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William Lloyd (British Naval officer)

Admiral William Lloyd (28 June 1725 – 19 July 1796) was a Royal Navy officer from Carmarthenshire, Wales, rising to become an Admiral of the White.[1] [2][3] He sailed Governor Edward Cornwallis aboard HMS Sphinx to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749).[4][5][6]

William Lloyd
Memorial to Lloyd, St Cadog's Church, Llangadog
Born(1725-06-28)28 June 1725
Dan yr allt, Wales
Died19 July 1796(1796-07-19) (aged 71)
Llangadog, Wales
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1740–1796
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Otter
HMS Invincible
HMS Sphinx
HMS Chesterfield
HMS Princess Louisa
HMS Conqueror
Battles / wars
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Lloyd's first command was of HMS Otter and HMS Invincible, which later sank and is a British heritage site.[7]

During the Seven Years' War, Lloyd commanded HMS Chesterfield at the Battle of Minorca (1756).[8] He also fought in the action of 5 April 1757 in the strait of Gibraltar when he commanded HMS Princess Louisa and the French fleet successfully evaded the British naval forces to arrive at Louisbourg.[9] Finally, he commanded HMS Conqueror at the Battle of Lagos (1759). In the battle, two of his crew were killed and six were wounded.[2] While still under Lloyd's command, the ship sank the following year off Drake's Island.[10][11]

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

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In 1755, Lloyd was granted the power of attorney to receive rents from his father's estate.[12] In 1761 he was living in Hammersmith, Middlesex and inherited a large number of properties from his parents.[12] He contested the will of his relative Madame Bridget Bevan in 1779.[13]

Family

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William Lloyd's home - the Dan yr Allt mansion, Wales by H R Lloyd (c.1830)

Lloyd was born in Dan yr allt (formerly Allt y meibion), Llanelli, Carmarthenshire to John Lloyd (1702–1728) and Mary Lloyd.[14][12] (When John died, Mary re-married Thomas Corbett of St Martin-in-the-Fields, esquire.)[12] William's siblings Vaughan and Rachel are buried in Hammersmith Church. Along with William, neither sibling married or had children.[12] Rachel was a wealthy Housekeeper at Kensington Palace and a pastel artist.[15][16][17][18][19]

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.[20] William's father John created a monument in St. Cadog's church to his parents Thomas (d. 1720) and Rachel Lloyd (d.1702).[12] William's godchild John William Lloyd commissioned another monument in the St. Cadog's church for his son John Philipp Lloyd (d. 1849).[20][21]

His will is in the National Archives.[20][22] 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.[20][23] He also left part of his estate to his godchild John William Lloyd.[20][21]

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    Admiral William Lloyd's grandfather Thomas Lloyd (d.1720), St. Cadog's church, Wales
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    William's sister Rachel Lloyd - the Housekeeper, Kensington Palace.
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    Tomb of Admiral William Lloyd's godchild John William Lloyd, St Cadog's Church in Llangadog, Wales

See also

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References

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  1. ^ July 6, 1749 Pennsylvania Gazette
  2. ^ a b 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) (30 November 1897). "The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present". London : S. Low, Marston and company, limited – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Davies, J. D. (25 September 2013). "Admiral William Lloyd (1725-96)".
  4. ^ In convoy under the command of Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke.
  5. ^ Hawke, 97
  6. ^ "British Sixth Rate ship 'Sphinx' (1748)".
  7. ^ "The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794". J. Exshaw. 30 November 1741 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng". 30 November 1757 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Action of April 5 1757, 5th April 1757". threedecks.org.
  10. ^ "Royal Navy Wrecks". www.promare.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Conqueror". www.promare.co.uk.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Cynghordy". 30 November 1962 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "BEVAN, BRIDGET ('Madam Bevan'; 1698 - 1779), philanthropist and educationist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  14. ^ "West Wales historical records. Annual magazine of the Historical Society of West Wales". Carmarthen, Printed by W. Spurrell and son. 30 November 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ "Niel Jeffares. Dictionary of Pastelist before 1800" (PDF).
  16. ^ Palaces, Historic Royal (1 November 2018). "The secrets of Kensington Palace". HRP Blogs.
  17. ^ Kensington Palace: Art, Architecture and Society by Sebastian Edwards (Contributor), Joanna Marschner (Contributor), Deirdre Murphy (Contributor), Lee Prosser (Contributor), Olivia Fryman (Editor)
  18. ^ Smollett, Tobias George. "The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies". James Rivington & James Fletcher ... & H. Payne – via Google Books.
  19. ^ "Lloyd, Rachel (1722–1803), housekeeper". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/73545. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ^ a b c d e Theakston, Lucy Ellen Lloyd (30 November 1913). "Some family records & pedigrees of the Lloyds ." Oxford, Eng., Fox – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ a b "Cynghordy Muniments - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.
  22. ^ "Catalogue description: Will of William Lloyd, Admiral of the White of Danyrallt , Carmarthenshire". 27 July 1796 – via National Archive of the UK.
  23. ^ "p.3" (PDF).
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