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	Thomas Bladen Capel aged 19 born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Ship: HMS Phoebe Rating/Rank: Captain
	Personal details
		Born	25 August 1776
		Died	4 March 1853
		Family	Married: Harriet Catherine Smyth (born, died 30 July 1866) on 10 May 1816. No children.
		Father	William Anne Holles Capell or Capel, 4th Earl of Essex, (born 7 October 1732, Turin, Italy; died 4 March 1799 St James Place, London, England)
		Mother	Harriet Isabella Bladen (born; died 12 March 1821, Curzon Street, Mayfair, London, England)
		Parents' date of marriage	2 March 1767 St George Hanover Square, London.

	Service details
		HMS Assistance Ship's pay book number: (SB 29) 12 April 1792 to 26 June 1792 Rank/rating: Captain's Servant HMS Syren Ship's pay book number: (SLVO 44) 1 July 1792 to 30 November 1792 HMS Assistance Ship's pay book number: (SB 29) 1 December 1792 to 31 December 1792 Rank/rating: Captain's Servant HMS Syren Ship's pay book number: (SB 253) 31 January 1793 to 28 February 1793 Rank/rating: Captain's Servant Ship's pay book number: (SB 271) 1 March 1793 to 5 September 1794 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Apollo Ship's pay book number: (SB 53) 24 September 1794 to 23 January 1795 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Leviathan Ship's pay book number: (SB 916) 25 January 1795 to 15 March 1795 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Sans Pareil Ship's pay book number: (SB 511) 16 March 1795 to 28 March 1795 Rank/rating: Midshipman 29 March 1795 to 1 May 1795 Comments: Lent to another ship. Ship's pay book number: (SB 511) 2 May 1795 to 19 October 1795 Rank/rating: Midshipman 20 October 1795 to 24 December 1795 Comments: Lent to another ship. Ship's pay book number: (SB 511) 25 December 1795 to 15 May 1796 Rank/rating: Midshipman Ship's pay book number: (SB 798) 16 May 1796 to 20 August 1796 Rank/rating: Acting Lieutenant Ship's pay book number: (SB 798) 21 August 1796 to 2 January 1797 Rank/rating: Midshipman Ship's pay book number: (SB 863) 3 January 1797 to 8 February 1797 Rank/rating: Acting Lieutenant 8 February 1797 to 8 March 1797 Comments: Lent to another ship. Ship's pay book number: (SB 863) 9 March 1797 to 16 March 1797 Rank/rating: Acting Lieutenant Ship's pay book number: (SB 863) 17 March 1797 to 4 April 1797 Rank/rating: Midshipman HMS Cambrian Ship's pay book number: (SB 199) 23 April 1797 to 11 April 1798 Rank/rating: 3rd Lieutenant HMS Vanguard Ship's pay book number: (SB 524) 11 April 1798 to 13 August 1798 Rank/rating: Lieutenant HMS Mutine Ship's pay book number: (SB 123) 3 August 1798 to 4 September 1798 Rank/rating: Commander HMS Alecto Ship's pay book number: (SLVO 42) 7 December 1798 to 20 December 1798 Rank/rating: Acting Commander Ship's pay book number: (SB 63) 21 December 1798 to 4 January 1799 Rank/rating: Commander HMS Arab Ship's pay book number: (SB 1) 11 January 1799 to 13 September 1800 Rank/rating: Captain HMS Phoebe Ship's pay book number: (SB 556) 13 September 1802

	Sources used
		Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16809 Book reference: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th edition) editor in chief Charles Mosley (1999 Burke's Peerage) Book reference: The Complete Peerage edited by Hon V.Gibbs and H.A Catalogue reference: ADM 36/12201 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11478 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11479 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/12942 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11743 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11663 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11662 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11664 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/11665 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/13003 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15356 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/15125 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/12351 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/14777 Catalogue reference: ADM 36/14778
	Last updated: 11 October 2004

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