A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Timins, George
TIMINS. (Retired Commander, 1839. f-p., 24; h-p., 38.)
George Timins was born 7 Oct. 1770 and died in Jan. 1848 at Worcester. One of his brothers, Thomas, died a Colonel of Marines; another, John, originally in the Royal Navy, in which he took part in many of the operations connected with the war of independence in America, was an officer of high standing in the maritime service of the Hon.E.I.Co., and distinguished himself in command of the Royal George Indiaman at the beating off, in 1804, of the French squadron under M. Linois by the homeward- bound China fleet under Commodore Dance; and a third, Charles Sheldon, a Retired Commander R.N. (Lieutenant 1799), at one time also In the Company’s service, died 13 April, 1838, at Oriel Lodge, Cheltenham.
This officer entered the Navy, 11 Feb. 1785, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Irresistible 74, Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, guard-ship in the river Medway; where, and in the Channel, he served, from Sept. 1786 until May, 1792, the chief part of the time as Midshipman, in the Scipio 64, Capt. Skeffington Lutwidge, and Bellerophon and Vengeance 74’s, both commanded by Capt. Thos. Pasley. In the early part of 1796 (he had been for three years in the E.I.Co.’s service) he joined, in the capacity of Master’s Mate, the Champion 20, Capt. Henry Raper, and Queen Charlotte 100, Capts. Sir Andrew Snape Douglas and Walter Locke, attached to the fleet in the Channel; and on 2 May, 1797, after having witnessed the mutiny at Spithead, he was made Lieutenant into the Glory 98 Capts. Brine and Thos. Wells. In that ship he continued employed, still in the Channel, until May, 1802. He held an appointment in the Sea Fencible and Impress services at Parkgate and Liverpool from Oct. 1803 until 1810, and from May, 1811, until May, 1815. He was placed on the Junior List of Retired Commanders 26 Nov. 1830; and on the Senior 7 Dec. 1839.
Commander Timins was married and has left issue.