1761 - 1797 (35 years)
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Name |
Andrew Snape Douglas |
Prefix |
Captain Sir |
Birth |
8 Oct 1761 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
4 Jun 1797 |
At His Uncle's Residence At Fulham |
- died from the effects of the wound he received on the first June 1794
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Burial |
Fulham Churchyard |
Person ID |
I102450 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2013 |
Family |
Anne Burgess d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
14 Nov 1781 |
New York |
- Anne lived in New York, and Andrew was probably stationed there on board one of HM ships, possibly the Chatham.
Names of Persons
for whom
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Were issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York
Previous to 1784.
By E. B. O'Callaghan
Printed by order of Gideon J. Ticker, Secretary of State.
Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1860.
1781. Nov. 14. Burger, Ann, and Andrew Snape Douglas
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Children |
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Family ID |
F37390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- Sir Andrew Snape-Hamond's youngest sister had married Dr William Douglas, M.D., of Edinburgh; their son Andrew Snape-Douglas, born 1761, entered the Royal Navy and rendered most distinguished services to his country; his gallantry deserves a longer notice than these pages can afford; briefly put, his uncle, Sir Andrew's mention of him is as follows:
his first lieutenant when the Admiral hoisted his flag on Sir Andrew's ship, at the siege of Charlestown, young Douglas' activity had procured him the rank of post-captain; on Lord Lincoln and Sir Andrew Snape-Hamond being chosen to convey the despatches home in 1780, Captain Snape-Douglas was appointed to the command of his uncle's ship the Roebuck, which ship being sheathed in copper and unequalled in her sailing powers "was for a young man under nineteen an extraordinary instance of good fortune. Although my near relation and the boy who had never left my side from ten years old (when his father died) I may be allowed to say he was exceeded by no man in the profession, and to use the King's expression (sometime after his death when at His Majesty's request I presented him with his bust),
He was a great national loss, but he lived just long enough to become a brilliant example to all the rising young men in the Navy.' He was Lord Howe's Captain in the great action on the first June 1794, when the Republican Fleet of France fought for the Dominion of the Sea."
Captain Douglas' gallantry in that action, the extraordinary exertion he used and ability he displayed as a seaman in bringing the French Fleet into action when he commanded the Queen Charlotte, brought him the highest recommendation from his superiors. On Captain Sir Andrew Douglas going aboard the Admiral's ship, The Royal George, after the action, he was received with a guard at the gangway; and the Admiral before all his officers, told him he considered the victory just won due, principally, to his exertions.
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