Sommerwill -a Devon Family: Commissioned Naval Officers

 

Commissioned Sea Officers List


Typescript summary list of officers 1660-1815 issued by the National Maritime Museum (PRO library) with information added from examination certificates

supplemented by references in List & Index Society Vol 290: Royal Navy Lieutenants' Passing Certificates 1691-1902, compiled by Bruno Pappalardo (at PRO)

Somerville references:

Name Rank Commissioned Ships
Mark Somervill

 

 Mid  

Exam certificate 26th August 1956
more than 20 years of age, more than 6 years in ships

    Y M W D
Surprise Able 1.9.3.4
Do Mids 2.3.3.2
Gosport Able 0.1.1.4
Centurion Mids 0.9.3.1
Seahorse Able 0.1.2.3
Swiftsure Mids 0.6.0.6
Torbay Do 0.6.1.4
  Total 6.1.0.3
L 26 Feb 1757 1757, Bideford
1758, Rochester
Charles L 18 Oct 1789  
George Field L 7 May 1805 1805, Nemesis
1807, Hussar
1810, Circe
       
James Mid  

Examination certificate 21 Nov 1769
more than 22 years of age, more than 7 years in ships

Syren Capt Servt 0.12.1.2
Tweed Able 0.1.2.3
  Mids 2.7.1.4
Aquilon Mids 0.10.0.3
Launceston Mids 0.4.0.2
  Masr Mate 3.6.0.2
    7.10.2.2
John L 21 Nov 1782 [Probably an error. No entry found in ADM 107/9, which covers this period.]
John

 

 Mid   Examination certificate 1 April 1795 John Somerville
more than 39 years of age, more than 6 years in ships

Cygnet 24 Sept 1777 Able 19 March 1779 1.6.1.2
Europe 20 March 1779 " 6 Nov 1779 -.8.1.1
Renown 7 Nov 1779 Mid 1 Aug 1780 -.9.2.3
Iris 2 Aug 1780 " 19 May 1782 1.10.1.4
Prudent 20 May 1782 Mid & Masr
Mate 		20 March 1795 -.10.1.5
      Total 6.8.3.6
L 26 Oct 1795  
John L 3 Jan 1814  
Philip L 4 Sep 1782 1783, Goliah
  Cr 9 Apr 1796 1784, Diadem
  Ca 29 Apr 1802 1787, Cumberland
1794, Q. Charlotte
1798, Eugenie sloop
1802, Nemesis
1809, Rota
1814, Asia
1815, Albion
William Mid  

Examination certificate 17 June 1779
more than 20 years of age, more than 7 years in ships

Tryall Ab 1.8.2.1
Pp Amelia Ab 0.2.3.4
Pp George Ab 0.6.2.6
Prince Ab 2.1.3.5
Pp Amelia Mids Mr Mt 0.9.0.3
Duke Mids 1.12.0.5
    7.2.1.3
L 23 Jun 1779 Marlborough
1782, Suffolk
William L 17 Dec 1798 1799 Babit [?]
1803, Enterprise
1807, Vigilant prison ship
William L 10 Jul 1815  
William Hugh L 24 Apr 1802 Dragon
1806, Sampson
Royal George
George - 14 Mar 1811