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Sir Henry, you are most fortunate in having one of the cleverest fellows of the navy for your
Captain. Yes, I am sure I need not tell you so; he must be not only a clever man, but most zealous in his profession; few like him would have employed the leisure the peace has given him in gaining the
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wrote, "On the morning of the 13th of June, when it was announced to him that all hopes of saving his life was at an end, he immediately directed that the signal be made for all captains of H. M.'s ships to repair on board; but ere the first had arrived, our gallant commodore was a corpse."
659:, at least 70 military officers, and nearly all the British and foreign residents were in attendance. Also present was the Portuguese governor of Macau, his band who played the funeral march, and a contingent of Portuguese troops who fired three volleys over his grave at the
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in
Gosforth by Senhouse's widow in 1844. Mount Stenhouse on Lamma Island is almost certainly named for him, but has acquired a misspelling over time.
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information he has; there was not a question I asked him that he could not give me a ready and satisfactory reply. You are lucky in having him.
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at the island's fort, Senhouse landed with about 300 marines and seamen to clear the few remaining defenders. On 31 March, Bremer sailed to
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In 1810, Senhouse married
Elizabeth, daughter of Vice-Admiral John Manley. She died on 1 March 1865, aged 81. They had two daughters:
219:. He was the third son of William Senhouse (1741–1800) by the same's wife Elizabeth Ward Wood. William, who was a lieutenant in the
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231:, who was the Speaker of the Barbados Assembly. Senhouse's grandfather, who was also named Humphrey Senhouse, of Netherhall,
574:. He was sent from England to fill the office of second-in-command of British naval forces in China, where he served in the
188:. In China, he was the senior naval officer of the British fleet from 31 March 1841 until his death on board his flagship,
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Elizabeth Manley
Fleming Senhouse, who at Gosforth on 5 October 1843 married Captain Pitman, who had served as Senhouse's
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In July 1831, British warships in the
Mediterranean observed smoke caused by the emergence of a volcanic island between
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about the state of affairs and request reinforcements, leaving
Senhouse in command of the naval forces.
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arrived with his body in Macao on 16 June. The next morning, a funeral procession began from
Captain
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A Genealogical and
Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland for 1852
670:. A bell that he captured in the Bogue forts was sent to England by Captain John Charles Pitman in
582:, commander-in-chief of British forces, entrusted the attack on Anunghoy Island to Senhouse in the
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On 7 April 1802, Senhouse passed the examination for promotion to lieutenant, and was attached to
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to ascertain its exact position, Senhouse landed on the island on 3 August, where he planted the
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969:
Narrative of the
Expedition to China from the Commencement of the War to Its Termination in 1842
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393:, which he commanded in the West Indies until the following December. There, he also commanded
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The
Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia
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474:, and was sent home with despatches by Cochrane, announcing the success of the expedition in
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
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because of uncertainty about Hong Kong's future as a British settlement. The steamship
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as a flag-lieutenant to Cochrane, who sent him home with despatches in July 1808 in
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On 29 June, Senhouse was nominated a Companion of the Most Honourable Military
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Rose Mary Fleming Senhouse (d. at Gosforth 11 January 1903, aged 74)
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in 1834. He built the mansion Seascale (later named Steelfield) in
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took over command of the ship and fleet. Duncan MacPherson of the
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On 26 January 1809, Senhouse rejoined Cochrane, now in command of
1048:. Extra Series. Volume 15. Kendal: Titus Wilson & Son. p. 60.
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841:. Vol. 51. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 244–245.
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on 12 October 1814, and from April to September 1815, commanded
329:, until January 1806. He again went to the West Indies on board
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The Gosforth District: Its Antiquities and Places of Interest
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An East India Company Cemetery: Protestant Burials in Macao
317:, who relieved Louis in April 1804, Senhouse served in the
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215:, where he was baptised on 23 August 1781 in the Parish of
1001:. Volume 36. London: Wm. H. Allen & Co. 1841. p. 208.
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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London
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in May 1841. As the next senior naval officer, Captain
382:. After assisting in the debarkation of troops in the
1135:. No. 36977. London. 14 January 1903. p. 1.
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and Leeward Islands until March 1808, when he joined
925:. Volume 1. London: John Murray. 1832. pp. 258, 261.
908:. Volume 16. London: William Pickering. pp. 654–656.
1018:. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 858–859.
1015:
The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1841
972:(2nd ed.). Volume 2. London: Henry Colburn. p. 60.
655:, Captain Herbert, Deputy Superintendent of Trade
290:
246:Senhouse joined the Royal Navy in January 1797 on
347:. In September 1806, he was appointed to command
302:two days later. In May 1803, he was appointed to
1165:
940:. Volume 2. London: Sherratt and Hughes. p. 335.
1078:. Volume 20. London: William Pickering. p. 647.
1033:(3rd ed.). London: Saunders and Otley. p. 167.
857:. Volume 2. London: Colburn & Co. p. 1211.
497:. From 25 February 1831 to 1834, he served in
470:containing 80 men, assisted in the capture of
223:, was Surveyor-General of Barbados and of the
543:. He was nominated a Knight Commander of the
637:Before he died, he wished to be interred in
613:On 13 June 1841, Senhouse died on board the
463:on 29 July 1813. He made prize of the 6-gun
172:(29 June 1781 – 13 June 1841) was a British
1209:Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
1204:Royal Navy personnel of the First Opium War
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789:. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 220–222.
443:against the United States, he defended the
1042:Parker, C. A.; Collingwood, W. G. (1926).
563:Tomb of Senhouse in Macao (published 1844)
436:from 1812 to 1814 in the Halifax Station.
28:
987:(3rd ed.). London: Henry Colburn. p. 159.
265:. Senhouse in November 1797 moved to the
1004:
878:"Senhouse, Edward Hooper § note-1"
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235:, married Mary, who was the daughter of
1214:Royal Navy personnel of the War of 1812
567:On 9 April 1839, Senhouse commissioned
336:, and was put on board the flagship of
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529:. After being detached in the cutter
211:Senhouse was born on 29 June 1781 in
1157:Parker & Collingwood 1926, p. 34
981:Bernard, W. D.; Hall, W. H. (1847).
898:
896:
894:
887:. London: John Murray. p. 1050.
1219:People from the Borough of Copeland
1189:Companions of the Order of the Bath
1184:Barbadian people of English descent
1121:. Series 2. Volume 3. 1903. p. 421.
1103:. London: John Murray. p. 909.
825:
776:
772:Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849
13:
1148:. Volume 12. Part 2. 1893. p. 260.
860:
832:"Senhouse, Humphrey Fleming"
800:
14:
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1229:18th-century Royal Navy personnel
891:
785:Ride, Lindsay; Ride, May (1996).
621:from fever contracted during the
199:from fever contracted during the
838:Dictionary of National Biography
386:, he was promoted on 7 March to
227:. Elizabeth was the daughter of
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426:. He then commanded the 18-gun
291:Mediterranean and North America
237:Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet
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919:Account of the Volcanic Island
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1:
966:Bingham, John Elliot (1843).
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547:on 13 April 1832, and made a
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161:Sir Humphrey Fleming Senhouse
22:Sir Humphrey Fleming Senhouse
1094:"Pitman, John Charles"
749:Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse
7:
1027:MacPherson, Duncan (1843).
693:Memorial in Gosforth church
10:
1245:
851:Burke, J. Bernard (1852).
489:on the coast of France as
176:officer. He served in the
934:Shaw, William A. (1906).
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545:Hanoverian Guelphic Order
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1075:The Gentleman's Magazine
1072:Urban, Sylvanus (1843).
1060:The Gentleman's Magazine
1057:Urban, Sylvanus (1865).
905:The Gentleman's Magazine
902:Urban, Sylvanus (1841).
651:'s house. Major-General
554:
512:told Hotham at Windsor:
957:. 3 June 1841. p. 1425.
714:Senhouse purchased the
661:Old Protestant Cemetery
576:First Anglo-Chinese War
225:British Leeward Islands
186:First Anglo-Chinese War
129:First Anglo-Chinese War
66:Old Protestant Cemetery
937:The Knights of England
694:
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384:invasion of Martinique
52:13 June 1841 (aged 59)
747:Sometimes written as
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562:
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506:Mediterranean Station
478:. He was promoted to
99:Years of service
984:The Nemesis in China
677:. It was donated to
623:operations in Canton
584:capture of the Bogue
1224:Royal Navy captains
1199:Royal Navy officers
1089:O'Byrne, William R.
873:O'Byrne, William R.
327:Battle of Trafalgar
263:West Indies Station
955:The London Gazette
695:
657:Alexander Johnston
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345:Alexander Cochrane
281:Thomas Byam Martin
241:Bishop of Carlisle
668:Order of the Bath
201:capture of Canton
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279:under Captains
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1174:1781 births
1115:In Memoriam
827:Lee, Sidney
631:Madras Army
523:Pantelleria
468:Snap Dragon
441:War of 1812
323:West Indies
229:Samson Wood
182:War of 1812
125:War of 1812
1168:Categories
1131:"Deaths".
730:References
653:Hugh Gough
592:broadsides
537:Union Jack
510:William IV
501:St Vincent
461:blockships
422:, and the
404:Superieure
343:under Sir
233:Cumberland
221:Royal Navy
207:Early life
174:Royal Navy
93:Royal Navy
77:Allegiance
1133:The Times
951:No. 19984
759:Citations
735:Footnotes
707:in China.
672:HMS
619:Hong Kong
596:starboard
569:HMS
499:HMS
484:HMS
465:privateer
455:of eight
431:HMS
416:Gibraltar
409:HMS
402:HMS
395:HMS
390:Wolverine
388:HMS
377:HMS
367:HMS
362:Belleisle
360:HMS
349:HMS
338:HMS
331:HMS
306:Conqueror
304:HMS
297:HMS
197:Hong Kong
102:1797–1841
55:Hong Kong
1091:(1849).
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724:Gosforth
720:Seascale
615:Blenheim
600:Calcutta
588:Blenheim
571:Blenheim
459:and two
457:gunboats
453:flotilla
397:Ringdove
333:Elephant
255:flagship
213:Barbados
192:Blenheim
87:Service/
43:Barbados
644:Nemesis
508:. King
493:to Sir
439:In the
411:Recruit
379:Neptune
354:on the
351:Express
313:. With
276:Fisgard
261:in the
158:Captain
111:Captain
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685:Family
590:fired
486:Superb
445:Martin
433:Martin
369:Subtle
270:Requin
184:, and
151:(1841)
146:(1834)
141:(1832)
135:Awards
89:branch
61:Buried
716:manor
674:Druid
639:Macao
604:Queen
594:from
555:China
527:Malta
428:sloop
299:Galgo
195:, in
167:
70:Macao
791:ISBN
532:Hind
525:and
400:and
283:and
274:HMS
267:brig
248:HMS
190:HMS
117:Wars
107:Rank
49:Died
37:Born
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