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BURNHAM—BURNISTON—BURRARD—BURRELL—BURRIDGE.
Sir John Louis, in the West Indies – 25 Aug. 1815, to the Fowey 24, Capt. Hew Steuart, fitting at Plymouth for the East Indies – 2 Jan. 1816, to the Comus 22, Capts. Thos. Tudor Tucker and Jas. John Gordon Bremer, in which ship he was wrecked, on a reef of rocks off St. Shott’s, Newfoundland, 24 Oct. following – 7 Dec. 1821, to the Coast Guard – 12 Oct. 1825, to the Victory 104, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Geo. Martin – and, 18 Jan. 1828, to the Tribune 42, Capt. John Wilson, on the South American station, whence he returned to England on advancement to the rank of Commander, 24 Dec. 1829. Capt. Burney subsequently joined, 19 July, 1833, and 29 April, 1834, the Wasp and Arachne sloops, on the North America and West India station. He was advanced to Post-rank 10 Dec. 1835, but has not since been afloat.
He married, 24 Jan. 1822, Mary, only daughter of P. L. Burnett, Esq., and has issue.
BURNHAM. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 29.)
Thomas Burnham entered the Navy, 1 June, 1806, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the Bustler 12-gun brig, Lieut.-Commander Rich. Welsh, lying in the Downs; attained the rating of Midshipman 1 July, 1807; and, on 26 Dec. 1808, was wrecked on the coast of France. He then became attached to the Cordelia 10, Capt. Thos. Fortescue Kennedy, also in the Downs, but, in March, 1809, rejoined Lieut. Welsh in the Surly cutter, on the Guernsey station, where, in company with the Trim and scp, he assisted in capturing, 20 April, 1810, the French privateer Alcide, of 4 guns and 30 men. He continued in the Surly, latterly commanded at Portsmouth by Lieut. Mark Robinson Lucas, until 31 Oct. 1815, when he removed, as Master’s Mate, to the Tagus 38, Capt. Jas. Whitley Deans Dundas. He was soon afterwards promoted to his present rank, by commission dated back to 6 of the last-mentioned month; and, from 24 Sept. 1828 until 1831, was next employed in the Coast Blockade as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies and Talavera 74’s, Capt. Hugh Pigot. He has since been on half-pay.
BURNISTON. (Lieutenant, 1825.)
Hugh Somerville Burniston was born in 1796.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 Dec. 1808, on board the Caesar 80, Capt. Chas. Richardson, bearing the flag of Hon. Robt. Stopford; and, in the course of 1809, was present at the destruction of three heavy French frigates under the batteries of Sable d’Olonne, also of the shipping in Aix Roads, and in the expedition to the Walcheren. In April, 1810, he accompanied Capt. Richardson into the Semiramis 36, in the boats of which frigate and of the Diana he assisted, 25 Aug. 1811, at the capture of a large convoy up the Gironde, and at the annihilation, under the fort of Royan, of Le Pluvier national brig, of 16 guns and 36 men. Mr. Bumiston next served for two years in the Mediterranean under Lord Exmouth, and was with that nobleman in the Queen Charlotte 100, at the bombardment of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816. For his auxiliary conduct on two subsequent occasions, in saving, while belonging, in 1821-2, to the Severn 50, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, the life of a Dutch officer who had been wrecked, and also a French ship, the Julia, with the whole of her crew, he received, in consideration of the first exploit, a gold medal from the King of the Netherlands, valued at 25 ducats, and of the second, the thanks of the Royal Humane Society. He attained his present rank 27 May, 1825; and, since 3 Oct. in the same year, has been employed in the Coast Guard.
Lieut. Burniston married, in Aug. 1825, a daughter of A. Baxter, Esq., R.N., and has issue four sons.
BURRARD, Bart. (Captain, 1822. f-p., 17; h-p., 25.)
Sir Charles Burrard, born 2 March, 1793, is third and only surviving son of the late Lieut.-General Sir Harry Burrard, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel of the 1st Foot Guards (first cousin of the late Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, Bart., G.C.B.), by Hannah, daughter of Harry Darby, Esq., merchant, of London; and has lost four brothers in the service of their country – Paul Harry Durell, who was mortally wounded at Corunna while acting as Aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore – John Thomas, in the R.N., who was drowned 9 Oct. 1809 – William, an Ensign of the 1st Foot Guards, killed in the assault on St. Sebastian in Aug. 1813 – and Edward, also in the army, who died in April, 1832. He succeeded his father, as second Baronet, 18 Oct. 1813.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 July, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Diamond 38, Capt. Thos. Elphinstone, stationed in the Channel; joined, as Midshipman, in Jan. 1806, the London 98, Capt. Sir Harry Burrard Neale; and, on 13 March following, was present, in company with the Amazon 38, at the capture of the French 80-gun ship Marengo, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule, after a long running fight, in which the London sustained a loss of 10 men killed and 22 wounded. From June of the same year until April, 1808, Mr. Burrard was next lent, as a Supernumerary-Midshipman, to the Amazon, Capt. Wm. Parker. He then joined the Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez in the Baltic; and, soon after the receipt of his first commission, dated 1 May, 1812, was appointed to the Milford 74, bearing the flag in the Adriatic of Sir Thos. Fras. Fremantle, under whom he served on shore, in the batteries, at the reduction of Trieste, in Oct. 1813. On 7 June, 1814, he was advanced to the command of the Grasshopper 18, one of the vessels employed at the blockade of Naples in 1815, when two Neapolitan line-of-battle ships and a frigate were surrendered to a squadron under Capt. Robt. Campbell, of the Tremendous 74. He paid the Grasshopper off in Feb. 1816; afterwards commanded, from 15 April, 1819, until advanced to Post-rank, 29 Jan. 1822, the Hind 20, stationed in the Channel for the suppression of smuggling; and, lastly, officiated from 20 March, 1823, till paid off in April, 1827, as Flag-Captain, in the Revenge 76, to Vice-Admiral Sir H. B. Neale, Commanderin-Chief in the Mediterranean. He was placed upon retired half-pay 1 Oct. 1846.
Sir Chas. Burrard, who is the Senior Captain of 1822, married, 8 April, 1826, Louisa, second daughter of Sir Henry Lushington, Bart., and has issue six daughters. Agent – J. Woodhead.
BURRELL. (Lieutenant, 1840.)
Lindsey Peter Burrell, born in 1813, is second son of Lindsey Merrik Peter Burrell, Esq., by Frances, youngest daughter of the late Jas. Daniell, Esq.,; grandson of Sir Peter Burrell, Bart., first Lord Gwydyr; and nephew of the present Lord Willoughby d’Eresby.
This officer entered the Navy 29 Feb. 1828; passed his examination 6 Aug. 1834; was for some time employed as Mate of the Hercules 72, Capt. Edw. Barnard, on the Mediterranean station; and, for his services in that capacity on board the Bellerophon 80, Capt. Chas. John Austen, at the capture of St. Jean d’Acre, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were, on the Mediterranean and Home stations – 15 Dec. 1840, as Additional, to the Princess Charlotte 104, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Robt. Stopford – 15 Jan. 1841, to the Tyne 26, Capt. John Townshend – 2 Oct. 1841, to the Daphne 18, Capt. John Windham Dalling, from which ship he was paid off in the spring of 1842 – 4 Jan. 1843, to the Malabar 72, Capt. Sir Geo. Rose Sartorius – and, 20 June, 1845, to the Superb 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry. Mr. Burrell was dismissed the service, for a breach of the 27th Article of War, 17 Oct. 1845.
BURRIDGE. (Captain, 1846.)
Richard Burridge entered the Navy, 2 Sept. 1808, on board the Skylark 16, Capt. Henry Evelyn
