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Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, KCB
1759 - 1832 (72 years)-
Name Richard Hussey Bickerton Title Admiral Sir Suffix 2nd Baronet, KCB Birth 11 Oct 1759 Southampton, Hampshire Gender Male Death 9 Feb 1832 The Circus, Bath, Somerset Notes - Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, KCB, (11 October 1759 – 9 February 1832) was a British naval officer. He was born in Southampton, the son of Vice-admiral Sir Richard Bickerton and first served aboard HMS Medway in June 1774, in the Mediterranean. His first command came in March 1779 when he was given HM Sloop Swallow as a reward for his part in an engagement with a much larger opponent. Bickerton later joined Rodney's squadron in the West Indies where he took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius in 1781. Making post captain on 8 February 1781, he took temporary command of HMS Invincible and fought in her at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Bickerton,_2nd_Baronet
Person ID I4811 Gibbs Family Tree Last Modified 23 Sep 2018
Father Rear Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, 1st Baronet, b. 23 Jun 1727 d. 25 Feb 1792 (Age 64 years) Mother Mary Anne Hussey, b. 11 May 1740 d. 29 Aug 1811 (Age 71 years) Marriage 1758 Family ID F1927 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne Athill, b. 1769 d. 2 Mar 1850 (Age 81 years) Marriage 25 Sep 1788 Antigua, West Indies Family ID F1928 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Sep 2018
- Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet, KCB, (11 October 1759 – 9 February 1832) was a British naval officer. He was born in Southampton, the son of Vice-admiral Sir Richard Bickerton and first served aboard HMS Medway in June 1774, in the Mediterranean. His first command came in March 1779 when he was given HM Sloop Swallow as a reward for his part in an engagement with a much larger opponent. Bickerton later joined Rodney's squadron in the West Indies where he took part in the capture of Sint Eustatius in 1781. Making post captain on 8 February 1781, he took temporary command of HMS Invincible and fought in her at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781.
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Event Map Birth - 11 Oct 1759 - Southampton, Hampshire Marriage - 25 Sep 1788 - Antigua, West Indies Death - 9 Feb 1832 - The Circus, Bath, Somerset = Link to Google Earth