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Ellis joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a King’s Letter Boys ([[volunteer-per-order]]) in 1711 and served on the [[HMS Centurion (1691)|HMS Centurion]]<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref>, becoming a Midshipman in 1714 and later briefly serving on the [[HMS Cumberland (1695)|HMS Cumberland]] between 1717 and 1718 before moving to the [[HMS Grafton (1709)|HMS Grafton]] in June 1718, later taking part in the [[Battle of Cape Passaro]].<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref> He was serving on the [[HMS Charles Galley (1676)|HMS Charles Galley]] when he passed the lieutenants exam in 1720.<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref> Ellis served as a lieutenant aboard; the HMS Burford (1722)|HMS Burford, [[HMS Grafton (1709)|HMS Grafton]] (where he had previously served) and the [[HMS Cornwall (1692)|HMS Cornwall]].<ref> Commission and Warrant Book 1728 4 Oct.-1735 23 Dec</ref> |
Ellis joined the [[Royal Navy]] as a King’s Letter Boys ([[volunteer-per-order]]) in 1711 and served on the [[HMS Centurion (1691)|HMS Centurion]]<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref>, becoming a Midshipman in 1714 and later briefly serving on the [[HMS Cumberland (1695)|HMS Cumberland]] between 1717 and 1718 before moving to the [[HMS Grafton (1709)|HMS Grafton]] in June 1718, later taking part in the [[Battle of Cape Passaro]].<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref> He was serving on the [[HMS Charles Galley (1676)|HMS Charles Galley]] when he passed the lieutenants exam in 1720.<ref>1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates</ref> Ellis served as a lieutenant aboard; the HMS Burford (1722)|HMS Burford, [[HMS Grafton (1709)|HMS Grafton]] (where he had previously served) and the [[HMS Cornwall (1692)|HMS Cornwall]].<ref> Commission and Warrant Book 1728 4 Oct.-1735 23 Dec</ref> |
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Ellis was promoted to captain in 1740<ref>Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, David Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett</ref> and was the first captain of the 44 gun [[HMS Gosport (1741)|HMS Gosport]] a ship which Admiral of the Fleet [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent]] later commanded.<ref name=”:01″ /> |
Ellis was promoted to captain in 1740<ref>Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, David Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett</ref> and was the first captain of the 44 gun [[HMS Gosport (1741)|HMS Gosport]] a ship which Admiral of the Fleet [[John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent|John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent]] later commanded.<ref name=”:01″ /> |
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Captain William Ellis (2 February 1693 — 29 October 1743) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He commanded HMS Gosport until his death in 1743.[1]
Early life and career
Ellis was born a member of an old Yorkshire gentry family the Ellises of Kiddal Hall and was baptised on either the 2nd of February 1693 or 1694[2]. His father, also William Ellis, served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1708 to 1709 and was the grandson of Sir William Lowther (also High Sheriff of Yorkshire, from 1681 to 1682) ancestor of the Earls of Lonsdale.[3]
Ellis joined the Royal Navy as a King’s Letter Boys (volunteer-per-order) in 1711 and served on the HMS Centurion[4], becoming a Midshipman in 1714 and later briefly serving on the HMS Cumberland between 1717 and 1718 before moving to the HMS Grafton in June 1718, later taking part in the Battle of Cape Passaro.[5] He was serving on the HMS Charles Galley when he passed the lieutenants exam in 1720.[6] Ellis served as a lieutenant aboard; the HMS Burford (1722)|HMS Burford, HMS Grafton (where he had previously served) and the HMS Cornwall.[7]
Ellis was promoted to captain in 1740[8] and was the first captain of the 44 gun HMS Gosport a ship which Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent later commanded.[1]
References
- ^ a b British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792, Rif Winfield
- ^ Dugdale, W. (1894). Dugdale’s Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions. United Kingdom: W. Pollard & Company, pg 281
- ^ Dugdale, W. (1894). Dugdale’s Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions. United Kingdom: W. Pollard & Company, pg 281
- ^ 1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates
- ^ 1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates
- ^ 1712-1745 Lieutenants’ passing certificates
- ^ Commission and Warrant Book 1728 4 Oct.-1735 23 Dec
- ^ Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, David Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett
