A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Chambers, William Wylly
CHAMBERS. (Captain, 1846.)
William Wylly Chambers is only son of Capt. Sam. Chambers, R.N. (1812), who died 29 Oct. 1843, shortly after paying off the Monarch 84, by Susan Matilda, daughter of Wm. Wylly, Esq., H.M. Attorney-General at the Bahamas. This officer entered the Navy 29 Aug. 1823; passed his examination in 1829; and, on 16 Dec. in the same year, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He subsequently joined – 24 March, 1831, the Prince Regent 120, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wm. Parker, employed on a particular service – 27 Jan. 1832, the Ocean 80, Capt. Sam. Chambers, lying at Sheerness – 19 Feb. 1833, as First Lieutenant, the Racer 16, Capt. Jas. Hope, on the North America and West India station – and 19 June, 1837, the Wellesley 74, flag-ship of Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland in the East Indies, where he was appointed, 28 Jan. 1840, Acting-Commander, for some months, of the Pelorus 16, and then rejoined, as First Lieutenant, the Wellesley, bearing the broad pendant at the time of Commodore Sir Jas. John Gordon Bremer. For his services, while in the latter ship, on the coast of China and at the capture of Canton, Mr. Chambers was promoted to the rank of Commander, 8 Oct. 1841.[1] At the time of his last promotion, which took place 9 Nov. 1846, he had been officiating as Second-Captain, since 17 Nov. 1843, of the Albion 90, Capt. Nich. Lockyer, flag-ship at first of Sir David Milne at Devonport, and afterwards employed on various Particular Services.
Capt. Chambers married, 13 Oct. 1842, Eliza Ann, only child of J. W. Hodgetts, Esq., of Hagley, co. Worcester, by whom (who died 11 Oct. 1846) he has issue.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1841, p. 2539.