A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Judd, Robert Hayley
JUDD. (Retired Captain, 1840. f-p., 19; h-p., 51.)
Robert Hayley Judd entered the Navy, 28 Feb. 1777, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Bali armed ship, Capt. Hill, on the West India station. He removed, in 1778, to a vessel commanded in the Channel by Capt. Cromwell; served next in the East Indies as Midshipman, from 1780 to 1784, of the Monmouth 64, Capt. Jas. Alms; and on 30 Oct. 1794, soon after he had joined the Queen 98, bearing the flag in the Channel of Sir Alan Gardner, was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the Sandwich, flag-ship of Admiral Dalrymple, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore. His succeeding appointments were – 24 Feb. 1795, to the Formidable 98, Capt. Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley, in the Channel – 3 Nov. 1797, to the Barfleur 98, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, whom he accompanied to the Mediterranean – 30 Dec. 1798, and 14 March, 1799, to the Prince 98, and Mars 74, flag-ships of Sir Roger Curtis and Hon. G. C. Berkeley, on the Home station – and 12 June, 1801, to the Formidable again, Capt. Rich. Grindall, in which ship he proceeded to the West Indies. He obtained a second promotal commission 29 April, 1802; and was lastly employed in command, from 3 April, 1804, until Dec. 1807, of the Hebe armed ship, on the Leith station. He retired with the rank of Captain 10 Sept. 1840.
Capt. Judd’s eldest son died 13 Feb. 1835, at Sierra Leone, in his 22nd year, while serving as Midshipman of H.M. brig Pelorus, Capt. Rich. Meredith. Agents – Coplands and Burnett.