Vice-Admiral Sylverius Moriarty, RN

1735 - 1809  (74 years)

• Name	Sylverius Moriarty
  Prefix	Vice-Admiral
  Suffix	RN
  Birth	1735	Ballyferriter, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1809
  Person ID	I102084	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Redmond Moriarty
  Family ID	F44364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Hinton
  Marriage	1779
  Children	1. Lydia Moriarty,   b. 1794   d. 2nd Aug 1855 (Age 61 years)   2. 'Numerous' children Moriarty
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Rear Admiral Sylverius Moriarty (1735-1809) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was born at Ballyferriter near Tralee, County Kerry, the son of Redmond Moriarty' of Ballyneanig He joined the Royal Navy in 1756 when the vessel in which he was taking passage from France to Ireland was taken by a British Frigate[2].and was commissioned lieutenant at the age of 41 on 6 July During the French Revolutionary War he served for a long period as the regulating captain at Cork, and in due course he was promoted rear-admiral on 1 January 1801 and vice-admiral on 9 November 1805.