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| Henry Lyster R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1799 | | Born |
| April 1831 | | Married Elizabeth, second daughter of General Hatton |
| 27 October 1864 | | Died (Mount Henry, Co. Wexford) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 20 January 1824 | Lieutenant |
| 23 November 1841 | Commander |
| 30 June 1845 | Captain |
| 26 June 1863 | Rear-Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 3 March 1842 | | Commander (2ic) in Agincourt, commanded by Henry William Bruce, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, East Indies |
| 7 March 1851 | | Captain in Penelope, flagship of Commodore Henry William Bruce, west coast of Africa |
| 4 December 1854 | | Captain in Monarch, Devonport |
| 20 December 1855 | 25 February 1857 | Captain in Arrogant (until paying off at Portsmouth), North America and West Indies (after being prepared for the 1856 Baltic fleet) |
| 6 April 1857 | 2 August 1858 | Captain in Castor (until paying off at Chatham), Cape of Good Hope |