William Lloyd (British Naval officer)
Admiral William Lloyd was from Carmarthenshire, Wales and became an Admiral of the White for the Royal Navy.[1][2] He sailed Governor Edward Cornwallis aboard HMS Sphinx to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749).[3][4]
William Lloyd | |
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Born | Dan yr allt, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK | 28 June 1725
Died | 19 July 1796 71) Llangadog, Wales, UK | (aged
Allegiance | |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1740–1796 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | Seven Years' War
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Relations | Rachel Lloyd (Housekeeper) |
Naval career
His first command was of HMS Otter and HMS Invincible, which later sank and is a British heritage site.[5]
During the Seven Years' War, he commanded HMS Chesterfield at the Battle of Minorca (1756).[6] He also fought in the Action of April 5, 1757 when he commanded HMS Princess Louisa and the French fleet successfully evaded the British naval forces to arrive at Louisbourg.[7] Finally, he commanded HMS Conqueror at the Battle of Lagos (1759). In the battle, two of his crew were killed and six were wounded.[1] While still under Lloyd's command, the ship sank the following year off Drake's Island.[8][9]
After the war, Lloyd retired to the family estate in Carmarthenshire. He rose by seniority through the various flag ranks, eventually becoming Admiral of the White on 1 June 1795. He was buried at St Cadog's Church in Llangadog, Wales and a stone monument was mounted on the wall.
Real estate
In 1755, he was granted the power of attorney to receive rents from his father's estate.[10] In 1761 he was living in Hammersmith, Middlesex and inherited a large number of properties from his parents.[10][10] He contested the will of his relative Madame Bridget Bevan in 1779.[11]
Family
He was born in Dan yr allt (formerly Allt y meibion), Llanelli, Carmarthenshire to John Lloyd (1702–1728) and Mary Lloyd.[12][10] (When John died, Mary re-married Thomas Corbett of St Martin-in-the-Fields, esquire.)[10] William's sibilings Vaughan and Rachel are buried in Hammersmith Church. Along with William, neither sibling married or had children.[10] Rachel was a wealthy Housekeeper at Kensington Palace and a pastel artist.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
William died in 1796 and was buried in the St. Cadog's church along with his father John and grandfather Thomas, both of whom were High Sheriffs of Carmarthenshire.[19] William's father John created a monument in St. Cadog's church to his parents Thomas (d. 1720) and Rachel Lloyd (d.1702).[10] William's godchild John William Lloyd commissioned another monument in the St. Cadog's church for his son John Philipp Lloyd (d. 1849).[19][20][19]
His will is in the National Archives.[19][21] William divested the Dan y rallt estate to trustees for his kinsman Sir Thomas Stepney, 9th Baronet (d. 1825), the youngest son of Thomas Stepney of Llanelli, 7th baronet.[19][22] He also left part of his estate to his godchild John William Lloyd.[19][20]
Gallery
- Admiral William Lloyd's grandfather Thomas Lloyd (d.1720), St. Cadog's church, Wales
- William's sister Rachel Lloyd - the Housekeeper, Kensington Palace, owned Cynghordy Estate in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
- Tomb of Admiral William Lloyd's godchild John William Lloyd, St Cadog's Church in Llangadog, Wales
References
- Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird); Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert); Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer); Wilson, Herbert Wrigley; Roosevelt, Theodore; Laughton, L. G. Carr (Leonard George Carr) (November 30, 1897). "The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present". London : S. Low, Marston and company, limited – via Internet Archive.
- Davies, J. D. (September 25, 2013). "Admiral William Lloyd (1725-96)".
- In convoy under the command of Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke.
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- "The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794". J. Exshaw. November 30, 1741 – via Google Books.
- "The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng". November 30, 1757 – via Google Books.
- "Action of April 5 1757, 5th April 1757". threedecks.org.
- "Royal Navy Wrecks". www.promare.co.uk.
- "Conqueror". www.promare.co.uk.
- "Cynghordy". November 30, 1962 – via Internet Archive.
- "BEVAN, BRIDGET ('Madam Bevan'; 1698 - 1779), philanthropist and educationist | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales.
- "West Wales historical records. Annual magazine of the Historical Society of West Wales". Carmarthen, Printed by W. Spurrell and son. November 30, 1919 – via Internet Archive.
- "Niel Jeffares. Dictionary of Pastelist before 1800" (PDF).
- Palaces, Historic Royal (November 1, 2018). "The secrets of Kensington Palace". HRP Blogs.
- Kensington Palace: Art, Architecture and Society by Sebastian Edwards (Contributor), Joanna Marschner (Contributor), Deirdre Murphy (Contributor), Lee Prosser (Contributor), Olivia Fryman (Editor)
- Smollett, Tobias George. "The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies". James Rivington & James Fletcher ... & H. Payne – via Google Books.
- [file:///Users/todscott/Downloads/OldKewChiswickandKensington_10520846.pdf p.187]
- "Lloyd, Rachel (1722–1803), housekeeper | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-73545.
- Theakston, Lucy Ellen Lloyd (November 30, 1913). "Some family records & pedigrees of the Lloyds ." Oxford, Eng., Fox – via Internet Archive.
- "Cynghordy Muniments - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.
- "Catalogue description: Will of William Lloyd, Admiral of the White of Danyrallt , Carmarthenshire". July 27, 1796 – via National Archive of the UK.
- "p.3" (PDF).