A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wilkinson, Stephen
WILKINSON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 23; h-p., 17.)
Stephen Wilkinson entered the Navy, 21 Oct. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the York 74, Capt. Robt. Barton. In the following Dec. he was present at the occupation of Madeira; and in the course of 1809 he assisted at the capture of Martinique, the Saintes, the 74-gun ship D’Haupoult, and Flushing. He served afterwards in th« Mediterranean; whence, towards the close of 1810 (he had previously attained the rating of Midshipman), he returned to England. In Dec. 1813, at which period he had been for two years and eight months employed in the Baltic, in the Bay of Biscay, on the north coast of Spain, and in the Channel, in the Ardent 64, Hannibal 74, Christian VII. 80, and Bulwark 74, all flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Philip Chas. Durham, Despatch 18, Capt. Jas. Galloway, and Bulwark again, he followed Rear-Admiral Durham into the Venerable 74, and sailed for the West Indies. During the passage he contributed to the capture, 16 and 20 Jan. 1814, of the Alcmène and Iphigènie French frigates, of 44 guns each. He was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Venerable 28 April, 1814; and between the following May and March, 1815, was employed in a similar capacity and as a Supernumerary in the Pique 36, Capt. Hon. Anthony Maitland, Palma 38, Capt. Jas. Andrew Worth, Barrosa 36, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, Venerable again, and Barbadoes 16, Capt. John Fleming, on the West India and North American stations. He then returned to England in the Niemen 38, Capt. Sam. Pym; and on 19 Sept. following he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. From 13 Aug. 1822 until the early part of 1838 he filled an appointment in the Coast Guard. Agents – Messrs. Chard.