A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Kellock, Henry Gray
KELLOCK. (Lieut., 1824. f-p., 23; h-p., 24.)
Henry Gray Kellock is son of an old Warrant officer who was presented with a service of plate for his distinguished conduct on board the Queen 98, Rear-Admiral Gardner’s flag-ship in Lord Howe’s action 1 June, 1794, and died Master-Rigger of Sheerness Dockyard. His grandfather and his four uncles also held warrants in the Navy. The only one of the latter now living, Robert, has retired on a pension. Mr. Kellock’s elder brother, James, a Lieutenant R.N., was drowned at sea in command of a merchant-ship.
This officer entered the Navy, 15 Sept. 1800, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the Royal Sovereign 100, Capt. Gardner, with whom he served in the Channel until April, 1802. Re-embarking, 27 Nov. 1803, on board the Ville de Paris 110, Capt. Rich. Raggett, bearing the flag afterwards of Hon. Wm. Cornwallis, he was present as Midshipman in that officer’s pursuit of the French fleet into Brest, and skirmish with the enemy’s batteries, 22 Aug. 1805. When next in the Bellona 74, Capt. John Erskine Douglas, we find him witnessing the destruction of the French 74-gun ship L’Impétueux, near Cape Henry, 14 Sept. 1806. After a servitude of three years and eight months on the Halifax, North Sea, and Baltic stations, as Midshipman, in the Nemesis, Capt. Philip Somerville, Leveret and Kite sloops, both commanded by Capt. Benj. Crispin, and Daring 10, Lieut.-Commander Campbell, he joined, in Feb. 1812, the Ranger sloop, Capt. Geo. Acklom, and was for some time employed at the siege of Danzig, where he was twice lent to the Meteor bomb. In Feb. 1814, having left the Ranger in the preceding June, Mr. Kellock, who shortly afterwards passed his -examination, was received on board the Espoir sloop, Capts. Robt. Russell and Norwich Duff. During the remainder of the war with the United States he was actively employed in the Chesapeake, part of the time in a tender, in carrying troops to the attacks upon Washington and Alexandria. From 23 Sept. 1815, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 21 Jan. 1824, he served uninterruptedly, as Admiralty Midshipman and Chief Mate, in the Alban 10, and Griper and Scout Revenue-cruizers, Lieut.-Commanders Hugh Patton, Wm. Smith, Cook, and Chas. Cromer. He twice shared, during that period, in the annual bounty awarded to the vessel which had convicted the greatest number of smugglers. Since he left the Scout the Lieutenant has been on half-pay.
He is now Agent for Lloyd’s at Southport, Ormskirk, Lancashire; and is married and has issue.