by Richard Hiscocks | Jan 1, 2016
Mark Robinson (1) 1722-1799. He was born on 25 April 1722. He was the father of Admiral Mark Robinson, and of Charles Robinson, who was promoted commander in 1794, and was the senior surviving officer in that rank at the time of his death in 1853.Having entered the...
by Richard Hiscocks | Dec 20, 2015
Samuel Reeve @1754-1814. He was of Irish extraction and the nephew by marriage of Admiral Sir Thomas Pye. @1733-1803. He was one of eight children of Rev. William Reeve, the rector of Freston and Kreson in Suffolk, and of his wife, Hannah Smythies. His elder sister...
by Richard Hiscocks | Dec 19, 2015
John Raynor c1730-80. Raynor was commissioned lieutenant on 26 February 1757 and promoted commander of the sloop Swift 14 on 1 July 1766. In September 1767 he sailed for the newly claimed Falkland Islands where he was the senior officer and spent two winters on patrol...
