The following is thought to be his naval service
| Date from |
Date to |
Service |
| 4 March 1856 |
|
Lieutenant in Calcutta, commanded by William King
Hall, flagship of Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour, East Indies |
| (November 1856) |
|
Lieutenant commander in Coromandel, East Indies
(including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) |
| 27 February 1858 |
|
Lieutenant in Calcutta, commanded by William King
Hall, flagship of Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour, East Indies and
China (at capture of Peiho River forts) |
| 21 August 1860 |
April 1864 |
Commander in Espoir (from commissioning at
Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), west coast of Africa |
| 14 February 1870 |
21 August 1872 |
Captain in Malabar |
| 21 August 1872 |
20 April 1874 |
Captain in Aurora (until paying off at Plymouth),
1873 detached squadron, then temporary flagship at Queenstown |
| (October 1875) |
May 1877 |
Captain in Achilles, Coast Guard, Liverpool |
| 16 May 1877 |
1 April 1878 |
Captain in Resistance (from commissioning at
Plymouth), Coast Guard, Liverpool |
Nominated Rear-Admiral 24 May 1881 - or was this when he was nominated
as a CB?
He had a least two sons, his 2nd being
Vice-admiral Sir Henry Percy Douglas. He was married to
Maria Louisa Bickford, daughter of William Bickford,
of Stonehouse, Devon.
He may have been appointed to Caledonia as a cadet in 1848.
His retirement was announced on December 27th ????
There was some form of 'disturbance' on board the Aurora, whilst Douglas
was in command, resulting in 'several petty officers and able seamen, in
the various messes, who,' as a result were 'dismissed the ship and
disrated.'
Snippet for evaluation:
1867; es of late Admiral Sholto Douglas, CB, South- sea, Hants;
m. 1896, Bessie
(d. 1938), yd of late J. Koran, St. John's,
Newfoundland; one 5. ...
Snippet for evaluation:
On the 26th, (?1914)
(died) aged 80, Admiral Sholto Douglas, CB ; had served with
distinction in the Russian and Chinese Wars, and on the West Coast of
Africa.
He was concerned about slavery -
see his letter>>>
Note:
The Coromandel was also the name of a ship used for convict transport.
See item on convicts
shipped to Australia.
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