Charles Bignall

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John StylesBritish
Naval Sailor
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Aurora (28) 1777-1814
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Service 1793-1794
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Charles Bignall

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1693RNLPC
Last Known Service11.4.1719RNLPC

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1693	1701	Service as a merchant seaman	ADM 107/3
16.12.1708		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/2/196	RNLPC
9.10.1711		Lieutenant	ADM 6/11
9.10.1711	23.12.1714	Gibraltar (24) 1711-1725 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Lieutenant ADM 6/11/166	ADM 6/11
13.6.1718	11.4.1719	Centurion (54) 1691-1729 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/137	ADM 6/12
24.3.1718/19		Worcester (54) 1714-1733 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/12/163	ADM 6/12

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 13:55

London, 14 February 1721: A true account of the behaviour and last dying words of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn last week -
Edward Ely, condemned for he murder of Lieut Bicknell [sic] in Sweden. He said he was about 32 years old, born in Bloomsbury of very respectable parents, who put him apprentice to Mr Gibson a surgeon in Ludgate-street, and had been a Surgeons Mate on board several men of war. He owned, and was extremely concerned for the fact he died for, the Lieutenant being, he said, the only man he loved in the world, and if he had a diamond as big as a house, he would give it to fetch his life again. He behaved himself very penitently all along. [Ipswich Journal, 18 February 1721]

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