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Robert Fanshawe Stopford R.N.
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Robert Fanshawe Stopford R.N.Explanation
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
19 December 1811 Born
1843 Married Emily Anna, daughter of Captain William Wilbraham RN
4 January 1891 Died
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
24 December 1830Lieutenant
28 June 1838Commander
4 November 1840Captain
2 May 1860Rear-Admiral
2 April 1866Vice-Admiral
25 January 1871Retired Vice-Admiral
14 July 1871Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
3 January 1839 Commander in Zebra, Mediterranean
1 March 1840 Commander in Phoenix, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840)
13 March 1841April 1842Captain in Talbot, Mediterranean
25 August 1847 Captain in Asia, flagship of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, Pacific
11 July 185515 August 1856Captain in Queen (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean
28 June 1860 Captain of the Fleet, Channel squadron (flag in Royal Albert)
10 October 186029 January 1861Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron (flag in Royal Albert)
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