Hon. Francis George Crofton R.N.
Hon. Francis George Crofton R.N.


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Hon. Francis George Crofton R.N.Explanation
Son of Edward CroftonExternal link (1806-1869), 2nd Baron, 4th Baronet of the Mote
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
7 June 1838 Born (Mote, Co. Roscommon)
18 August 1864 Married Gertrude Caroline (1838-1869), daughter of Edward Symes Bayly and widow of John Talbot-Crosbie (1818-1859)
30 September 1900 Died (Rathdown, Co. Dublin)
 
DateRank
15 July 1852Entered Navy
14 June 1859Lieutenant
13 February 1873Commander
13 February 1888Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
15 July 18526 March 1854Naval cadet in Prince Regent, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Channel squadron
7 March 185414 July 1854Naval cadet in Neptune, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Portsmouth
15 July 185426 March 1855Midshipman in Neptune, commanded by Captain Frederick Hutton, Portsmouth, then the Baltic during the Russian War
27 March 185520 August 1856Midshipman in Pembroke, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, the Baltic during the Russian War, then North America and West Indies
1 July 185920 December 1862Lieutenant in Amphion, commanded by Captain Thomas Cochran, Mediterranean (until Cochran invalided)
20 March 186615 June 1867Lieutenant in Trafalgar, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry)
16 June 18671 April 1869Lieutenant in Duncan, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) (replacing Trafalgar)
7 April 18705 September 1870Commander in Trinculo, Mediterranean (until Trinculo was run down by the Spanish merchant steamer Moratin while en route from Gibraltar to Malaga).
15 December 1877 Harbour master at Kingstown, Co. Dublin


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