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Robert Fanshawe Stopford R.N. | Explanation |
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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 |
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Date | Rank |
24 December 1830 | Lieutenant |
28 June 1838 | Commander |
4 November 1840 | Captain |
2 May 1860 | Rear-Admiral |
2 April 1866 | Vice-Admiral |
25 January 1871 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
14 July 1871 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
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 1841 | April 1842 | Captain in Talbot, Mediterranean |
25 August 1847 | | Captain in Asia, flagship of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, Pacific |
11 July 1855 | 15 August 1856 | Captain in Queen (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean |
28 June 1860 | | Captain of the Fleet, Channel squadron (flag in Royal Albert) |
10 October 1860 | 29 January 1861 | Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron (flag in Royal Albert) |