Joseph Grant Bickford R.N.
Joseph Grant Bickford R.N.

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Joseph Grant Bickford R.N.Explanation
Third son of Joseph Bickford (1781-1859) and elder brother of James Edward Bickford R.N.
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
1816 Born (Stonehouse, Devon, England)
January 1853 Married Harriet Codrington (1827-1881), only daughter of Cordington Parr (1800-1853), of Dawlish, Devon
6 September 1886 Died (Par Station, Cornwall)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
1828Entered Navy
23 November 1841Lieutenant
6 September 1852Commander
21 July 1860Captain
1 April 1870Retired Captain
31 December 1876Retired Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
14 October 184516 October 1846Lieutenant in Retribution, commanded by Stephen Lushington, Channel squadron
14 October 184610 July 1850Lieutenant in Vengeance, commanded by Stephen Lushington, Home station, then Mediterranean
7 January 185124 October 1852Lieutenant in Cumberland, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, North America and West Indies
17 January 185324 March 1853Commander (2ic) in Albion, commanded by Stephen Lushington, Mediterranean
25 March 18537 April 1854Commander (2ic) in Cumberland, commanded by George Henry Seymour, North America and West Indies
5 January 18552 December 1855Commander (2ic) in Princess Royal, commanded by Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget then Captain Lewis Tobias Jones, the Baltic (1854), and the Black Sea (1855, including the blockade and bombardment of Sebastopol) during the Russian War
16 March 18566 September 1857Coast Guard, inspecting commander, Whiby
7 September 185718 August 1860Commander (2ic) in Victory, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour then Captain Arthur Farquhar, Portsmouth
5 August 186114 June 1864Captain in Narcissus (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral Baldwin Wake Walker, Cape of Good Hope
(15 June 1864)31 January 1866Captain in Maeander, storeship, Ascension
1 February 186624 September 1866Captain in Flora, guardship, Ascension

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