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FESTING—FFARINGTON—FIELD —FIGG.
Rear-Admiral Festing was nominated a C.B. 20 July, 1838. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
FESTING. (Lieut., 1810. f-p., 11; h-p., 33.)
Thomas Colson Festing is third son of the late Commander Henry Festing, R.N.; and brother of Rear-Admiral R. W. G. Festing, R.N., C.B.
This officer entered the Navy, 17 March, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Tonnant 80, Capt. Sir Edw. Pellew, off Ferrol. He removed as Midshipman, in June, 1804, to the Prince 98, commanded by his uncle, Capt. Rich. Grindall, on the Channel station; and, with the exception of an attachment of a few months, in 1807, to the Inflexible 64, Capt. Joshua Rowley Watson, served, from April, 1805, until June, 1810, latterly as Master’s Mate, in the San Josef 110, Hibernia 110, and San Josef again, flag-ships in the Channel and Mediterranean of Sir Chas. Cotton. He then successively joined, as Acting-Lieutenant, the Canopus 80, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Geo. Martin, and Bustard sloop, Capt. John Duff Markland; and, on 23 Nov. 1810, was confirmed into the Magnificent 74, Capt. Geo. Eyre. He was afterwards appointed, on the Mediterranean station – 1 Oct. 1812, to the Hyacinth 24, Capts. Thos. Ussher and Alex. Renton Sharpe – and, 6 March, 1814, to the Scout 16, Capt. Jas. Arthur Murray. Since 11 Dec. 1814, Lieut. Festing has not been afloat.
He married Elizabeth, sister of the Rev. Dr. Gaisford, Dean of Oxford. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
FFARINGTON. (Captain, 1815;. f-p., 18; h-p., 44.)
William Ffarington, born in 1777, is eldest son of the late Wm. Ffarington, Esq. (of the family of Ffarington of Warden, co. Lancaster), by Ann Frances, daughter of Capt. Wm. Nash.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Oct. 1785, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Ganges 74, Capt. Sir Roger Curtis, on the books of which ship he was borne until Dec. 1787. In June, 1792, he joined the Tisiphone, Capt. Anthony Hunt, on the Channel station, where, until Oct. 1799, he afterwards served (with the exception of a period of nearly two years, between May, 1796, and March, 1798), chiefly as Master’s Mate, in the Aquilon and Phoebe frigates, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Barlow, and Raisonnable 64, Capt. Chas. Boyles – the Aquilon, during the period, forming part of the force under Lord Bridport in the action of 23 June, 1795. Being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 14 Oct, 1799, Mr. Ffarington joined the Plover sloop, Capt. John Chesshyre, and subsequently, on the West India and Home stations, the Resolution 74, Capt. Alan Gardner, Topaze 36, Capt. Stephen G. Church, Carnatic 74, Capt. Chas. Vinicombe Penrose, Thunderer 74, Capt. Wm. Bedford, tad Hibernia, Trent, and Ville de Paris, flag-ships of Lord Gardner, to whom he acted as Signal-Lieutenant from Feb. 1806 until the receipt of his second promotal commission, 7 May, 1808. In Feb. 1804, he had been on board one of a fleet of 16 Indiamen, which gallantly beat off a powerful French squadron under Admiral Linois; and in Aug. 1809, we find him serving as a Volunteer in the expedition to the Walcheren. From 22 Oct. 1810, until his advancement to Post-rank 18 Sept. 1815, Capt. Ffarington commanded the Clio 16, on the Leith station. He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.
He married Frances Anne, daughter of Edm. Green, Esq., and has issue three sons and a daughter.
FIELD. (Lieutenant, 1809. f-p., 18; h-p., 33.)
Allen George Field entered the Navy, 14 April, 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Mercury 28, Capt. Hon. Geo. Byng, but was discharged in consequence of ill health, 23 Sept. 1797. On 7 Sept. 1800, he re-embarked on board the Ruby 64, Capts. Solomon Ferris, Sir Edw. Berry, and Henry Hill; with the latter of whom he afterwards served as Midshipman, from March, 1803, to June, 1807, in the Camilla 20, Cerberus 32, and Agincourt 64, on the North American and Home stations. After a further servitude, with Capt. John Richards, in the Forester 18, Mr. Field, who had passed his examination 2 July, 1806, became, early in 1808, Sub-Lieutenant of the Desperate gun-brig, Lieut-Commanders Joshua Birks, Jas. Leach, and Robt. Ellary; and while in that vessel, in which he continued until promoted to his present rank, 25 March, 1809, he was frequently employed on the hazardous service of landing manifestoes and other similar documents on the coast of France. He then joined the Leyden 64, Capt. Thos. Ussher, and, after attending the expedition to the Walcheren, successively joined L’Aimable 32, and Horatio 38, both commanded by Capt. Lord Geo. Stuart, in the North Sea. From 5 Jan. 1813, until 23 July, 1814, we find him employed in the Mediterranean on board the San Josef 110, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Edw. Jas. Foote and Sir Rich. King, and also in the Union 98, Capt. Robt. Rolles, under whom he witnessed the fall of Genoa, in April, 1814. His subsequent appointments were – 29 May, 1817, to the Ister 36, Capt. Thos. Forrest, on the North Sea and Baltic stations – and, 2 June, 1820, to the command of the Royal Clarence Revenue-cutter. Since Aug. 1823, he has been on half-pay.
Lieut. Field is married.
FIELD. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
John Bousquet Field passed his examination 19 Sept. 1839; and until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 9 Jan. 1846, served on the African and South American stations, in the Cygnet 10, Capt. Edm. Wilson, Daphne 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, Alfred 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore John Brett Purvis, Seaflower cutter, Capt. Justus Peter Roepel, and Kingfisher 12, Capt. Chas. Foreman Brown. He was then for a short time appointed Additional-Lieutenant of the Penelope steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Wm. Jones on the coast of Africa; and since 11 March, 1847, has been similarly borne on the books of the Hibernia 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station.
FIELD. (Lieutenant, 1832.)
William George Field entered the Navy 3 Nov. 1819; passed his examination in 1826; and obtained his commission 30 Aug. 1832. He was afterwards appointed – 15 Aug. 1833, to the Ocean 80, Capts. Edw. Barnard and Alex. Ellice, guardship at Sheerness – and, 27 Aug. 1835, to the Howe 120, bearing the flag at the same place of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming. He has been unemployed since 1836. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.
FIGG. (Retired Commander, 1840. f-p., 19; h-p., 32.)
William Figg, born 27 Aug. 1783, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, is eldest son of Capt. Jas. Figg, of the Royal Invalids, who served during the reigns of George II. and George III., was wounded at the battle of Bunker’s Hill, and died one of the oldest officers in the army. His only brother, Edward, a Lieut.-Colonel in the Royal Engineers, died in active service in Canada in 1829.
This officer entered the Navy, 8 Aug. 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Plover 18, Capt. John Chesshyre, and, on removing to the Venerable 74, flag-ship of Lord Duncan, Served in the battle off Camperdown, 11 Oct. 1797. After a further attachment with the latter officer, as Midshipman, to the Kent 74, he joined the Bellona 74, Capt. Sir Thos. Boulden Thompson, under whom he received, in the action off Copenhagen, 2 April, 1801, a wound So severe as to have ever since impaired the use of his left arm. From May in the latter year, until Sept. 1805, we find him serving, on the Channel, Newfoundland, and
