William Carnegie (1756 - 1831)

Born 10 Apr 1756 in Leven Lodge, Edinburgh

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Died 28 May 1831 at age 75 in Albemarle Street

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Adm Sir William Carnegie was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Admiral Sir William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, GCB was born on April 19, 1758 in Bruntsfield, Midlothian, Scotland, the son of Admiral Sir George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk and Anne Melville.^[1]

In 1771 he entered service in the Royal Navy and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant aboard the frigate HMS Beaulieu and due to his conduct he was promoted to Post-captain (equivalent to present day Captain) was given command of the HMS Enterprise.Military^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia Foundation, Inc, [1]:
2. ↑ Wikipedia Foundation, Inc, [2]:

• Mrs. Margaret Child - Victoria AUS, 11-19-2008, Photocopies (4 sets) Investigation in Scotland and book written by Helen Carnegie 1989 ?Carnegies of Melbourne? and others
• Brian C Tompsett, Index to royal Genealogical Data, [3]: accessed: June 9, 2008
• The Peerage.com, [4]: accessed: June 9, 2008, Bruntsfield, Midlothian, Scotland.
• Longwood Park
• Northesk, Earl of (S, 1647) Cracroft's Peerage
• The Complete Peerage v.IX,pp.696-697