no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Richard Walter (abt. 1717 - 1785)

Rev Richard Walter
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 5 May 1748 in Gray's Inn Chapel, London, England (1075 - 1801)map
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at about age 67 in Englandmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Stephen Ullrich private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 7 Aug 2015
This page has been accessed 114 times.

Biography

Richard was born around 1717. He was a minister. In 1740, he was appointed chaplain of his majesty's ship the Centurion, which circumnavigated the world starting in September 1740. On 25 Mar 1845, Richard was appointed chaplain of Chapel in the Dock-Yard, Portsmouth.[1] In April 1750 he was also appointed chaplain to Three Royal Ships in Portmouth.[2]

He passed away in March 1785.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1745 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    "Rev. Richard Walter Appointed Chaplain of the Dock-Yard" The Western Flying Post; or, Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury (Sherborne, Dorset, England) Fri, Mar 26, 1745, page 2
    Newspapers Clip: 137236024 (accessed 22 December 2023)
  2. ↑ 1750 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Rev. Richard Walter Appointed Chaplain to Three Royal Ships - Portmouth. The Derby Mercury (Derby, Derbyshire, England) Mon, Apr 27, 1750, page 2
    Newspapers Clip: 137235514 (accessed 22 December 2023)
  3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #190424673 (accessed 22 December 2023)
    Memorial page for Richard Walter (21 Sep 1717-11 Mar 1785), citing St Andrew Churchyard, Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Summerdays (contributor 47903868).
  • Biography: Biography of Richard Walter (1716?–1785), John Knox Laughton
    Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol. 59 Wakeman - Watkins; Published: 1899
    Biography entry of Richard Walter (accessed 22 December 2023).
  • Walter Richard. A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson. London: J & P Knapton, 1748. Digital copy: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5np4x
  • 1762 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Public Advertiser (London, Greater London, England) Sat, May 1, 1762, page 4
    Newspapers Clip: 137235163 (accessed 22 December 2023)
  • Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. Published 1911 by Melville & Company, London. Mortimer-Percy volume, part one, page: 85.




Is Richard your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Richard Walters (-bef.1900)

Featured National Park champion connections: Richard is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 16 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 17 degrees from George Catlin, 20 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 28 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 18 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 19 degrees from Stephen Mather, 18 degrees from Kara McKean, 23 degrees from John Muir, 11 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 29 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

W  >  Walter  >  Richard Walter

Categories: HMS Centurion (1732)