William Owen (1737-1778)

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William Owen

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1737ODNB
First Known Service25.3.1758ODNB
WifeSarah Haslam (housekeeper)ODNB
SonODNB
SonODNB
Last Known Service25.10.1778ODNB
Date of Death24.10.1778 - MadrasBWAS-1714
Cause of DeathAccidentODNB
Will Probated20.5.1779, PROB 11/1053/43

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.3.1758		Lieutenant	CSORN
7.11.1777		Commander	CSORN
7.11.1777	25.10.1778	Cormorant (14) 1776-1781 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/447 Issued by Sir Edward VernonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1735-1794 , East Indies Confirmed 2.9.1778	BWAS-1714
10.8.1778		Second Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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Posted by cy on Sunday 30th of December 2012 08:52

I suspect it should be William's son Edward William C R Owen, but need to comfirm before i change the entry

Posted by Nat on Friday 28th of December 2012 17:19

William Owen's date of death is given as 10 Aug 1778, but then he is shown as commanding Irresistible from June to August 1798.
Another William Owen?

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