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</noinclude><section begin="Studdert, John Fitzgerald"/>of the Success 28, also on the East India station.
He was placed on half-pay in the following Aug.;
and in the early part of 1848 he accepted the Retirement.
He married, in Dec. 1830, Anne, eldest daughter
of the Kev. Rich. Studdert Welsh, of Newtown
House, CO. Limericlc, Vicar of Kilfinaghty, in the
diocese of Killaloe, by whom he has issue four
children. Agents—Burnett and Holmes.
STUDDERT. (Liedt., 1837. f-p., 21 ; h-p., 2.)
Richard Studdert, bom 7 Nov. 1811, is third
son of the present Thos. Studdert, Esq., of Bunratty
Castle, CO. Clare, by Alicia, daughter of Geo. Studdert,
Esq., of Kilkishen, by Anna, daughter of John
Blood, Esq., of Castle Fergus, a descendant of the
celebrated Colonel Blood, who had grants of land
from Charles II. in Ireland in 1660. One of his
brothers, Robert, is married to a niece of Lieut.-
General Hawkshaw ; and one of his sisters, Alicia,
to Colonel Fred. Maunsell, Lieutenant-Colonel and
Inspecting Field-officer of the Recruiting District.
He is nephew of Capt. John F. Studdert, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 17 June, 1824, as
Fst.-cl. Vol., onboard the Champion 18, commanded
by his uncle, Capt. J. F. Studdert, with whom, after
cruizing experimentally in the Channel, he sailed
for the East Indies ; where he took a Midshipman's
part in the closing operations of the Burmese war,
and, in June and Aug. 1826, joined the Boadicea
46 and Wakspite 76, bearing each the broad pendant
of Commodore Sir Jas. Brisbane. In the
latter ship, the command of 'Which was given in
succession, on the death of Sir J. Brisbane, to Capts.
Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas and Wm. Parker, he
visited Australia, and was employed on the South
American, Lisbon, Mediterranean, and Plymouth
stations, until discharged, in Jan. 1829, into the
Kent 78, Capts. John Ferris Devonshire and Sam.
Pym. In that ship and her tender, the Leveret 10,
Lieut.-Commander Henry John Worth, he served
in the Channel, on the coast of Ireland, and again
in 'the Mediterranean, until Jan. 1831—the last 12
months in the capacity of Mate. He was next,
from 17 May, 1833, until 23 Nov. 1835, and from
the latter date until 27 July, 1837, employed afresh
on the Mediterranean station, in the Caledonia
120, Capts. Thos. Brown and Geo. Bohun Martin,
and VoLAGE 28, Capt. Peter Richards. He attained
his present rank 26 Dec. 1837 ; served from 3 Feb.
1838 until 8 March, 1843, in the Andromache 26,
Capt. Robt. Lambert Baynes, on the North America
and West India, and Cape of Good Hope and
Brazilian stations ; and from 9 Sept. 1844 until the
summer of 1848 officiated as First-Lieutenant of the
Daring 12, Capts. Henry Jas. Matson and Wm.
Peel, in the Channel and again in North America
and the West Indies. Agents—Messrs. Stilwell.
STUPAET. (KEAR-ADMroAL, 1846. F-P., 17;
H-P., 40.)
Gustavus Stupart (whose name had been borne
in 1781-2 on the books of the Conqdestador 74,
flag-ship of Bear-Admiral Roddam" at Sheerness)
embarked as Midshipman, in July, 1790, on board
the Windsor Castle 74, Capt. Berkeley, bearing
the flag of Rear-Admiral Herbert Sawyer in the
Channel. After serving for four years, chiefly on
the West India station, in the Niger frigate, Capt.
Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley, Flirt, Capt. Jas.
NicoU Morris, Alligator 28, Capts. Wm. Affleck
and Thos. Surridge, and Europa 50, flag-ship of
Rear-Admiral Ford, he was there nominated, 16
April, 1795, Acting-Lieutenant of the Hermione 32,
Capt.' Philip Wilkinson. From the latter ship, to
which he was confirmed 12 Sept. 1796, he removed,
with Capt. Wilkinson, in Feb. 1797, to the Success
32 commanded afterwards by Capt. Shuldham
Pe'ard ; and in her he continued employed in the
Channel, off the port of Cadiz, and in the Mediterranean,
until Deo. 1799. On 9 June in that year
he commanded one of three boats, the whole containing
42 men, under the orders of Lieut. Philip
Facey, in an attack made, in the harbour of La
Seva, near Cape de Creux, on La Belle Aurore, a
richly-laden polacre, mounting 9 carriage-guns,
which vessel was most gallantly boarded, carried,
and brought out, although defended by 113 men,
secured with a boarding-netting, and supported by
a battery and a large body of men at small arms
on the shore. " I am sorry," says Capt. Peard in
his official report to Earl St. Vincent, " to inform
your Lordship that our loss has been great, 3 of the
gallant fellows having been killed on the spot ; and
Lieut. Stupart, an officer inferior to none in his
Majesty's service for zeal, courage, and ability,
with 9 others, badly wounded." In forwarding this
statement to the Admiralty, the Commander-in-
Chief declared it as his opinion that the exploit
" was equal to any enterprise recorded in the naval
history of Great Britain."* In 1800 Mr. Stupart
obtained a small pension for his wounds, which was
increased, 2 Dec. 1815, to 250Z. per annum. His
next appointment was, 23 March, 1801, to the command
of L'Hirondelle armed brig, stationed in
the Channel, where he served until the following
Nov. He attained the rank of Commander 29
April, 1802 ; and was appointed in that capacity —
in July, 1803, to the Sea Fencible service on the
coast of Devon—23 March, 1804, for seven months,
to the Hind armed ship, in the North Sea—19 June,
1805, to the Prospero bomb, in the Downs—and 25
Aug. 1806, to the Emulous brig, on the Channel,
West India, and North American stations. In 1809
Capt. Stupart, while cruizing off Puerto Rico, succeeded
in beating off a French frigate. He left the
Emulous 17 Feb. 1811, having been advanced to
Post-rank 21 Oct. 1810; and accepted his present
rank 1 Oct. 1846.
The Rear-Admiral, whose first wife had died in
June, 1802, married a second time, 19 Oct. 1812,
Miss Hyndham. His eldest son, the Rev. G. T.
Stupart, B.A., is Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford,
and Vicar of Merton, co. Oxford.
STUPART. (Lieutenant, 1840.)
Robert Douglas Stupart entered the Navy
(from the Royal Naval College) 28 Jan. 1830 ; passed
his examination in 1834 ; and as a reward for the
part he had taken during the operations on the
coast of Syria, including the bombardment of St.
Jean d'Acre, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments
were—15 Dec. 1840, to the Gorgon steamer, Capt.
Wm. Honyman Henderson, in the Mediterranean
8 Oct. 1842, after a few months of half-pay, to the
Wasp 16, Capts. Andrew Drew, Henry Bagot, and
Sidney Henry TTssher, with whom he continued employed
until the summer of 1845 on the North
America and West India and African stations—and,
6 Jan. 1846, as First, to the Bittern 12, Capt. Thos.
Hope. In the latter vessel he is again serving on
the coast of Africa. Agent—Joseph Woodhead.
STURT. (Captain, 1844. f-p., 15; H-p., 19.)
Henry Richard Sturt entered the Navy, 2
March, 1813, as Fat.-cl. Vol., on board the Indus 74,
Capt. Wm. Hall Gage, employed in the North Sea
and also in the Mediterranean, where he took part
in Sir Edw. Pellew's engagement with the Toulon
fleet 13 Feb. 1814. In Sept. of the latter year he
became Midshipman of the Eurotas 38, Capts. Jas.
Lillicrap and Robt. Bloye, stationed in the Channel;
and he next, in Feb. 1816, joined the Leander 50,
Capts. Wm. Skipsey and Edw. Chetham ; with the
latter of whom, after assisting at the bombardment
of Algiers, where he was severely wounded,t he
sailed for Halifax and continued employed on that
station under the flag of Sir David Milne until July,
1819. From Aug. 1820 until Jan. 1822 he served at
St. Helena and the Cape ofGood Hope in the Blossom
24, Capt. Fred. Edw. Venahles Vernon (now Haroourt)
and Vigo 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Robt.
Lambert ; he then joined in succession the Spencer
and Bulwark 74' s, Capts. Sir Thos. Lavle and Thos.
Vide Gaz. 1799, p. 740.
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