Admiral Sir Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas1

M, #152051, b. 2 December 1726, d. 3 May 1814
Admiral Sir Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas|b. 2 Dec 1726\nd. 3 May 1814|p15206.htm#i152051|Reverend Samuel Hood||p15206.htm#i152052|Mary Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152053|unknown Hood||p15213.htm#i152127||||Richard Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152054||||

Last Edited=7 Nov 2005
     Admiral Sir Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas was born on 2 December 1726.1 He was the son of Reverend Samuel Hood and Mary Hoskins.1 He married, firstly, Mary West, daughter of Reverend Richard West and Mary Temple, on 21 August 1758.2,3 He married, secondly, Mary Sophia Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray and Elizabeth Sadleir, on 26 June 1788.4 He died on 3 May 1814 at age 87 at Bath, Somerset, England, without issue.4
     Admiral Sir Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1746 in the service of the Royal Navy.1 He gained the rank of Commander in 1756.1 He gained the rank of Post Captain in 1756.1 In 1757 he captured two French ships of war in Hyères Bay.2 He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1780.1 In 1781 he recaptured the English man-of-war, The Warwick.2 He fought in the relief of Gibraltar in 1782, where he distinguished himself under Lord Howe.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Bridgwater between 1784 and 1790.2 He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1787.1 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 7 May 1788.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Buckingham between 1790 and 1796.2 He held the office of Rear-Admiral of Great Britain between 1790 and 1796.1 He gained the rank of Admiral of the Blue in 1794.1 He fought in the The Glorious First on 1 June 1794, as second in command on The Royal George.2 He was created 1st Baron Bridport [Ireland] on 14 November 1794, with a special remainder to heirs of Samuel Hood, his great-nephew.2 He gained the rank of Admiral of the White in 1795.1 He fought in the battle off Port L'Orient on 23 June 1795, where he gained a partial victory over a French fleet of 12 ships of the line, even though he had superior numbers.2 He held the office of Vice-Admiral of Great Britain in 1796.1 In 1796 he dispersed a French Fleet which had landed troops in Wales.5 He was created 1st Baron Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas, co. Somerset [Great Britain] on 13 June 1796.2 In 1797 he helped to quell the Mutiny at the Nore.5 He was Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet between 1797 and 1800.2 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1799.2 He gained the rank of General in 1800 in the service of the Marines.2 He was created 1st Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas [Great Britain] on 16 June 1800.2 He held the office of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom between 1801 and 1814.2 He gained the rank of Admiral of the Red in 1805.2
     On his death, his British titles became extinct.4

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 316. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 317.
  3. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 112. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 318.
  5. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 501. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Reverend Samuel Hood1

M, #152052
Reverend Samuel Hood||p15206.htm#i152052|unknown Hood||p15213.htm#i152127||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=28 Jul 2005
     Reverend Samuel Hood is the son of unknown Hood.2
     Reverend Samuel Hood was the Vicar at Butleigh, Somerset, England.1

Children of Reverend Samuel Hood and Mary Hoskins

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 316. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 317.

Mary Hoskins1

F, #152053
Mary Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152053|Richard Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152054||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     Mary Hoskins is the daughter of Richard Hoskins.1

Children of Mary Hoskins and Reverend Samuel Hood

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 316. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Richard Hoskins1

M, #152054

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     
     Richard Hoskins lived at Beaminster, Dorset, England.1

Child of Richard Hoskins

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 316. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley1

M, #152055
Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley||p15206.htm#i152055|Reverend Samuel Hood||p15206.htm#i152052|Mary Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152053|unknown Hood||p15213.htm#i152127||||Richard Hoskins||p15206.htm#i152054||||

Last Edited=12 Jun 2008
     Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley was the son of Reverend Samuel Hood and Mary Hoskins.1
     Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley gained the title of 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley.

Children of Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood of Whitley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 316. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 317.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 318.

Miles Edmund Farrer Bridges1

M, #152056, b. 1 July 1992
Miles Edmund Farrer Bridges|b. 1 Jul 1992|p15206.htm#i152056|Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges|b. 25 Jul 1954|p15205.htm#i152044|Angela Margaret Collinson||p15205.htm#i152045|Thomas E. Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges|b. 27 Nov 1927|p15205.htm#i152041|Rachel M. Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152042|J. L. Collinson||p15205.htm#i152046||||

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     Miles Edmund Farrer Bridges was born on 1 July 1992.1 He is the son of Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges and Angela Margaret Collinson.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Venetia Rachel Lucy Bridges1

F, #152057, b. 21 February 1982
Venetia Rachel Lucy Bridges|b. 21 Feb 1982|p15206.htm#i152057|Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges|b. 25 Jul 1954|p15205.htm#i152044|Angela Margaret Collinson||p15205.htm#i152045|Thomas E. Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges|b. 27 Nov 1927|p15205.htm#i152041|Rachel M. Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152042|J. L. Collinson||p15205.htm#i152046||||

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     Venetia Rachel Lucy Bridges was born on 21 February 1982.1 She is the daughter of Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges and Angela Margaret Collinson.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Camilla Frances Iona Bridges1

F, #152058, b. 22 June 1985
Camilla Frances Iona Bridges|b. 22 Jun 1985|p15206.htm#i152058|Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges|b. 25 Jul 1954|p15205.htm#i152044|Angela Margaret Collinson||p15205.htm#i152045|Thomas E. Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges|b. 27 Nov 1927|p15205.htm#i152041|Rachel M. Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152042|J. L. Collinson||p15205.htm#i152046||||

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     Camilla Frances Iona Bridges was born on 22 June 1985.1 She is the daughter of Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges and Angela Margaret Collinson.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Drusilla Katharine Anne Bridges1

F, #152059, b. 12 July 1988
Drusilla Katharine Anne Bridges|b. 12 Jul 1988|p15206.htm#i152059|Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges|b. 25 Jul 1954|p15205.htm#i152044|Angela Margaret Collinson||p15205.htm#i152045|Thomas E. Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges|b. 27 Nov 1927|p15205.htm#i152041|Rachel M. Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152042|J. L. Collinson||p15205.htm#i152046||||

Last Edited=27 Jul 2005
     Drusilla Katharine Anne Bridges was born on 12 July 1988.1 She is the daughter of Hon. Mark Thomas Bridges and Angela Margaret Collinson.1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges1

M, #152060, b. 29 March 1956
Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges|b. 29 Mar 1956|p15206.htm#i152060|Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges|b. 27 Nov 1927|p15205.htm#i152041|Rachel Mary Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152042|Sir Edward E. Bridges, 1st Baron Bridges|b. 4 Aug 1892\nd. 27 Aug 1969|p15204.htm#i152037|Hon. Katharine D. Farrer|d. 1986|p15204.htm#i152039|Sir Henry N. Bunbury||p15205.htm#i152043||||

Last Edited=7 Nov 2005
     Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges was born on 29 March 1956.1 He is the son of Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges and Rachel Mary Bunbury.1 He married Susan Guggenheim, daughter of Peter Guggenheim, in 1985.1
     Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.1 He graduated from University of Bath, Bath, Somerset, England, in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).1 He graduated from University of Bath, Bath, Somerset, England, in 1981 with a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.).1 He was registered as a Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.).1 He was a partner of Blee Ettwein Bridges.1 He lived in 2003 at 6 Oak Hill Park Mews, London, England.1

Children of Hon. Nicholas Edward Bridges and Susan Guggenheim

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.