A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Broadhead, Henry
BROADHEAD. (Captain, 1846.)
Henry Broadhead, born 25 April, 1806, is sixth son of the late Theodore Henry Broadhead, Esq., M.P. for Wareham and afterwards for Yarmouth, by Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Gordon M‘Dougall, Esq.; and brother of the present Sir T. H. L. Brinckman, Bart. – of Capt. John Rich. Broadhead, of the 60th Rifles – of Capt. Brinckman Broadhead, of the Coldstream Guards – and of Lieut. Bingley Broadhead, of the 80th Foot.
This officer entered the Navy 6 April, 1820; passed his examination in 1826; and was promoted into the Rainbow 28, Capt. Hon. Henry John Rous, on the East India station, 30 April, 1827. He subsequently joined, 9 May, 1833, the Forte 44, Capt. Watkin Owen Pell, employed in North America and the West Indies; became First of the Pique 36, Capt. Hon. H. J. Rous, fitting at Portsmouth for the Lisbon station, 15 July, 1836; and was appointed, 24 Nov. 1837, to the command of the Lynx brigantine, on the coast of Africa, where he captured a large number of slave-vessels, and continued until a few months after the receipt of his second promotal commission dated 22 Feb. 1841. He next served, from 24 June, 1842, until paid off in Oct. 1843, as Second-Captain, in the Rodney 92, Capt. Robt. Maunsell, in the Mediterranean; and from 7 May, 1844, until advanced to Post-rank 27 June, 1846, in the same capacity, in the Collingwood 80, flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour. Capt. Broadhead is at present unemployed.
He is married, and has issue. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.