About Frederick Paul Irby
Lived 1779 – 1844 (aged 65). Frederick Paul Irby was a British naval officer, deputy Lieutenant and magistrate.
Rear-Admiral Frederick Paul Irby (18 April 1779 – 24 April 1844) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Early life
Frederick Irby was born on 18 April 1779. He was the second son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston, and his wife, Christian (née Methuen). Among his siblings were George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston, Charles Leonard Irby, and Anne Maria Louisa Irby (who married Henry Peachey, 3rd Baron Selsey).
Career
He entered the Royal Navy on 2 January 1791, He was wrecked off the Texel in HMS Apollo on 7 January 1799. Promoted to commander on 22 April 1800, he became the captain of HMS Volcano, a bomb vessel, moving in 1801 to HMS Jalouse operating in the North Sea.
Later career
Promoted post-captain on 14 April 1802,
Frederick William Irby (1806–1877), who married Isabella Harriet Bruce, daughter of Robert Nicholson Bruce and Harriet Elizabeth Williams, in 1846.
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Royal Navy admiral
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Frederick Paul Irby was born on 18 April 1779.
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Frederick Paul Irby died on 24 April 1844 in Norwich.
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Frederick Paul Irby was a naval officer, deputy Lieutenant and magistrate.
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Frederick Paul Irby was British.
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