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Adm. Sir George Francis Seymour RN

Born 17 Sep 1787 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Son of Hugh Seymour and Anne Horatia (Waldegrave) Seymour

Brother of Hugh Henry John Seymour, Horace Beauchamp Seymour, Horatia Maria Frances (Seymour) Morier, Frederick Charles William Seymour and Mary Georgiana Emma (Seymour) Dawson-Damer

Husband of Georgiana Mary (Berkeley) Seymour — married Mar 1811 in London, England

Descendants

Father of Francis George Hugh Seymour, Georgiana Isabella (Seymour) Corkran, Henry Seymour, Horatia Louisa Seymour, Emily Charlotte (Seymour) Ormsby-Gore, Matilda Horatia (Seymour) Rice, Laura Williamina (Seymour) Hohenlohe-Langenburg and William Frederick Ernest Seymour

Died 20 Jan 1870 at age 82 in Eaton Square, London, England

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Biography

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Francis Seymour GCB, GCH, PC (17 September 1787 – 20 January 1870) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded the third-rate HMS Northumberland under Admiral Sir John Duckworth at the Battle of San Domingo during the Napoleonic Wars. He also commanded the sloop HMS Kingfisher at the blockade of Rochefort and the fifth-rate HMS Pallas under Admiral Lord Gambier at the Battle of the Basque Roads. He then saw active service during the War of 1812.

He was the eldest son of Lord Hugh Seymour and his wife, Anne Horatia Waldegrave.

In March 1811 he married Georgina Mary Berkeley daughter of Sir George Berkeley and his wife, Emily Lennox.

George died 20 January 1870.

Sources

Wikipedia: George Seymour (Royal Navy officer)
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British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-VLDC : 18 April 2019), Hon Admiral in entry for G F Seymour, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 8 Apr 1811, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
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