A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Aldworth, St. Leger
ALDWORTH. (Lieut., 1831. f-p., 16; h-p., 12.)
St. Leger Aldworth, born 4 Sept. 1806, is third son of the late Robt. Rogers Aldworth, Esq., by Elizabeth, daughter of Archdeacon John Oliver; brother of Rich. Oliver Aldworth, Esq., of Newmarket, High Sheriff of the co. of Cork; and a near relative of Viscount Doneraile.
{{sc|This officer entered the Navy, 10 Dec. 1819, as a Volunteer on board the Phaeton 46, Capt. Wm. Augustus Montagu, on the Halifax station – removed as Midshipman, in April, 1822, to the Active 46, Capts. Andrew King and Hon. Robt. Rodney, employed on particular service – and from Nov. 1825, until June, 1829, served, the last three years as Mate, in the Dryad 42, commanded by the Hon. Capt. Rodney in the Mediterranean. He then successively joined, for short periods, on the Cork and West India stations, the Semiramis and Winchester, flag-ships, Barnam 50, Capt. Sir John Louis, Arachne 18, Capt. Chas. Deare, Galatea 42, Capt. Chas. Napier, and Racehorse 18, Capt. Chas. Hamlyn Williams. On 3 Jan. 1831, he was promoted to a First-Lieutenancy in the Mersey 26, Capt. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay; and, being paid off from that frigate in the following August, afterwards joined – 27 July, 1837, the Edinburgh 74, Capt. Wm. Wilmott Henderson, off Lisbon – 20 July, 1838, as Senior, the Rhadamanthus steamer, Capt. Arthur Wakefield, in the Mediterranean – and, 29 Jan. 1839, and 16 April, 1842, the Asia 84, and Rodney 92, Capts. Wm. Fisher and Robt. Maunsell, both on the latter station. He was paid off from the Rodney towards the close of 1843, and has since been unemployed. Mr. Aldworth, who is Senior Lieutenant of 1831, is a magistrate for the co. of Cork. He married, 20 Oct. 1836, Alicia Susan, fourth daughter of the late Chas. Deane Oliver, Esq., of Rook Mill Lodge, in that county, and has issue a son. Agents – Messrs. Chard.