Charles Catford (d.1756)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Richard Harrison PearsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1790-1814
Update
Pluto (8) 1782-1817
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
Update
William MercerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1799
Update
Fox (32) 1780-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Update
George BoswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Update
Princess Royal (90) 1773-1807
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Henry GarrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1833
Update
Vengeance (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Update
Sir Henry PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1830
Update
Edward EllicottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
See more...

Charles Catford

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service14.9.1714CSORN
SisterJane [Percy]
Last Known Service9.1756CSORN
Date of Death24.9.1756CSORN
Will Probated16.12.1756

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
18.1.1724/25		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/145	RNLPC
29.7.1727		Lieutenant	CSORN
12.11.1736	2.11.1738	Greenwich (50) 1730-1744 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/43	ADM 6/15
5.2.1741/42		Commander	CSORN
5.2.1741/42	13.8.1743	Deptford Prize (8) 1740-1744 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/10	BWAS-1714
12.10.1743		Captain	ADM 6/16
12.10.1743	7.6.1745	Lyme (20) 1740-1747 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/229	BWAS-1714
17.12.1745	3.6.1746	Lynn (44) 1741-1763 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/33	BWAS-1714
16.1.1753	16.5.1753	Berwick (70) 1743-1760 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/53	BWAS-1714
16.5.1753	20.8.1756	Captain (64) 1743-1777 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1777 Renamed "Buffalo" , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/69	BWAS-1714
20.5.1756		Battle of Minorca

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:06	Jon Miller	French Privateer corvette 'Le Railleur' (1797) (20) 1797-1797 French 20 Gun Privateer Corvette
Saturday 13th of June 2026 12:00	Jon Miller	Robert ParkerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1777-1797
Saturday 13th of June 2026 11:59	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Intrepid' (1770) (64) 1770-1815 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Saturday 13th of June 2026 08:07	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Saturday 13th of June 2026 08:05	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Beaulieu' (1791) (40) 1791-1806 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

GDPR Statement

Three Decks' Forum

Recent updates

Recent Comments

Charles Catford

Event History

Sources

Recent comments to other pages