Samuel Wickham (d.1815)

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Samuel Wickham

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1780CSORN
WifeEllen SusanADM 6/353
Last Known Service1802CSORN
Date of Death8.2.1815ADM 6/353

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1780 Passed the Lieutenants ExaminationRNLPC
5.5.1780 LieutenantCSORN
5.5.178019.6.1780
Scourge (16) 1779-1795
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/22/126		ADM 6/22
19.6.17801.1.1781
Ranger (8) 1752-1783
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/22/144		ADM 6/22
2.1.178125.6.1781
Lizard (28) 1757-1828
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/22/221		ADM 6/22
29.4.178130.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal 
25.6.1781 Dismissed from the NavyADM 12/27
4.12.1782 Restored to his rank.ADM 12/27
3.1.178320.2.1783
Gladiator (44) 1783-1817
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/2		ADM 6/23
10.3.178325.4.1783
Flirt (14) 1782-1795
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/23/31		ADM 6/23
25.4.17831.10.1783
Flirt (14) 1782-1795
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/23/56		ADM 6/23
1.10.178314.7.1785
Hermione (32) 1782-1797
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/147		ADM 6/23
27.5.179016.11.1790
Minerva (38) 1780-1803
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1798 Renamed "Pallas"
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/35		ADM 6/24
6.17981802
Rattler (12) 1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig
1797 Renamed "Rattler"
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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Posted by Gillian Smith [wickham] on Monday 3rd of February 2025 02:43

I believe Samuel Wickham was an ancestor of mine and I’m keen to know more about him in the hope of helping solve a brick wall in my Wickham family tree, regards Gill

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