A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Skipwith, Sidmouth Stowell
SKIPWITH. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Sidmouth Stowell Skipwith, born 29 March, 1825, is tenth and youngest son of Sir Gray Skipwith, Bart.; and brother of Commander Grey Skipwith, R.N.
This officer passed his examination 19 July, 1844; served as Mate (from 23 Dec. following until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 9 Nov. 1846) in the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capts. Sir Thos. Hastings and Henry Ducie Chads; and from 6 Jan. 1847 until paid off in 1848, was employed in the Channel and Mediterranean in the Trafalgar 120, Capts. John Neale Nott and Chas. Hope.