James Broadley (d.1746)

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James Broadley

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service2.3.1733/34CSORN
Last Known Service3.12.1744CSORN
Date of Death1746CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
2.3.1733/34		Lieutenant	ADM 6/14
2.3.1733/34	29.7.1734	Deal Castle (20) 1727-1746 British 20 Gun 4th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant ADM 6/14/191 Confirmed 14.6.1734	ADM 6/14
30.7.1734	6.5.1735	Sunderland (60) 1724-1742 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/193	ADM 6/14
7.5.1735	29.5.1736	Sunderland (60) 1724-1742 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/211	ADM 6/14
28.2.1737/38	16.12.1739	Romney (50) 1726-1757 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/15/97	ADM 6/15
5.3.1740/41		Commander	ADM 6/15
5.3.1740/41	26.3.1742	Blaze (8) 1739-1742 British 8 Gun Unrated Fireship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/392	BWAS-1714
6.5.1743	14.5.1744	Terror (8) 1742-1754 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/178	ADM 6/16

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 02:25

London, 11 January 1752: Last week died at his house at Barlby, in Yorkshire, of a consumption, James Broadley, Esq; a Captain in his Majesty’s Navy: He married the second daughter of the Hon Col Charles Douglas, whose head was shot off at Carthagena. [Kentish Post, 15 April 1752]

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