Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB

1762 - 1820  (57 years)

• Name	Home Riggs Popham
  Prefix	Rear Admiral Sir
  Suffix	KCB
  Birth	12 Oct 1762	Gibraltar
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Sep 1820	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
  	He died leaving a large family
  Person ID	I81865	First tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Popham,   b. 1710   d. 1774 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Riggs,   b. Bef 1739
  Family ID	F71908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown,   b. Abt 1772   d. 1866, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Caroline Emily Popham   d. 2 Aug 1844
  Family ID	F47736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The fifteenth child of Joseph Popham, Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB, KCH (12 October 1762 '96 2 September 1820), was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal code that was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1803. Captain Home Popham of the East India Company and later Royal Navy was a close supporter of the King, a smuggler, saboteur and skilful seaman.