A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gascoyne, John
GASCOYNE. (Retired Captain, 1840. f-p., 18; h-p., 45.)
John Gascoyne died 16 Jan. 1845. He was son of the late Bambor Gascoyne, Esq.; and brother of General Gascoyne, M.P. for Liverpool.
This officer entered the Navy, 23 May, 1782, as Midshipman, on board the Assistance, Capt. Jas. Worth, and, on his return from a voyage to Quebec, became successively attached, on the West India and Home stations, to the Latona, Capts. Thos. Boston, Chas. Sandys, and Velterers Cornewall Berkeley, Perseus, Capt. John Gibson, and Royal George, bearing the flag of Hon. Sam. Barrington. He was promoted from the latter ship to the rank of Lieutenant 17 Nov. 1790, and in that capacity was afterwards employed in the Alfred 74, Capt. John Bazely, Vestal 28, Capt. John M‘Dougal, and Bellona 74, Capt. Geo. Wilson. He obtained command, in the Leeward Islands, of the Pelican brig, 27 May, 1797; exchanged, in Jan. 1798, into the Thorn ship-sloop, for the purpose of returning to England for the recovery of his health, which had suffered much from yellow fever; left that vessel, after escorting some traders from Liverpool to the Orkneys, and from Cuxhaven home, in Jan. 1799; was next appointed, 31 May, 1808, to the Sea Fencible service on the coast of Kent, in which he continued until 1810; and, during the latter part of the war, commanded the Impress service at Limerick and Swansea. He retired with the rank of Captain 10 Sept. 1840.
Capt. Gascoyne married, 24 Sept. 1799, Charlotte, daughter of the late Rev. C. E. De Coetlogon, Rector of Godstone, co. Surrey.