A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Grave, John Castellow
GRAVE. (Lieut., 1818. f-p., 9; h-p., 29.)
John Castellow Grave entered the Navy, 6 Aug. 1809, as L.M., on board the Nereus 36, Capt. Peter Heywood, with whom, after bringing home from the Mediterranean the remains of Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood in April, 1810, he proceeded as Midshipman to South America. In July, 1813, he accompanied Capt. Heywood into the Montagu 74; which ship, bearing the flag for some time of Rear-Admiral Edw. Jas. Foote, appears to have been employed, first with the force off Flushing, next in escorting Louis XVIII. to France, afterwards in conveying part of the British army from Bordeaux to England, and finally as one of the fleet in the grand naval review held at Portsmouth on the cessation of hostilities. From Dec. 1814 until Feb. 1817 we find Mr. Grave serving in the East Indies on board the Cornwallis 74, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Burlton, and Tyne 24, Capts. John Allen and another. He then joined the Cadmus 10, Capt. John Gedge, on the Home station; and on 20 Jan. 1818, while employed as Admiralty-Midshipman of the Amphion 32, bearing the broad pendant in South America of Commodore Wm. Bowles, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. We are not aware that he has been since afloat.
Lieut. Grave is Senior of 1818. He married, in Dec. 1835, Mary, widow of the late J. Treacher, Esq., of Chiselhurst, co. Kent.