SHOVELL, Sir Clowdesley (1650-1707), of Soho Square, London and May Place, Crayford, Kent

Family and Education

bap. 25 Nov. 1650, 3rd s. of John Shovell of Cockthorpe, Norf. by Anne, da. of Henry Jenkinson of Cley-next-the-Sea, Norf. m. 10 Mar. 1691, Elizabeth, da. of John Hill of Knowlton, Kent and Shadwell, London, commr. navy 1692–1702, wid. of Adm. Sir John Narborough of Knowlton, 2da. suc. bro. ?1664; Kntd. 16 May 1689. DNB; N. and Q. ser. 8, vii. 41–43; ser. 6, x. 519; Mar. Lic. Vicar-Gen. (Harl. Soc. xxxi), 175.

Offices Held

Ent. RN 1664, lt. 1673–7, capt. 1677–90, r.-adm. 1690– Jan. 1693; jt. adm. of the fleet Jan.– Nov. 1693, May 1705–d., v.-adm. Apr. 1694–Jan. 1695, adm. Jan. 1695–Dec. 1704, r.-adm. of Eng. Dec. 1704–d.; maj. 1st marine regt. Feb.– Sept. 1691, lt.-col. 2nd marine regt. Sept. 1691–Mar. 1697, col. Mar. 1697–?July 1698; extra commr. Navy Board Apr. 1693–Mar. 1699; comptroller of victualling accts. Mar. 1699–Dec. 1704; one of council of ld. high adm. Dec. 1704–d. DNB; J. Ehrman, Navy in War of Wm. III, 647; CSP Dom. 1698, p. 359.

Freeman, Liverpool 1690, Rochester 1695, Portsmouth 1697; commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1694–1704; er. bro. Trinity House 1705–d. J. Picton, Liverpool Mun. Recs. i. 272; info. from Medway Area Archs.; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 372; Add. 10120, ff. 232–6; W. R. Chaplin, Trinity House, 62.

Parlimentarian

SHOVELL, Sir Clowdesley (1650-1707), of Soho Square, London and May Place, Crayford, Kent

Main residences: Soho Square, London; May Place, Crayford, Kent.

Author

S.N.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

SHOVELL, Sir Clowdesley (1650-1707)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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