James Willcox R.N.
James Willcox R.N.
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James Willcox R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Charles Willcox |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1816 | | Born (Hampshire, England) |
26 September 1846 | | Married Amelia Jane Elisabeth Andover Page (1817-1865), daughter of John Page Bailey |
7 May 1877 | | Died (Blackheath, Kent, England) |
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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Date | Rank |
3 July 1826 | Entered Navy |
12 August 1833 | Mate |
23 November 1841 | Lieutenant |
9 November 1846 | Commander |
10 April 1850 | Captain |
6 April 1866 | Rear-Admiral |
1 April 1870 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
30 April 1873 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
29 December 1842 | 24 September 1843 | Lieutenant in Spiteful, commanded by Commander William Maitland then Captain James Horsford Cockburn, East Indies |
25 September 1843 | 11 July 1846 | Lieutenant in Vixen, commanded by Commander George Giffard, East Indies |
20 July 1847 | 29 November 1850 | Commander in Fury, East Indies |
23 January 1854 | 9 February 1855 | Captain in Dragon, the Baltic during the Russian War |
10 February 1855 | 7 August 1856 | Captain in Odin, Black Sea during the Russian War |
12 December 1856 | 4 August 1858 | Captain in Hawke (from commissioning at Sheerness), Coast Guard, Queenstown |
5 August 1858 | 14 November 1859 | Captain in Victor Emmanuel (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Channel squadron, then (March 1959) Mediterranean |
15 November 1859 | 29 December 1859 | Captain in Conqueror, Plymouth |
8 January 1861 | 17 June 1862 | Captain in Dauntless, Coast Guard, Southampton water |