A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Boileau, Lestock Francis
BOILEAU. (Lieut., 1806. f-p., 40; h-p., 9.)
Lestock Francis Boileau, born, 6 Nov. 1785, in the city of Dublin, is descended of an ancient and noble Huguenot family that emigrated from France at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and lineally derives from Etienne Boileau, who was appointed governor and first grand provost of Paris in 1255.
This officer entered the Navy, about Aug. 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Van Tromp, Capts. Rich. Hill and Peter Puget, on the Irish station; served next, as Midshipman, in the Téméraire 98, bearing the flags in the Channel and West Indies of Rear-Admirals Sir John Borlase Warren and Geo. Campbell; and, in March, 1803, became Master’s Mate of the Constance 24, Capt. Anselm John Griffiths, with whom he was employed for upwards of two years in the North Sea. He obtained an Acting-Lieutenancy, 20 Aug. 1805, in the Powerful 74, Capt. Robt. Plampin, lying at Gravesend; was appointed, 13 Sept. following, Sub-Lieutenant of the Imogene sloop, Capt. Thos. Garth; and was promoted to his present rank in that vessel 22 Jan. 1806. He subsequently served for short periods in the Comus, Capt. Conway Shipley, Grasshopper, Capt. Thos. Searle, and Lord Eldon and Duchess of Bedford, both commanded by Capt. John Bradley; from 26 Oct. 1808, to 6 Jan. 1812, in the Conqueror 74, Capt. Edw. Fellowes, off Lisbon and in the Mediterranean; and next in the Tenedos 38, Capt. Hyde Parker, on the coast of North America, Grampus 50, Capt. Fras. Augustus Collier, in which ship he proceeded to China, and Doris 36, Capt. Robt. O’Brien, on the East India station, whence he invalided 3 June, 1815. Lieut. Boileau, since 10 Aug. 1824, has been employed as an Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard.
He married, in March, 1826, Charlotte, daughter of the late Joseph Packer, Esq., Lieut. R.N. (1800), and has issue four sons, of whom one is an officer in the Indian army. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.