Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Bastin
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Boucard) Bastin
— married
7 Oct 1818 in Guernsey, Channel Islands
Descendants 
Father of
Louisa Martha Bastin
Died before
before age 73
[location unknown]
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Biography
Robert Bastone, son of John Bastone and his wife, Mary, was born on the 30th of September 1780 [1] and was baptised at Ottery St Mary in Devon on the 26h of January 1781. [2] The spelling of his family name was slowly changing to Bastin and both are mentioned in the National Archive. [1]
When he was 16 Robert joined the Royal Navy serving first as a volunteer aboard the 32 gun frigate, HMS Nymphe,[1] captain John Cooke.[3]Over the next 3 years he learned his trade and by the time he transferred to HMS Cambridge, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, Sir Thomas Pasley, in December 1800 Robert had been promoted to midshipman. A year later he was back aboard Nymph and the following year was posted to HMS Donegal.[1]
On the 3rd of June 1803 he joined HMS Belleisle, as Lieutenant. [1] A new captain came aboard on the 18th of March 1804, William Hargood, who took the ship to join Nelson's fleet in the Mediterranean and joined in the dash across the Atlantic in an attempt to bring the French fleet to battle. Belleisle was badly worn by the time the French had scuttled back into Cadiz harbour and had to be refitted at Plymouth, rejoining the fleet in early October 1805. [4]
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| HMS Belleisle |
When the combined Franco-Spanish fleet finally sailed on the 21st of October Belleisle took her place just behind Admiral Collingwood's Royal Sovereign and engaged the enemy at 12.05 at the battle called Trafalgar. Fiercely attacked by enemy ships Belleisle took a terrible pounding and was the only British ship to be totally dismasted. Her losses were 33 killed and 93 wounded. Two of Robert's mess mates, Lieutenants Ebeneezer Geale and John Portal Woodin were killed and Lieutenant William Ferrie was wounded. After the battle Belleisle was towed to Gibraltar by the frigate Naiad. [5]
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| HMS Blanche sinking |
Robert left Belleisle in January 1806 and was posted to HMS Blanche, commanding officer Thomas Lavie in February. [1] Blanche was wrecked off Ushant on the 4th of March 1807[6] and Robert was kept prisoner by the French until he was released in 1814. [1]
Robert married Sarah Boucart of Guernsey on the 7th of October 1818.[1]
He passed away in 1854 and was buried in Norwood cemetery on the 23rd of September. [7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Trafalgar Ancestors: Robert Bastin born in Ottery St Mary, Devon
- ↑ Baptismal record Ottery St Mary, Devon (26 January 1781 Robert Bastone born 30 Sep 1780 son of John Bastone and Mary) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
- ↑ Wikipedia: HMS Nymphe (1780)
- ↑ Wikipedia: William Hargood
- ↑ For HMS Belleisle and Trafalgar " The Trafalgar Companion " Mark Adkin, Aurum Press 2005 Page 326 ISBN 1 84513 0189
- ↑ Wikipedia: HMS Amfitrite (1804)
- ↑ Burial record Norwood cemetery (23 September 1854 Robert Bastin aged 74 of Osbourne House, Clapham Rd
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Categories: Ottery St Mary, Devon | Battle of Trafalgar | HMS Belleisle (1795) | HMS Nymphe (1780) | HMS Cambridge (1755) | HMS Donegal (1798) | HMS Blanche (1806)