Richard Grant (1782 - 1859)

Born 29 Mar 1782 in Kingston, Jamaica

Husband of Lydia (Hobson) Grant — married 29 Jul 1846 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 Mar 1859 at age 76 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Naval Biography

Richard was born in 1782 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the son of Richard Grant, proctor and Ann Coventry.^[1]

He entered the Royal Navy in 1798, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1805 and Commander in 1818. He was flag-captain (Number 2) on a number of commands behind other men before resigning in 1846.

In July the same year he married widow Lydia (Hobson) Lambert at St George Hanover Square, London. They did not have children.

He was knighted in 1820.

He passed away in 1859. He named his widow as sole beneficiary.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ A genealogy for Ann can be found here.
2. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-66HT : 30 August 2018), Richard Grant, May 1876; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

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