Thomas Francis Charles Mainwaring (1780 - 1858)

Born 18 Sep 1780 in Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1858 at age 78 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Thomas, child of Charles Henry Mainwaring & Julia Mainwaring, was born on 18 September 1780 and baptised on 14 October 1780 in Salisbury, St Thomas, Wiltshire, England.^[1]

At the time of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 Thomas Francis Charles Mainwaring was a lieutenant on the Naiad, a 36 gun frigate.

From "The Trafalgar Roll : Containing the Names and Services of All Officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines Who Participated in the Glorious Victory of the 21st October 1805, Together with a History of the Ships Engaged in Battle." compiled by Colonel Robert Holden Mackenzie and published in 1913:

Vice-Admiral T. F. C. Mainwaring was the eldest son of Charles Henry Mainwaring, of Whitmore Hall, Co. Stafford, and Julia, daughter of Rev. Philip Wroughton. He was second cousin of Lieut. Benjamin Mainwaring, R.N., who served in the Temeraire at Trafalgar. Born in 1780, he entered the service from the Royal Naval Academy in 1796, as a Volunteer 1st Class. Lieut., 1800. Lieut, of Naiad, 1802-6, including the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. Commander, 1806. Commanded the Tartarus, fireship, in the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807; at the sinking of two French privateers off Pillau, 1810; and conveying the ex-King of Sweden from Riga to England, 1810. Captain, 1810. Retired Rear-Admiral, 1846. Medal and clasp. Died in Marlborough Buildings, Bath, 1858.^[2]

Thomas F. C. Mainwaring was awarded the Naval General Service Medal with 1 clasps for the Battle of Trafalgar.^[3]

Thomas (full age), son of Charles Henry Mainwarning, married Cecilia Charlotte Hall on 14 December 1841 in St James, Piccadilly (St James, Westminster), London, Westminster, England.^[4]

Thomas Francis Charles Mainwaring Esquire died on 20 September 1858 in Bath and his estate passed probate on 6 October 1858 in Bristol.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1900/7
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61187 #291744 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   Thomas Francis Charles Mainwaring baptism on 14 Oct 1780 (born 18 Sep 1780), child of Charles Henry Mainwaring & Julia Mainwaring, in Salisbury, St Thomas, Wiltshire, England.
2. ↑ Mackenzie, Robert Holden. "The Trafalgar Roll : Containing the Names and Services of All Officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines Who Participated in the Glorious Victory of the 21st October 1805, Together with a History of the Ships Engaged in Battle." G. Allen, [London : Cornmarket Press], 1913, retrieved through archive.org https://archive.org/details/trafalgarrollcon0000mack
3. ↑ "Medal Rolls | Noonans Mayfair." Noonans Mayfair: Auctioneers and Valuers https://www.noonans.co.uk/services/resources/medal-rolls/2/results/?Surname=mainwaring&Forenames=&Ship=&Clasps=&NumberofClasps=
4. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STJ/PR/6/19
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #2007250 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   Thomas Francis Charles Mainwarning (full age) marriage to Cecilia Charlotte Hall on 14 Dec 1841 in St James, Piccadilly (St James, Westminster), London, Westminster, England.
5. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #12934236 (accessed 22 October 2022)
   Thomas Francis Charles Mainwaring Esquire probate on 6 Oct 1858 in Bristol. Died 20 Sep 1858 in Bath.