A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Cotgrave, Edward Stone
COTGRAVE. (Commander, 1815. f-p., 15; h-p., 35.)
Edward Stone Cotgrave is son of the late Capt. Isaac Cotgrave, R.N.; brother of Lieuts. Rich, and Rowland Burdon Cotgrave, R.N.; and brother-in-law of Capt. Sam. Burgess, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Dec. 1797, as Midshipman, on board the Volcano bomb, commanded by his father, with whom he continued to serve, latterly in the Gannet 16, until May, 1802. In June, 1803, he became attached to the Majestic 74, Capts. Lord Amelius Beauclerk, John Lawford, and Robt. Moorsom; and on 20 Dec. 1805 was promoted, from the Iris 32, Capts. Edw. Brace and Thos. Lavie, to be Sub-Lieutenant of the Contest gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Gregory. Having been appointed to a full Lieutenancy in the Belleisle 74, Capt. Wm. Hargood, 22 Jan. 1806, Mr. Cotgrave, who had hitherto served on the Home station, sailed for the West Indies; and, proceeding next to the coast of North America, witnessed, 14 Sept. following, the destruction, off Cape Henry, of the French 74-gun ship L’Impétueux, On his return to the West Indies, he appears to have been successively appointed – 24 June and 12 Oct. 1807, to the Port d’Espagne 18, Capt. Jas. Pattison Stewart, and Camilla 20, Capt. John Boweu – 20 Feb. 1809, to the Achates 10, Capt. Thos. Pinto – 7 May, 1810, to the Minerva frigate, Capt. Rich. Hawkins – and, 15 April, 1813, to the Pique 36, Capt. Hon. Anthony Maitland. When in the Port D’Espagne, Mr. Cotgrave commanded her boats, conjointly with Lieut. Hall, at the capture, 12 Sept. 1807, of El Rosario Spanish privateer, of 1 gun and 34 men.[1] He assisted, in the Camilla, at the reduction of Marie Galante, 2 March, 1808; and, in the Achates, was wrecked in Feb. 1810. He obtained the acting-command of the Goree sloop, at Bermuda, 6 April, 1815; was confirmed into the Pylades 13 June following; and since 19 July in the same year, when he was paid off, has been unemployed.
Commander Cotgrave was awarded, 8 Oct. 1808, a pension for the loss of an eye. He married, in Feb. 1824, Alicia Mary, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Scott, Esq., of Camden Place, Bath.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1807, p. 1747.