William Lloyd (British Naval officer)

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

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]

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