James Ferguson

by | Dec 20, 2015

James Ferguson 1723-93. He was of Scottish descent. His initial service was as a petty officer aboard the Leopard, 50, Captain Lord Colville, and he was commissioned lieutenant at the relatively old age of 33 on 15 November 1756. Commanding the Hunter 10 from the...

Tobias Furneaux

by | Dec 18, 2015

Tobias Furneaux 1735-81. Born on 21 August 1735 at Swilly, near Stoke Damarel, Plymouth, he was the second son of William Furneaux and his wife Susanna Willcocks. Furneaux’s early service in the Seven Years War was off France, Africa and in the West Indies, seeing...