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| Thomas Bourchier R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| March 1791 | | Born (Chapelizod, Dublin) |
| 29 June 1841 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service in China |
| 24 December 1842 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath), for service in China |
| 1 September 1843 | | Married Jane Barbara, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington |
| 26 April 1849 | | Died |
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| Date | Rank |
| July 1800 | Entered Navy |
| 26 August 1808 | Lieutenant |
| 9 September 1822 | Commander |
| 12 September 1827 | Captain |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 26 August 1808 | | Lieutenant in Forester, commanded by John Richards, West Indies |
| 17 June 1809 | | Lieutenant in Heureux, commanded by Fraser Alexander Halliday, West Indies |
| 11 September 1810 | | Lieutenant in Vengeur, flagship of Joseph Sydney Yorke, in the Channel |
| 16 December 1811 | | Lieutenant in Ferret, commanded by Fraser Alexander Halliday, Leith |
| 26 February 1813 | | Lieutenant in Victorious, commanded by John Talbot, North America |
| 20 June 1814 | August 1815 | Lieutenant in Tenedos, commanded by Hyde Parker, North America |
| 12 August 1819 | | Lieutenant in Superb, commanded by Thomas Masterman Hardy, South America |
| 9 September 1822 | | Commander in Beaver, South America |
| 182? | | Commander in Doris, South America |
| 182? | | Captain in Eclair, South America |
| 182? | | Commander in Volage, South America |
| 12 September 1827 | 1829 | Captain in Menai |
| 6 November 1839 | March 1843 | Captain in Blonde, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war). He played a leading role in many actions during the war, and ultimately returned with three million dollars of the "Chinese ransom". |
| 20 September 1846 | | Captain in Poictiers, Chatham, and Captain-Superintendent of Chatham dockyard |
| 18 March 1848 | | Captain in Poictiers, depot ship of Ordinary, Chatham |
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