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The Hon. John Tollemache


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth30.3.1750ref:952
First Known Service9.10.1770CSORN
FatherLionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart (1708-1770)ref:952
MotherLady Grace Carteret (1713-1755)ref:952
WifeLady Bridget Lane-Fox nee Henley (d.1796)ref:952
Brother
William TollemacheBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1776
ref:952
Last Known Service26.9.1777CSORN
Date of Death25.9.1777 - New York BWAS-1714
Cause of DeathKilled in a duelCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
9.10.1770 LieutenantCSORN
29.7.1775 CommanderCSORN
29.7.17754.3.1777
Scorpion (14) 1771-1781
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1771 Renamed "Scorpion"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/121
Issued by
Samuel GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1783
, North America
Confirmed 26.9.1775
BWAS-1714
24.4.177725.9.1777
Zebra (14) 1777-1778
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/281
BWAS-1714
23.8.1777 CaptainADM 6/21
23.8.177725.9.1777
Fowey (24) 1749-1781
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/304
ADM 6/21

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