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George Talbot

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1730ADM 107/4
First Known Service25.10.1744CSORN
WifeMary (c.1732-1819)TGM
SonFrancis (d.1738)TGM
Last Known Service7.1782CSORN
Date of Death1787CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
25.10.174426.11.1745
Torbay (80) 1719-1750
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
19.6.174610.1.1746/47
Litchfield (50) 1746-1758
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
11.1.1746/4723.6.1749
Litchfield (50) 1746-1758
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
27.1.1749/5016.2.1750/51
Hazard (8) 1749-1783
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
17.2.1750/5115.5.1751
Hazard (8) 1749-1783
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
16.5.17516.2.1751/52
Hazard (8) 1749-1783
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
7.2.1751/5211.10.1752
Bristol (50) 1746-1768
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
12.10.17521.5.1754
Assistance (50) 1745-1773
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/4/273		ADM 107/4
1.5.1754 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/273RNLPC
19.2.1756 LieutenantCSORN
19.2.175631.3.1756
Bristol (50) 1746-1768
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/18/238		ADM 6/18
31.3.17565.9.1757
Bristol (50) 1746-1768
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/250		ADM 6/18
5.9.175716.4.1761
Winchester (50) 1744-1769
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/18/490
Issued by
Robert FranklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1745

Confirmed 2.3.1758		ADM 6/18
16.1.175919.1.1759Attack on Martinique 
20.1.17591.5.1759Capture of Guadeloupe 
17.4.176119.5.1761
Winchester (50) 1744-1769
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/309		ADM 6/19
19.5.1761 CommanderCSORN
19.5.17613.12.1762
Proserpine (8) 1757-1763
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/316		BWAS-1714
12.8.176325.8.1766
Wasp (8) 1749-1781
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/527		BWAS-1714
20.1.176827.1.1770
Jamaica (10) 1744-1770
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/191		BWAS-1793
26.5.1768 CaptainCSORN
26.5.17681.3.1770
Aldborough (20) 1756-1777
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/203		ADM 6/20
10.12.177011.10.1773
Lively (20) 1756-1778
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/321		BWAS-1714
11.10.177318.6.1774
Active (28) 1758-1778
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/37
Issued by
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787

Confirmed 29.6.1774		ADM 6/21
14.7.17758.10.1777
Niger (32) 1759-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1813 Renamed "Negro"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/104		BWAS-1714
11.1.177919.5.1782
Worcester (64) 1769-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1788 Renamed "Worcester Hulk"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/498		BWAS-1714
17.2.1782 Battle of Sadras 
12.4.1782 Battle of Providien 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Sunday 19th of November 2023 20:38

Thanks, you are of course correct.

Posted by Robert Hubler on Sunday 19th of November 2023 05:28

Lieutenant George Talbot's commission as first lieutenant on Winchester could not have been issued by Robert Frankland as he died 25.23.1757 in Bombay. Plus Winchester was stationed in home waters, not in east Indies.

Posted by Derek Miles Forrest Talbot on Sunday 24th of April 2022 16:14

Mary GEACH
N:28 Sep 1732 Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Posted by Derek Miles Forrest Talbot on Sunday 24th of April 2022 16:12

Dear Sir/Madam:
I would ike to find information regarding Captain George Talbot parents.

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