Joseph Bingham RN (abt. 1769 - 1825)

Born about 3 Nov 1769 in Birchanger, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Parker) Bingham — married 13 Apr 1797 in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1825 at about age 56 in Mayfair, London, England

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Biography

Birth record shows father "J.M. Bingham" and mother "K Bingham", both are probably interpretations of I.M. and C.

Joseph was baptized Dec 12, 1769 in Birchanger.

His parents moved the family to Gosport in 1779.

Adm. Joseph Bingham RN Joseph Bingham: in 1798 commanded the Prince George, bearing Sir William Parker's flag, on the coast of Spain. Afterwards served in the East Indies. Commanded the Sceptre, 74, in the Schldt expedition, 1809; and the Egmont sucessively in America, the North Sea, and Baltic: died Dec. 1825.

He married Sarah second daughter of his old friend and patron the late Admiral Sir William Parker 1st Bt. of Harburn by his wife Jane eldest daughter of Edward Collingwood of Greenwich esq on 13 April 1797 at Westminster, London, Middlesex, England.

In private life he was beloved for his integrity sincerity and domestic virtues and his memory will be long cherished with affectionate regard by his brother Officers and a large circle of acquaintance as well as by his beloved family who are left to mourn his untimely and irreparable loss.

Joseph Bingham RN died in December 1825 at his home in Mayfair, London. He is buried in the Crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral in London near Lord Nelson.

A will mentioned Rev George Burrard, Rev Thomas Schreiber, both sons-in-law to Joseph, also his wife Sarah. His estate passed probate in 1825. 'Rear Admiral Red Squadron Royal Navy formerly of Lymington, Hants, lately of Curzon St, Mayfair, Middx.'^[1]

Children: Emma Bingham Burrard b. 26 Jan 1798, d. a 1856 Sarah Bingham Schreiber b. 20 Jun 1804, d. 15 Mar 1856 Parker Duckworth Bingham, R.N. Frances Bingham Mary Catherine Bingham 1809-1886 Joseph 1805-

His military biography has him of 'Grove House' Lymington.

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Bank Of England Wills Extracts 1717-1845"
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 September 2023)
   Admiral Joseph Bingham probate in 1825. Residence Lymington, Hampshire.

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• The Book of Dignities, Jospeh Haydn, 1851, Longmans, Brown, Green and Longma[1]

• Gentleman's Magazine[2]

• Wikipedia[3]

• England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJYG-G2W : 10 December 2014), Joseph Bingham and Sarah Parker, 13 Apr 1797; citing Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 561,159, 561,160, 561,161, 561,162.

• The History of Rochford Hundred ...: From Former Authors, Ancient Manuscripts and Church Registers, Treating Upon Various Subjects, Including Notices of Churches and Chapels, the Clergy, Biography and Genealogy of Families ... and ... Other Matters, Volume 1, A. Harrington, 1867

• Death record shows age to calculate birth year. London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906/Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906

• The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1706 Source Information Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

• "The History of Rochford Hundred ...: From Former Authors, Ancient Manuscripts and Church ..."[4]

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSQ-YK66 : 18 March 2018), Bingham, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing United Kingdom, 24 Dec 1825, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

• Page 722-725, 'Royal Naval Biography...', John Marshall Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823[5]

• For parents: Page 201, 'The Annals of Walhampton', Sidney Burrard W.J. Johnson, 1874 - Lymington (England[6]

• About his brother: 'Historic Gosport'[7]

• HMS Sceptre[8][9]