A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Byng, Henry
BYNG. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 12; h-p., 8.)
Henry Byng is eldest son of Capt. Hon. Henry Dilkes Byng, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 18 May, 1827, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Alligator 28, stationed off the coast of North, America, where he was soon transferred to the Orestes 18, Capt. Jones. He joined, in Feb. 1828, the Tribune 42, Capt. John Wilson; removed, as Midshipman, in April following, to the Icarus 10, Capt. Hon. Thos. Best, in the West Indies; and, from May, 1829, until Nov. 1833, was further employed, on the same and Cape stations, in the Mersey 26, Capt. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay, Pincher 5, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Stopford Tulloh, and Winchester 52, and Isis 50, flag-ships of Sir Edw. Griffith Colpoys and Rear-Admiral Fred. Warren. He then joined the Victory 104, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Thos. Williams; passed his examination in Dec. of the same year, 1833; and, on 17 Nov. 1834, was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant. His subsequent appointments were – 17 April, 1835, to the Sapphire 28, Capt. Rich. Freeman Rowley, on the Mediterranean station, whence he returned home and was paid off in Aug. 1838 – 14 Sept. 1840, as First-Lieutenant, to the Salamander steam-vessel, Capt. Hastings Reginald Henry, from which he was again paid off in July, 1841 – and, 11 June, 1842, to the command of the Avon steam-vessel, on the North America and West India station. He invalided home in March, 1843; and has since been unemployed. The rank he now holds was conferred on him 9 Nov. 1846.
Commander Byng married, 6 June, 1839, Mary Anne Webb, of Quendon Hall, co. Essex, a descendant of Archbishop Cranmer, and by that lady has issue. Agent – F. Dufaur.