Vice-Adm.
William
"of Steeple Aston"
Lechmere
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Lechmere
and Elizabeth (Corfield) Lechmere
Brother of
Elizabeth (Lechmere) Tudor
Husband of
Elizabeth (Dashwood-King) Lechmere
— married
31 Oct 1787 (to 12 Dec 1815) in St Martins-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 63
in Hill House, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England
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Biography
Vice-Admiral William Lechmere, Esq. of Steeple Aston, Oxford, Oxfordshire is the nephew of Nicholas Lechmere, Baron Lechmere of Evesham.[1]
Parents
Richard Lechmere and Elizabeth Corfield[2]
Marriage
m. Elizabeth Dashwood-King (Father: John Dashwood-King). Issue:[3]
- Charles (04 Dec 1789 - 09 Nov 1822 east coast of Africa)
- John Lechmere of Hill House and Ludford Park (living 1863)
- Richard (b. 01 Aug 1799, living 1863)
- Lucy (d.1834) m. Richard Parkinson, Esq. of Kinnersley Castle, Hertford
- Mary (d.12 May 1849) m. (05 Oct 1814) James, Lord de Saumarez
- Elizabeth (living 1863)
- m.1 (1828) Maj. Edward Watkins (d.1832) of Alveston, Gloucester
- m.2 (1843) Charles Monro, Esq.
- Georgiana-Sarah (d. ante 1863)
- Caroline-Amelia (living 1863) m. (1844) Maj. Arthur Ogle
- Augusta (living 1863) m. James Moncrieff-Melville, Esq.
Occupation
- Soldier
Sources
- Burke, B. (1863). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2. Harrison. Google Books
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Robert J Tudor
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YB1789656 [compare], Ancestry member tudorr66
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Lechmere joined the navy and saw service during the American War of Independence, having been promoted to lieutenant in 1774, and then to commander in 1782. He was given his own ship, a sloop, and served off the North American coast for the remainder of the war, until paying off the ship in 1785. He spent time ashore during the years of peace, marrying and receiving a promotion to post captain before the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. He returned to service in 1794 and commanded several ships in British waters. During this time he assisted in the transport of Princess Caroline of Brunswick to Britain. He then spent some time on the Halifax station, but like many of his contemporaries he struggled at times to secure postings, and spent some time without a ship.
He was back in command of a ship in 1805, and saw action at the Battle of Cape Finisterre with Sir Robert Calder's fleet, an action that had a significant impact on his life. Although he went on to join the fleet assembling off Cadiz under Lord Nelson, he agreed to return to Britain to support Calder at his court-martial, leaving the fleet a week before the Battle of Trafalgar. His first lieutenant, John Stockham, instead commanded his ship and received a share of the rewards. Lechmere had missed one of the most decisive battles of his career, but he went on to command other ships and receive further promotions, eventually dying at the close of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.