A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tottenham, William
TOTTENHAM. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
William Tottenham died 14 Aug. 1847, at Woodstock, co. Wicklow. He was fifth son of the Bishop of Clogher; and brother of the present Lieut. John F. Tottenham, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 2 Feb. 1826; served as Midshipman in the Blonde 46, Capt. Edm. Lyons, at the siege, in Oct. 1828, of Morea Castle, the last hold of the Turks in the Peloponnesus; passed his examination 26 April, 1832; and at the period of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 23 Nov. 1841, had been for some time employed as Mate in the Camperdown 104, flag-ship of Sir Henry Digby at Sheerness. His succeeding appointments were – 1 Dec. 1841, to the Dido 18, Capt. Hon. Henry Keppel, fitting for the East Indies, whence he returned at the close of 1843 – in Dec. 1844, to the Racehorse 18, Capt. Geo. Jas. Hay, equipping at Devonport – and 4 Feb. 1845, to the Vanguard 80, Capt. Geo. Wickens Willes, with whom he served on the Home and Mediterranean stations until within a short time of his death. While attached to the Dido he assisted at the capture of Woosung and Shanghae, took part in various operations on the Yang-tse-Kiang river, and commanded a tender in an attack upon a horde of Borneo pirates. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.