Coleção GB 0064 BNY - Bayntun, Sir Henry William (1766-1840)

1 vol, 1 file

GB 0064 BNY [1804-1808] Collection 1 vol, 1 file Bayntun , Sir , Henry William , 1766-1840 , Knight , Admiral

Bayntun was a lieutenant of 1783. Apart from a short interval in 1796, he served in the West Indies from 1794, the year in which he was promoted to captain, until 1804. On his return to England he was appointed to the LEVIATHAN and sent to the Mediterranean to join Nelson. He then took part in the pursuit of the French to the West Indies and in the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. From 1806 to 1808 he served in the AFRICA on the Cape Station, returning for a period in home waters in 1808. In 1809 he was appointed to the MILFORD and three years later reached the rank of rear-admiral, after which he saw no more active service. He was made an admiral in 1837.

The papers were presented in 1952 by Mr R.J. Bayntun Hippisley.

In 1964 Mrs C.L.F. Mackay Brown presented Bayntun's letterbook for the LEVIATHAN and the AFRCA.

Papers of Sir Henry William Bayntun comprising notes, memoranda and various letters relating largely to the MILFORD, as well as some navigational notes; Bayntun's letterbook for the LEVIATHAN, 1804 to 1805, and the AFRICA, 1806 to 1808.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Jun 2011.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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The papers were presented in 1952 by Mr R.J. Bayntun Hippisley.

In 1964 Mrs C.L.F. Mackay Brown presented Bayntun's letterbook for the LEVIATHAN and the AFRCA.

Papers of Sir Henry William Bayntun comprising notes, memoranda and various letters relating largely to the MILFORD, as well as some navigational notes; Bayntun's letterbook for the LEVIATHAN, 1804 to 1805, and the AFRICA, 1806 to 1808.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• inglês