A Naval Biographical Dictionary/McIlwaine, William
M‘ILWAINE. (Commander, 1838.)
William M‘Ilwaine entered the Navy 4 Jan. 1811, and, being made Lieutenant, 20 Aug. 1824, into the Liffey 50, Capts. Chas. Grant and Thos. Coe, was employed in that ship during the Burmese war. His succeeding appointments were – 11 May, 1827, to the Wellesley 74, stationed off Lisbon – 6 July, 1832, to the Coast Guard – 17 May, 1833, to the Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Sir Josias Rowley in the Mediterranean – and 1 Nov. 1834 and 6 Dec. 1836, to the command of the Portsmouth yacht and Volcano steamer, in which vessels he continuously served (in the former as Flag-Lieutenant to the Admiral Superintendent at Portsmouth, Sir F. L. Maitland, and in the latter on the Mediterranean station) until advanced to his present rank 28 June, 1838. He was employed as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard from 4 July, 1839, until July, 1844; and since 13 Feb. 1845 has again been in that service.
Commander M‘Ilwaine married, 14 April, 1842, Cecilia, youngest daughter of the late Chas. Lambert, Esq., of Fitzroy Square.