A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Sheils, James Waldegrave Ludlow
SHEILS. (Lieutenant, 1814.)
James Waldegrave Ludlow Sheils died in 1845 at Fratton, Portsea.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Sept. 1809, as a Volunteer, on board the Brazen sloop, Capts. Lewis Shepheard and Rich. Plummer Davies, employed at first on the coast of Portugal and next on the Jamaica station; where, in May, 1811, he removed as Midshipman (a rating he had attained in Sept. 1809) to the Polyphemus 64, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley. In the following Nov. he went back as Acting-Lieutenant to the Brazen, still commanded by Capt. Davies, with whom he continued, in the West Indies, until May, 1812. In Oct. of that year he became Master’s Mate of the Barfleur 98, Capts. Sir Edw. Berry and John Maitland, under the latter of whom he took part in Sir Edw. Pellew’s partial actions with the Toulon fleet 5 Nov. 1813 and 13 Feb. 1814. After again acting as Lieutenant in the Renard sloop, Capt. David Mapleton, he took up, in Aug. 1814, a commission bearing date 1 July in that year. His last appointments, we believe, were – in Dec. 1825, to the Ramillies 74, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Hugh Pigot – and 26 Feb. 1842, to the command, which he retained until Jan. 1844, of the Raven cutter, on the Home station.