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| Thomas Lecke Massie R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 20 October 1802 | | Born (Coddington Hall, Cheshire) |
| 8 February 1844 | | Married Charlotte Hester, only daughter of E,V. Townshend, of Wincham Hall, Cheshire |
| 20 July 1898 | | Died (at Chester) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 28 October 1818 | Entered Navy |
| 11 November 1827 | Lieutenant |
| 28 June 1838 | Commander |
| 17 March 1841 | Captain |
| 7 November 1860 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 April 1866 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
| 2 April 1866 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
| 20 October 1872 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 25 June 1828 | | Lieutenant in Ramillies, commanded by Hugh Pigot, coast blockade |
| 19 February 1830 | | Lieutenant in Talavera, commanded by David Colby, coast blackade |
| 7 April 1831 | | Lieutenant in Prince Regent, commanded by James Whitley Deans Dundas, Channel and Lisbon |
| 27 June 1832 | | Lieutenant in Vernon, commanded by Francis Augustus Collier |
| 8 January 1833 | 1836 | Lieutenant in Satellite, commanded by Robert SmartNorth Sea, and South America |
| 4 June 1836 | | Lieutenant in Vanguard, commanded by Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, in an experimenta; squadron |
| 22 November 1836 | | Lieutenant in Carysfort, commanded by Henry Byam Martin, Mediterranean |
| 7 March 1840 | | Commander (2ic) in Thunderer, Mediterranean |
| 26 April 1849 | 28 September 1853 | Captain in Cleopatra (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Chatham), East Indies |
| 12 September 1854 | | Captain in Powerful, particular service |
The Mid-Victorian Royal Navy
