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William Duddingston


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth11.1740 - Kilconquhar, Fife CSORN
Baptism20.11.1740 - Kilconquhar, Fife CSORN
First Known Service1752CSORN
A.K.A.DudingstonRNLPC
FatherJames Duddingston(1695–1794)ref:719
MotherMargaret Gillespie(d.1752)ref:719
WifeAntonia Steuart-Barclay - Married 17.11.1802 - Elie, Fife ref:719
Last Known Service12.11.1794CSORN
Date of Death27.10.1817 - Earlsferry, Fife CSORN
Will Probated19.12.1817, PROB 11/1599/272

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17521755Service as a merchant seamanADM 107/5
13.6.1759 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/129RNLPC
10.10.1759 LieutenantCSORN
26.4.176810.6.1772
Gaspe (6) 1764-1772
British 6 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer: On board from 13.9.1768
BWAS-1714
28.8.1772 CommanderCSORN
28.8.177218.1.1775
Bonetta (10) 1756-1776
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/455
ADM 6/20
15.2.1773 "Captain William Dudingston, in consideration of the courage and conduct shewn by him in defence of the Gaspee schooner, which was burnt at Rhode Island, in June 1772, and of the severe wounds he received on that occasion". Awarded a pension of £91.5.0pa.ref:1002
18.1.177511.7.1776
Senegal (14) 1760-1778
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/66
BWAS-1714
2.7.17764.7.1776Staten Island Landings 
21.3.177719.9.1777
Cameleon (14) 1777-1780
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/269
BWAS-1714
19.9.1777 CaptainCSORN
19.9.177718.7.1782
Boston (28) 1762-1811
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/314
BWAS-1714
12.11.1794 Superannuated CaptainCSORN

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Posted by Dr. John Concannon on Wednesday 11th of September 2024 00:06

For an American biography of William Dudingston see the Gaspee Virtual Archives at Gaspee.org. To see the annual celebration we present on the burning of the HMS Gaspee in 1772, see the Gaspee Days website at Gaspee.com


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