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FITZMAURICE—FITZROY.
Commander Fitzmaurice, in consideration of the wound above alluded to, was granted, 24 Oct. 1809, a pension of 91l. 5s., and he also obtained a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund. He married 28 Nov. 1814, and has a numerous family.
FITZMAURICE. (Lieutenant, 1844. f-p., 13; h-p., 3.)
Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice, born 29 April, 1816, at Deptford, is son of Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice, Esq., Master R.N., who, at the period of his son’s birth, was absent on an explorative mission to the river Congo; and first-cousin of Commander J. F. L. Wood, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 12 Jan. 1831, as a Volunteer, on board the Protector surveying-vessel, Capt. Wm. Hewett, in which, and as Midshipman in the Fairy, he continued to serve, with the same Captain, until Dec. 1835. During the next 12 months we find him in the Spitfire and Columbia steamers, both commanded by Lieut. Andrew Kennedy, actively employed in the Mediterranean, and also on the north coast of Spain under Lord John Hay. He then joined the Beagle 10, Capts. John Clements Wickham and John Lort Stokes, and soon after his examination, which he passed 31 March, 1837, sailed on a voyage of discovery to South Australia, whence he returned home and was paid off 14 Oct. 1843. While absent he appears, at least for the first three years, to have been perpetually employed on boat services of considerable risk, and the last two years and a half to have officiated as Assistant-Surveyor. On one occasion, 6 Aug. 1841, being at the time on a detached service, Mr. Fitzmaurice had the misfortune to be very severely wounded by the explosion of a gun, the contents of which lodged in his ankle and (from the absence of surgical aid, which for four days was unattainable, in consequence of the boat’s distance from the ship) produced consequences so serious that he was for several months incapacitated from attending to his duty. Indeed the wound, we believe, still remains open, and it is feared will offer a barrier to Mr. Fitzmaurice’s early resumption of his professional avocations. His commission bears date 10 June, 1844.
He has been in the receipt, since 16 Nov. 1844, of a pension of 2s. 6d. a-day.
FITZMAURICE K.W. (Lieutenant, 1802. f-p., 24; h-p., 30.)
William Fitzmaurice entered the Navy, in Feb. 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Queen Charlotte 100, Capt. Sir Roger Curtis, bearing the flag of Earl Howe in the Channel; removed, in Aug. 1794, to the Southampton 32, Capt. Hon. Robt. Forbes; and from Aug. 1795, until Sept. 1801, served, as Midshipman, on the Home and Cape of Good Hope stations, in the Queen Charlotte again, Capt. Sir Andw. Snape Douglas, and Tremendous 74, bearing the flag of Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian – in which latter ship, when in company with the Adamant 50, he assisted at the destruction, under Capt. John Osborn, of the French 40-gun frigate La Preneuse, off the Isle of France, 11 Dec. 1799. On leaving the Tremendous, Mr. Fitzmaurice became Acting-Lieutenant of the Lancaster 64, flag-ship of Sir Roger Curtis at the Cape, where and on the East India and Home stations, he afterwards (having been confirmed by commission dated 15 Jan. 1802) joined – 20 March, 1805, the Tremendous again, Capt. Osborn – 5 Aug. 1806 the Goshawk 14, Capt. Edw. Wallis Hoare – 15 March, 1807, the Foudroyant 80, bearing the flags of Sir Albemarle Bertie and Sir Wm. Sidney Smith – in 1809, as Acting-Commander, the Otter and Sapphire sloops-15 March, 1810, the Boadicea 38, Capt. Josias Rowley – and, 21 April following, as First-Lieutenant, the Magicienne 36, Capt. Lucius Curtis. After the reduction of Isle Bourb, Mr. Fitzmaurice took part in a variety of gallant but unfortunate operations which, by 28 Aug. in the same year, 1810, terminated, after a loss to the Magicienne of 8 men killed and 20 wounded, in the unavoidable self-destruction of that ship and the Sirius, the capture of the Nereide, and the surrender to a powerful French force of the Iphigenia, the last of a squadron of frigates originally under the orders of Commodore Sam. Pym, at the entrance of Port Sud-Est, Isle of France. On being released from bondage by the capture of the latter island in the ensuing Dec, Mr. Fitzmaurice was invested with the command of all the cartels employed in conveying the French garrison and seamen to Morlaix. His subsequent appointments afloat were – 22 June, 1811, and 21 Aug. 1812, to the Laurestinus 24, and Magicienne 36, both commanded, on the Brazilian and Lisbon stations, by Capt. Hon. Wm. Gordon – and 17 Aug. 1813, to the Dictator troop-ship, Capts. Hon. Geo. Alfred Crofton and Henry Montresor, under whom he witnessed, in 1814-15, the capture of Bladenshurg and Washington, the bombardment of Baltimore, the attack upon New Orleans, and the taking of Fort Bowyer, Mobile. He left the Dictator in Oct. 1815, and, with the exception of a nearly three years’ employment (from 19 April, 1825, to Feb. 1828) in the Ordinary at Sheerness, has since been on half-pay.
During an interval in 1808-9, which occurred between the period of his leaving the Foudroyant and joining the Otter, Mr. Fitzmaurice, who is Senior Lieutenant of 1802, was employed by Sir Sidney Smith on a mission to the Viceroys of Chili and Peru, having for its object the release of all British prisoners – a piece of diplomacy which he executed much to his own honour and to Sir Sidney’s satisfaction. In June, 1846, he was appointed one of the Naval Knights of Windsor.
FITZROY. (Lieut., 1828. f-p., 14; h-p., 13.)
Charles William Henry Gage FitzRoy, born 7 Jan. 1807, is fourth son of Lieut.-General the Hon. Wm. FitzRoy, of Kempston, co. Norfolk, who died 19 May, 1837, by Catherine, sister of Sir Simon Houghton Clarke, Bart.; brother of Lieut Geo. Wm. Howe FitzRoy, R.N., who fell at Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827; nephew of Major-General Sir Wm. Ponsonby, who was killed at Waterloo; and first-cousin of the present Lord Southampton.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 1 March, 1820; and embarked 1 March, 1822, as Midshipman, on board the Active 48, Capt. Andw. King, with whom he visited the West Indies, and served off Algiers and Lisbon. He then joined the Terror bomb, Capt. Alex. Dundas Young Arbuthnot, and Dryad 46, Capt. Hon. Robt. Rodney; and on passing his examination, in April, 1826, was appointed Mate of the Java 60, bearing the flag in the East Indies of Rear-Admiral Wm. Hall Gage – of which ship he was created a Lieutenant 21 June, 1828. He afterwards became attached – 28 April, 1830, to the Briton 46, Capt. John Duff Markland, on the Lisbon station – and, 8 Feb. 1834, to the Rainbow 28, Capt. Thos. Bennett, in the West Indies. Since 1836 he has not been employed.
Lieut. FitzRoy, who was severely wounded in Portugal while exploring the country during the war between Don Pedro and Don Miguel, has also lost an arm. For his conduct in twice jumping into the sea to save the lives of others, he has obtained a medal from the Royal Humane Society. He married, in June, 1837, Caroline Emily, third daughter of the late Rich. Phayre, Esq., of Shrewsbury, and has issue. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.
FITZROY. (Capt., 1834. f-p., 17; h-p., 11.)
Robert FitzRoy, born in June, 1805, is second and youngest surviving son of General Lord Chas. FitzRoy, who died 20 Dec. 1829, by his second wife, Frances Ann eldest daughter of Robert, first Marquess of Londonderry; brother of Geo. FitzRoy, Esq., an officer in the 1st Life Guards; nephew of Rear-Admiral Lord Wm. FitzRoy, K.C.B.; and first cousin of the present Duke of Grafton.
This officer entered the Navy 19 Oct. 1819; obtained his first commission 7 Sept. 1824; served
