A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Clare, Henry William
CLARE. (Lieutenant, 1828. f-p., 15; h-p., 14.)
Henry William Clare was born 10 Sept. 1805.
This officer entered the Navy, 11 July, 1818, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Carron 20, Capt. John Furneaux, under whom he was wrecked, in the Bay of Bengal, on the night of 5 July, 1820. After a further servitude of four years in the Mediterranean, as Midshipman of the Martin 18, Capts. Christopher Crackenthorp Askew and Henry Eden, he proceeded, in 1826, as Mate of the Ranger 28, Capt. Lord Henry Fred. Thynne, to the South American station; where he obtained his commission 26 Feb. 1828, and afterwards joined – 2 Oct. 1829, the Volage 28, Capt. Lord Colchester – next, as First-Lieutenant, the Clio 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow – and, 23 Nov. 1832, the Warspite 76, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Baker. Since the spring of 1833 he has been on half-pay.
He married 8 Nov. 1837, and has issue three children. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.