William Lisle (d.1751/52)

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William Lisle

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service27.8.1713CSORN
Last Known Service1754CSORN
Date of Death26.1.1751/52CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
18.12.1717 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/57RNLPC
16.1.1727/28 LieutenantCSORN
16.1.1727/2822.4.1728
Dover (40) 1718-1730
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/188		ADM 6/13
28.5.1740 CaptainCSORN
28.5.174016.6.1744
Scarborough (20) 1740-1749
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/294		BWAS-1714
16.6.174418.10.1746
Severn (50) 1739-1746
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/233
Issued by
Charles KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1770
, Jamaica
Confirmed 5.6.1747		BWAS-1714
10.8.1746 Action of 10th Aug. 1746 
23.9.17471.3.1748/49
Vigilant (60) 1745-1759
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/269		BWAS-1714
12.3.17481754Appointed Commander-in-Chief — East Indies ADM 6/17/330E-WIKI
175126.1.1751/52
Vigilant (60) 1745-1759
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Commodore, ADM 107/3/65		BWAS-1714
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 10:58

London, 13 May 1752: We hear that Commodore Lisle, who was commander of the squadron just arrived from the East-Indies, went to the hot baths in that part of the world for the gout in his stomach, but died a few days after he used them. [Kentish Post, 16 May 1752]

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