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George Gentil


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth20.4.1724ADM 6/86
Baptism26.4.1724 - Westminster CSORN
First Known Service24.3.1736CSORN
FatherThomas Gentilref:1044
MotherMaryref:1044
WifeFrances Sawkinsref:1246
DaughterElizabethPROB11
SonThomasPROB11
Last Known Service4.9.1759CSORN
Date of Death1770PROB11
Burial15.5.1770 - Southwark, Surrey CSORN
Will Probated26.11.1770, PROB 11/961/419

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
24.3.1735/36 Service as a merchant seamanADM 6/86
12.5.1745 LieutenantCSORN
12.5.17456.7.1745
Dorsetshire (80) 1712-1749
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/17/105
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.5.1746
ADM 6/17
19.5.1745 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/86/57RNLPC
6.7.174513.7.1746
Ipswich (70) 1730-1764
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1757 Renamed "Ipswich Hulk"
, Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/17/105
Issued by
William RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1763
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.5.1746
ADM 6/17

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