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William Hamley

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1785 - BodminTGM
First Known Service1799TGM
FatherWilliam HamleyTGM
MotherSarah PomeroyTGM
WifeBarbara Ogilvy - Married 1814TGM
Last Known Service12.12.1863TGM
Date of Death7.11.1866 - ChelseaTGM

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1799 
Pomone (44) 1794-1802
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman		TGM
20.1.1807 LieutenantCSORN
18121813
Havannah (36) 1811-1905
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant		TGM
15.6.1814 CommanderCSORN
1.6.1815 Appointed Knight Imperial Austrian Order of LeopoldBG
4.18237.1826
Pelorus (16) 1808-1841
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
1830 
Wolf (18) 1826-1887
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		TGM
20.10.1834 CaptainTGM
1.12.1856 Rear-AdmiralTGM
12.12.1863 Vice-AdmiralTGM
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