wedderburn (b. 1773 in Jamaica), who died a year later.
Andrew m. ii) in 1806, the Hon. Mary Louisa Eden (b. 1788 in Spain). They had a
large family. - In 1814 (q.v.) Andrew took the surname and arms of Colvile of
Ochiltree in lieu of Wedderburn. (W.B. p. 308)
1814 Andrew Wedderburn (b. 1779 in Scotland, 2nd but e. surv. s. of James
Wedderburn of Inveresk & Isabella Blackburn) 'by order in council and
licence thereto, took for himself and his heirs in possession of Craigflower
the surname and arms of Colvile of Ochiltree in lieu of those of Wedderburn'.
W.B. p. 308 [Andrew, by then a partner in Wedderburn & Co. at 35 Leadenhall
St., London, became the senior partner following the death, in 1820, of his
second cousin, John Wedderburn (b. 1743 in Inverness, afterwards of Spring
Garden, Jamaica).]
1836 Andrew Colvile was present at the inaugural meeting of the
"Commercial Railway Company", held on 5/8/1836, at 16 Bishopsgate. -
The Minutes (at the PRO) list the 28 men present: 'Andrew Colvile, Esq.,
Chairman of the West India Dock Company' is third on the list. (His name is
followed by Thomas Hughes, Esq.) The Chairman of the East India Dock Co.,
William Routh, was also present, as well as a Sir William Young, Bt., a George
Brown, Esq., and a Crawfurd Davidson. The Directors of the
"Commercial" decided to amalgamate with the existing 'London-Blackwall
Railway Company'. John Robertson, Chairman of London-Blackwall, was elected
Chairman of the new 'Commercial Co.']
Andrew married (1) Elizabeth Susannah WEDDERBURN in 1802. Elizabeth was born in
1773 in Jamaica. She died in 1803.
Andrew also married (2) Hon. Mary Louisa EDEN, daughter of William EDEN 1st
Lord Auckland, on 26 Jun 1806 in Bromley Kent. Mary was born in 1788 in Spain.
They had the following children:
170F Eleanor COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 23 Dec 1808 in Clay Hill Kent and
was christened in Beckenham. She died on 30 Nov 1824 in Langley Farm and was
buried in Beckenham.
171M Sir James William COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 12 Jan 1810.
172M John COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 16 Jan 1811 in Langley Farm Beckenham.
He died on 17 Feb 1830 in Eton and was buried Bovingdon Herts.[Notes]
1811 John Wedderburn [afterwards Colvile], 2nd s. of Andrew Wedderburn [b.
1779] & the Hon. (Louisa) Mary Eden [m. 1806], was b. 16/1/1811 at Langley
Farm, Beckenham, Kent. [John Colvile d. (of scarlet fever) on 17/2/1830, while
at Eton. He was buried at Bovingdon, Herts. (W.B. p. 309)]
173F Isabella COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 24 Apr 1812 in Langley Farm
Beckenham. She died on 4 Aug 1896 in Chesterton Shrops.[Notes]
1834 Isabella Colvile [b. 1812, 2nd d. of Andrew Colvile (formerly Wedderburn)
& the Hon. Louisa Mary Eden, m. 1806] m. in Feb. 1834, at St. Marylebone's
Church, London, Samuel Marindin, then a lieut. in the second lifeguards, but
later in Holy Orders, and rector Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, and Pen Selwood,
Somerset. They had 6 sons and 3 daughters. The Rev. Samuel Marindin d. on
3/1/1852. 'His widow lived for some years at Chesterton, Shropshire, where she
d. on 4/8/1896'. (W.B. p. 309) [In the 'Preface' to Vol. I of the W.B., p. xvi,
"A.W." apologises for his errors re their descendants on p. 309. -
Corrections are shown in 'Additions & Corrections', W.B. Vol. I, p. 520.]
Isabella married Lieut. Samuel MARINDIN in Feb 1834 in St. Marylebone's Church.
Samuel died on 3 Jan 1852.
174M George COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 23 Oct 1813 in Langley Farm
Beckenham. He died on 26 Jun 1814.
175F Louisa COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 21 Oct 1815 in
Langley Farm Beckenham. She died on 30 Nov 1836 in Hastings and was buried in
Hastings.
176F Emily COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 24 Jun 1817 in Langley Farm
Beckenham. She died on 14 Jan 1889 in Lustleigh Devon and was buried in
Lustleigh devon.
177M Eden COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 12 Feb 1819 in Langley Farm Beckenham.
He died on 2 Apr 1893.[Notes]
1819 Eden Colvile, 4th & ygst., but ultimately only surv., s. of Andrew
Colvile (formerly Wedderburn) & the Hon. (Louisa) Mary Eden [m. 1806], was
b. on 12/2/1819, at Langley Farm, Beckenham, Kent. He joined his father's
business, being the last representative of the old West India House of the
Wedderburns (originally 'Webster & Co.'), 'of which his father had long
been the head'. He m. at Montreal in Dec. 1845, Annie Maxwell (d. of
Lieut.-Col. Maxwell of Montreal) but 'by her had no issue'. - He was Governor
of the Red River Settlement under the Hudson Bay Company….. and visited
Vancouver Island. He returned to England in 1852 and on his father's death, in
1856, 'he succeeded to most of his directorships and to the management of much
West India business for members of his family and for himself. Few men have
been more respected in all relations of life….'. Eden Colvile d. on 2/4/1893
and the representation of his grandfather, James Wedderburn of Inveresk,
devolved on the descendants of his uncle, Peter Wedderburn-Ogilvy (b. 1781).
(W.B. pp. 310 -312)]
178F Jean COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 21 Aug 1820 in Langley Farm Beckenham.
She died in 1895 in Lustleigh Devon.
179F Georrgiana Mary COLVILE was born on 21 Feb 1822 in Langley Farm Beckenham.
Georrgiana married Sir Frederick ROGERS Bt., (Lord Blatchford) on 29 Sep 1847
in Trinity Chapel Dunfermline. Frederick died on 21 Nov 1889.
180F harlotte COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 18 Dec 1823 in Langley Farm
Beckenham.
181F Isalen Mary COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 21 Jun 1825 in Langley Farm
Beckenham.
182F Margaret Agnes COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 18 Jul 1829 in Craigflower
Fife. Margaret married Charles Kegan PAUL on 12 Dec 1856 in St Paul's
Knightsbridge.
183F Alice Douglas COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 3 Dec 1830 in Lower Grosvenor
St Westminster and was christened in St George's Hanover Sq. London. She died
on 27 Jul 1845 in Craigflower Fife and was buried in Crombie.
184F Katharine COLVILE WEDDERBURN was born on 28 Jul 1834 in Craigflower Fife
and was christened in Torryburn. She died in Nov 1834 in Lower Berkeley St
Westminster and was buried in St. Marylebone Parish.
185F Caroline COLVILE was born on 1 Feb 1827 in Langley Farm Beckenham. She
died on 5 Jun 1846 in Craigflower and was buried in Crombie.
Andrew also married (3) Elizabeth Susanna WEDDERBURN, daughter of John
WEDDERBURN and Mary Wisdom BEDWARD, on 27 Dec 1802 in Clapham Surrey. Elizabeth
was born on 1 Jan 1784 in Jamaica and was christened on 1 Jun 1785 in
Westmoreland Jamaica. She died on 23 Dec 1803 in Inveresk.
Frederick Lewis SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN
(Henry SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN , Katharine WEDDERBURN ,) was
born in 1808 in Edinburgh. He died on 16 Aug 1874 in Birkhill Fife.
1852 Frederick Scrymgeour-Wedderburn [b. 1808, only surv. s. of Henry S-W, b.
1755, & Mary Turner Maitland, m. 1793] m. ii) at Hurst Church, Berks., on
31/8/1852, Selina Mary Garth (d. of Captain Thomas Garth, R.N., of Haines Hill,
Berks. - W.B. p. 182). [Frederick & Selina had 2 sons and 3 daughters (b.
in Scotland - see Komcol2). Frederick died at Birkhill, Fife, on 16/8/1874 and
was succeeded by his son Henry S-W (b. 18/4/1840), the only child of his first
m., to the Hon. Helen Arbuthnot, fifth d. of John, 8th Viscount Arbuthnot,
& Lady Margaret Ogilvie. (Lady Margaret was the e.d. of Walter, 7th Earl of
Airlie. His youngest daughter, Lady Helen Ogilvie, m. John Wedderburn 'of
Auchterhouse', b. 1788 at Clapham, Surrey, the younger s. of John Wedderburn of
'Spring Garden' Jamaica, who was b. in Inverness in 1743. From 1801 until his
death in 1820 'Spring Garden John' was the senior partner in Wedderburn &
Co. at 35 Leadenhall St., London.] Selena Mary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, widow of
Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour Wedderburn of Wedderburn and Birkhill, died on
18/10/1902 at Haines Hill, Twyford, Berks. - Probate was granted to Alexander
Scrymgeour-Wedderburn. - Estate valued at £5,646. (Derek & Pauline
Weatherburn's Notes)
Frederick married (1) The Hon. Helen ARBUTHNOTT, 5th daughter of John
ARBUTHNOTT 8th Viscount and Lady Margeret OGILVY. Helen died on 23 Apr 1840 in
Balgarvie.
They had the following children:
218M Henry SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN was born on 18 Apr 1840. He died on 1 Feb 1914.
Henry married Juliana BRADDELL, daughter of Thomas BRADDELL Esq., of Coolmelagh, in 1869 in Dublin.
1840 Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, only s. of Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour-
Wedderburn (b. 1808 in Edinburgh) by his first wife, the Hon. Helen Arbuthnott,
was b. on 18/4/1840. His mother died at Balgarvie, Fife, on 23/4/1840.
Selena Mary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, widow of Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour Wedderburn of Wedderburn and Birkhill,died on 18/10/1902 at Haines Hill, Twyford, Berks. - Probate was granted to Alexander Scrymgeour-Wedderburn. - Estate valued at £5,646. (Derek & Pauline Weatherburn's Notes)
Frederick also married (2) Selina Mary GARTH, daughter of Capt. Thomas GARTH R.N., on 31 Aug 1852 in Hurst Ch. Berks. Selina died on 18 Oct 1902 in Haines Hill Twyford.
Frederick and Selina had the following children:
219F Selina Elgiva SCRYMGEOUR WEDDERBURN was born on 22 Aug 1856.[Notes]
Selina married Capt. James CARNEGIE GILLESPIE, son of David GILLESPIE of Mountquhanie Cupar Fife, on 21 Jun 1883 in Sandleford Newbury.
1883 Selina Elgiva Scrymgeour Wedderburn [b. 22/8/1856 at Birkhill, Fife, 3rd d. of Frederick Lewis Scrymgeour-W (b. 1808) & his second wife, Selina Mary Garth (m. 1852)] in the 1881 Census was unm., living with her widowed mother and sister Charlotte at Sandleford Lodge, Sandleford, Berks. She m. Capt. James Carnegie Gillespie, R.H.A. (3rd s. of David Gillespie of Mountquhanie, Cupar, Fife - grandson of Janet Scrymgeour, b. c1747, & John Gillespie, m. 1776), on 21/6/1883 at Sandleford, Newbury, Berks. - In 1897 Selina and her husband, by then Colonel of the R.H.A., were living, s.p., at Weedon, Northamptonshire. (W.B. p. 183)
151. Euphemia SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN (Henry SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN , Katharine
WEDDERBURN ,) was born on 28 Sep 1809 in Edinburgh. She died in 1881.
Euphemia married John SCOTT M.D., FRCS Edinb. on 20 Jan 1848 in St Peter's Thanet.
151. Euphemia SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN
1848 Euphemia Scrymgeour [b. 28/9/1809 at Edinburgh, 8th & ygst. d. of Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn (b. 1755) & Mary Turner Maitland] m. (as his second wife), John Scott, M.D., & F.R.C.S. Edinr. (physician to the East India Company), on 20/1/1848, at St. Peter's, Thanet, Kent. Their only child d. soon after its birth. Euphemia, then a widow, d. 1881. (W.B. p. 182)
They had the following children:
220F Euphemia SCOTT died died soon after birth.
169. Jacob WEDDERBURN (Robert WEDDERBURN ,)
was born in 1806. He died on 20 Dec 1841 in 25 Eagle Court
Clerkenwell. [Notes]
Jacob married Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS, daughter of Benjamin WILLIAMS, on 8 Oct
1828 in Christchurch Greyfriars Newgate.
1806 Jacob Wedderburn, ygst. s. of Robert Wedderburn [b. c1762, in Jamaica
& known in London as 'the Black Preacher' - W.B. p. 505] was born in 1806.
(His bap. not found - ?b. Ireland.) He became a scalemaker in London & m.
Mary Elizabeth Williams, d. of Benjamin Williams, a carpenter. (They had 4 sons
& 2 daughters.) - Jacob died at 25 Eagle Court on 20/12/1841, aged 35. -
His widow m. ii) in 1843, William Henry Partridge. (W.B. p. 506)
They had the following children:
233Fi Mary Ann WEDDERBURN was christened on 24 May 1829.
234Mii Jacob WEDDERBURN was born in 1834 and was christened on 9 Mar 1834 in
St. Leonard's Shoreditch. He died on 26 Nov 1846 in 63 Noble St. St Luke's.
235Miii Hope WEDDERBURN was christened on 13 Dec 1835 in St. Luke's Old St.
Finsbury. He died in 1839.[Notes]
1835 Hope Wedderburn, 2nd son of Jacob Wedderburn (b. 1806, 4th & ygst. s.
of Robert W. the 'B.P.'), & Mary [Williams, m. 1828], bap. 13/12/1835 at
St. Luke's, Old Street, Finsbury. L/M IGI [On W.B. p. 506, "A.W."
states: "Hope (no doubt twin with William), b. 1837, died at 2 Red Lion
Market aforesaid, aged 2 years 2 m., 17 Aug. 1839". (There is an error
here as Hope was obviously not 'twin with William, b. 1837', q.v.]
236Miv William WEDDERBURN was born in 1837. He died on 7 Aug 1839 in 2 Red Lion
Market, St. Luke's.[Notes]
1839 William Wedderburn, 2nd s. of Jacob W. (b. 1806, ygst. s. of Robert W. the
'B.P.'), & Mary [Williams], died on 7/8/1839 at 2 Red Lion Market, St.
Luke's, aged 2 yrs. 2m. (W.B. p. 506)
237Mv Joseph WEDDERBURN was born on 12 Oct 1839 and was christened on 1 Dec
1839 in St. Andrew's Holborn. He died on 2 Nov 1869 in St. Luke's Workhouse
Shoreditch.[Notes]
1839 Joseph Wedderburn, 4th s. of Jacob Wedderburn (b. 1806, ygst. s. of Robert
W. the 'B.P.'), & Mary [Williams, m. 1828], bap. 1/12/1839 at St. Andrew's,
Holborn. L/M IGI [Joseph, a Smith, b. on 12/10/1839 at Red Lion Market, d. on
2/11/1869 at St. Luke's Workhouse, Shoreditch. (W.B. p. 506)]
238Fvi Elizabeth Hannah (Susannah) WEDDERBURN was born on 17 Jun 1841 in 25 Eagle Court and was christened on 29 Mar 1850 in St Thomas Charterhouse Finsbury.[Notes]
1841 Elizabeth Hannah (or Susannah) Wedderburn, younger d. of Jacob Wedderburn (b. 1806 4th & ygst. s. of Robert W. the 'B.P.') & Mary [Williams, m. 1828], was b. on 17/6/1841 at 25 Eagle Court. (W.B. p. 506) - [Elizabeth was bap. at St. Thomas, Charterhouse, Finsbury, on 29/3/1850. - [The Elizabeth Wedderburn 'aged 37' ('b. London') in the 1881 Census, who was a Domestic Servant in the household of Hannah Bowker & her family, at 12 Union Street, Islington, may be this Elizabeth.] Elizabeth m. John Charles Aubrey in 1886 (q.v.). W.B. p. 506
Elizabeth married John Charles AUBREY on 1 Aug 1886 in Peckham Weslyan Chapel.
171. Sir James William COLVILE WEDDERBURN (Andrew COLVILE WEDDERBURN ,) was born on 12 Jan 1810 in Upper Grosvenor St London and was christened in Parish of St George. [Notes]
James married Frances Elinor GRANT, daughter of Sir John Peter GRANT KCB, CCMG, on 13 Apr 1857 in Calcutta Cathedral.
1810 James William Wedderburn [afterwards Colvile], e.s. of Andrew Wedderburn [b. 1779,'Colvile' from 1814] & the Hon. (Louisa) Mary Eden [m. 1806], was b. on 12/1/1810 at 21 Upper Grosvenor Street, London, & 'bap. in the parish of St. George'. He was called to the Bar in 1835 & in 1845 became Advocate-General for the East India Company at Fort William, Bengal. He was knighted in 1848. On the death of his father, in 1856, Sir James Colvile succeeded to the estate of 'Craigflower' in Fifeshire, Scotland, and also inherited from him the estate of Blackheath in Jamaica, which he sold. On 13/4/1857, at the Cathedral in Calcutta, Sir James m. Frances Elinor Grant (d. of Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.B.., C.C.M.G, of Rothiemurchus, Invernesshire, late Lieut.-Governor of
Bengal, and Governor of Jamaica). - They had an only child, Andrew John Wedderburn Colvile, b. 20/1/1859, who d. 4/11/1876. (W.B. p. 310)
They had the following children:
239Mi Andrew John WEDDERBURN COLVILE was born on 20 Jan 1859. He died on 4 Nov 1876.
213. John Kellerman WEDDERBURN (James , John) was born on 13 Feb 1818 in Upper Seymour St. London and was christened on 25 Mar 1818 in St Mary's St Marylebone. He died on 4 Jun 1891 in Cadogan Place London. [Notes]
John married Charlotte MCMAHON, daughter of Gen. Sir Thomas MCMAHON, on 23 Feb 1843 in Bombay. Charlotte was born on 15 Feb 1823. She died on 4 Apr 1894 in Cadogan Place London. [Notes]
1818 John Kellerman Wedderburn, only child of James Wedderburn & Isabella Lyon [m. 1817], bap. 25/3/1818 at St. Mary's, St. Marylebone. L/M IGI [John, a gradson of John Wedderburn of "Spring Garden", Jamaica (b. 1743 in Morayshire, who, from 1801 until his death in 1820, was the senior partner of 'Wedderburn & Co.' at 35 Leadenhall St.), was b. on 13/2/1818 in Upper Seymour St., London. In 1836, after Eton & Oxford, he joined the 2nd Life Guards as a cornet. In Nov. 1837 he went on leave of absence to visit the estates in Jamaica which he had inherited on his father's death in 1831. In June 1838 John rejoined his regiment and later went to India with the 9th Lancers. He m. Charlotte McMahon at Bombay in 1843 (q.v.), left the army & subsequently lived in London. (He and Isabel had 2 daughters.) - [In the 1881 Census, John, a Fund Holder, aged 63 ('b. Marylebone') and Charlotte, aged 58 ('b. Calcutta, East Indies') are shown as
'Widderburns' (as is William Thomas, b. c1807, only s. of Alexander Wedderburn 'of Exeter' - who was bap. in 1782 at Berwick upon Tweed as 'Weatherburn').] They were then living at 21 Lowndes St., Chelsea, with six servants.] John died on 4/6/1891 at 41 Cadogan Place, London, and Charlotte died there in 1894. (W.B. p. 346)
1891 John Kellerman Wedderburn [b. 1818, only s. of James W. & Isabella Lyon (m. 1817)] died on 4/6/1891 at 41 Cadogan Place, London, leaving one surviving daughter. (W.B. p. 346) - "The male representation of his grandfather and great-grandfather [John Wedderburn of "Spring Garden", Jamaica, & Leadenhall St., London, and Thomas Wedderburn 'of Cantra] thus devolved on the descendants of 'Spring Garden' John's second son, John Wedderburn 'of Auchterhouse' (b. 1798 - grandfather of the author of the 'Wedderburn Book', Alexander W., b. 1854, q.v.). - W.B. p. 347 [John Kellerman Wedderburn's widow, Charlotte (née McMahon), died in 1894 (q.v.).]
John married Margaret Ann WHAITE on 27 Apr 1854 in Castle Eden Co. Durham.
1824 John Walter Wedderburn, e.s. of John Wedderburn [b. 1798, afterwards 'of Auchterhouse'] & Lady Helen Ogilvy [m. 1823, at Airlie, Angus], bap. 5/8/1824 at Beddington, Wallington. Surrey IGI [John Walter, b. 20/7/1824, entered the army and became a Captain in the 42nd Highlanders (the Black Watch), with whom he served in the West Indies and elsewhere. He m. Margaret Ann Whaite on 27/4/1854 at Castle Eden, co. Durham. (They had 2 sons & a daughter, all b. in Scotland.) - John Walter died in 1879 at Blairgowrie, Perth. (W.B. p. 349-50)]
They had the following children:
275Mi Charles David St Clair WEDDERBURN was born in 1864 in Roslin
Midlothian.[Notes]
1898 Charles David St. Clair Wedderburn [b. 1864 at Roslin, Midlothian, 2nd s.
of John Walter W. (b. 1824 at Beddington, Surrey - e.s.of John Wedderburn 'of
Auchterhouse', b. 1788 at Clapham, & Lady Helen Ogilvy)] m. Louisa Mary
Whaite (d. of her husband's mother's half-brother, the late Major J.E. White,
formerly of the 10th Regt. of Connaught Rangers - St. Mayo Rifles) on 31/8/1898
at St. Jude's Church, Southsea, Hants. [Charles qualified as a railway engineer
& in 1898 was an engineer to the Kathiawar Railway in India. - W.B. p.
350)]
Changes:
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22/2/2005: Letter transcript from FLM Renown
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