Richard Edward Tracey (1837-1907)
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Admiral Sir Richard Edward Tracey |
Sir Richard
Edward Tracey, admiral Royal Navy, son of Commander Benjamin Wheatley Tracey R.N. (claimant to Tracy
Peerage Case), was born on the 24 January 1837 in County Cork and died in London
on 7 March 1907, and was buried at Kensal Green. (See English
Census, 1901 living in Chelsea) His brother
Stopford Cane Tracey (b. 24 or 26
August 1838 Cork d. 18
September 1906 Isle of Wight) was a Staff Commander in the R.N. (See English
Census, 1901 living in Chelsea) Richard Edward Tracey was twice
married: (1) to Janet Douglas
Wingate (b. 1844 - d. 1875) daughter of the Rev. William Wingate, on 8 Jul 1865 at Boulogne-Sur-Mer,
France (marriage recorded for potential Royal Navy widow's pension). 15 July 1865
Glasgow Herald Richard E. Tracey, commander, Royal Navy, to
Janet Douglas, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Wingate, 9 Stanley Crescent,
Kensington Park, London.-No cards. 15 July 1865
Sun (London) Tracey—Wingate.—
On the 8th inst., at the British Consulate, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Richard E.
Tracey, Commander R.N., to Janet Douglas, daughter of the Rev. W. Wingate, 9,
Stanley-crescent, Kensington-park. 18 July 1865 Cork Examiner ... Richard E. Tracey, Commander R.N., to
Janet Douglas, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Wingate, Stanley-crescent,
Kensington Park. London. 1 June 1867 Hampshire Telegraph .. Richard
E.Tracey RN, of a
son. stillborn. 13 February
1875 Pall Mall Gazette & 20 February 1875 Hampshire Telegraph Feb. 10?. Tracey, wife of Mr. Richard E.,
Captain Royal Navy |
(2) on 30 November 1887 (Sevenoaks,
Kent, England???) to Hon.
Adelaide Constance Rohesia de Courcy (b. 1855 - d. 9 July 1926), the only daughter of John
Constantine de Courcy, (22nd Lord Kingsale and 29th
Baron Kingsale in the Irish peerage) and Adelaide Brown-Westhead.
From 30 November 1887, her married name became Tracey. She held extensive lands
in Cork.
Tracey, the Hon. Lady.
Adelaide Constance Rohesia, only child of
John Constantine, 29th Lord Kingsale, who d. 1865, by Adelaide, who d. 1885,
only dau. of the late Joshua Proctor Brown Westhead, Esq., of Lea Castle,
Worcestershire ; m. 1887, as his 2nd wife, Sir Richard Edward Tracey, an Adm.
ret., who was A.D.C. to Queen Victoria I8S0-8 ; Second in Command of the
Channel Squadron 1888-90; Superintendent of Malta Dockyard 1892-4 and President
of the R. Navil Coll., Greenwich, 1897-1900, and who was cr. K.C.B. 1898, and
d. 1907.
The
county families of the United Kingdom (1919)
Career Synopsis:
15
January 1852, Master’s assistant in the Royal Navy
1854,
Midshipman
30/01/1858
Mate/Sub Lieutenant
28 June 1859,
Lieutenant
21/11/1864 or 19 April 1865, Commander
29 November 1871,
Captain
1 January 1888,
Rear-Admiral
23 June 1893,
Vice-Admiral
29 November 1898,
Admiral
24 January 1901,
Retired Admiral
He entered the navy in 1852. He served during the Baltic campaign of
1854 as a midshipman of the Boscawen, and received the medal; he passed his
examination in January 1858 while serving on the Harrier, sloop, on the south
east coast of America, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 28 June 1859. After
studying on board the Excellent he was appointed in July 1860 to the Conqueror
in the Channel squadron, and two years later received a supernumerary
appointment to the Euryalus, flagship of Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper on the East
Indies and China station. While in her he took part in the active operations in
Japan, especially the engagement with the forts of Kagosina in August 1863 and
the attack on the batteries in the Straits of Simonoseki in September 1864 was
promoted to commander. The Japanese government under the Togugawa Shogurata
having asked the English naval officers might be lent for training purposes to
their newly formed modern navy, the request was granted and Tracey placed in
charge of the mission. He and his companions set about organising and
superintending the naval school at Tsukiji during 1867-8, and while thus
employed he was borne on the books of the flagship. But a new Japanese
administration interrupted Tracey’s work, which was not resumed till 1873, when
Commander (Sir) Archibald Douglas took out to Japan a second naval mission.
Tracey, however for a short time rendered similar services to the Chinese navy,
for which he was decorated by the emperor with the order of the Double Dragon,
and on the 9th November 1869
was appointed to command the gun-vessel Avon, in which he remained on
the China station until his promotion to captain on 29 November 1871. On the 20th
July 1876 he was appointed to the Spartan, corvette, which he commanded for
four years on the East Indies station, and particularly on the east coast of
Africa, where he cruised for the suppression of the slave trade. In January
1881 he became flag captain in the Iron Duke to Sir George Ommanney Wills,
commander-in-chief on the China station, and returning home early in 1884 was
appointed to the Sultan, which he commanded for a year in the Channel squadron.
In April 1885 Tracey became an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, and in July was
appointed to Portsmouth dockyard. He reached flag rank on 1 January 1888.
Tracey first hoisted his flag as second-in-command of the fleet under Sir George
Tyron in the manoeuvres of 1889, and in September of that year was appointed in
the same capacity to the Channel Squadron. In January 1892 he was made admiral
superintendent at Malta, and on 23 June 1893 was promoted to vice-admiral. In
1896 he was an umpire in the naval manoeuvres, and for three years from October
1897 was president of the Royal Navel College at Greenwich. He was invested as a Knight
Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in May 1898, and was promoted to admiral on 29
November 1898. He retired on 24 January 1901. An engraved portrait was published by Messrs. Walton of
Shaftesbury Avenue.
Reference: ADM 50/399
Rear Admiral Richard E. Tracey
Date: 1889 – 1890
Reference: ADM 196/41/166
Description:
Name Tracey, Richard Edward
Rank: Admiral
Date: 1756-1917
Former reference in its original department: Volume 3
Jul 15, 1893 (SS) The Victoria
Disaster
Requiem Mass at Malta...present...Vice-Admiral Tracey, Superintendent of
the Dockyard...
Dec 23, 1901 (IT) London
...next month, when Admiral Sir R.E. Tracey retires through age...
Sep 8, 1905 (IT) Good Services
Pension
...£300 per annum...awarded to Admiral Sir R. Tracey, K.C.B.
Mar 9, 1907 (IT) Special Extra
The Times says:- We regret to announce the death of Admiral Sir Richard
Edward Tracey, K.C.B. in London, aged 70. He was second in command of the Fleet
under Sir George Tryon during the naval manoeuvres of 1896; President Royal
Naval College Greenwick, and an officer of distinguished service, high
scientific attainments, and a linguist.
...death of Admiral Sir R.E. Tracey, K.C.B. on March 7, 1907...Board of
Guardians...resolution of sympathy...
Mar 12, 1907 (IT) Prince of
Wales and the Navy
...meeting of the Royal Naval Fund...the prince of Wales deplored the
death of his old friend, Sir Richard tracey, whom he had known for upwards of
twenty years, and who for a number of years was a member of that fund. A vote
of condolence having on the motion of His Royal Highness...
1906 London Wills
Stopford Cane Tracey of 8 Sloane-gardens Middlesex retired captain from
the Royal Navy died 18 September 1906 at Ryde Isle-of-Wight Probate London 16
October to William Thomas Western navy-agent. Effects £402.18.7.
1907 London Wills
Sir Richard Edward Tracey of 8 Sloane-gardens Chelsea Middlesex K.C.B.
died 7 March 1907 Probate London 7 October to the honourable dame Adelaide
Constance Rohesia Tracey widow. effects £857.5.8
1926 London Wills
Tracey, the honourable Adelaide Constance Rohesia of Royal Court Hotel
Sloane-square Middlesex widow died 9 July 1926 Probate London 17 August to Guy
de Courcy Glover major H.M. Army and Henry Arthur Whately solicitor. Effects
£76679.0.7
1897-1916 Who Was Who
TRACEY, Sir Richard, K.C.B., cr. 1889 ; s. of Commander Tracey, R.N. ;
b. 1837 ; m. 1st, Janet, d. of Rev. W. Wingate, 1865 ; 2nd, Hon. Adelaide
Constance Rohesia, o. c. Of 29th B. Kingsale, 1887. Entered Navy, 1852 ;
Lieutenant, 1859 ; Commander, 1864 ; Captain, 1871 ; Rear-Admiral, 1888 ; Vice-
Adm. 1893 ; served Baltic, 1854 (Baltic medal) ; Japan, 1863-64 (despatches,
promoted) ; Commanded Naval Mission to Japan, 1867-68 ; A.D.C. to Queen,
1885-87 ; 2nd in Com. Channel Squadron, 1889-90 ; Adm. Supt. Malta,
1892-94; Umpire at Naval Manoeuvres, 1896 ; President Royal Naval College,
1897-1900. Address : 8 Sloane Gardens, S.W. Clubs : United Service,
Marlborough. [Died 7 March 1907.
Ref:
1851/1861/1871 English Census
(listing birthplace as Cork)
Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage
and Baronetage, 107th edition.
Dictionary of National Biography. Edited by Sidney Lee. Second
Supplement 1912
National Archives: Naval Cadets to Admirals. ADM 196/14
National Archives: Records of the
Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies. ADM
196/76
National Archives: Marriage Certificates. (Described at item level)
1865. ADM 13/71
R.N. List
The Times 9 and 12 March 1907
William Wingate in Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ: the succession of ministers
in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Volume 7, pp.717
Portrait of Admiral Sir Richard
E. Tracy. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Ser. 2,
Vol. XXXIV, p. 38, 1929
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal
Green, London, England 'IN LOVING MEMORY OF ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD EDWARD TRACEY KCB. BORN 24 JAN 1837, DIED 7 MARCH 1907 AGED 70. ...I THANK MY GOD UPON ALL MY REMEMBERANCE OF THEE. PHIL 1 ...ACRT',
'A...DEPARTED EVEN TO US OLD COMMUNION STILL WITH US STILL WITH US BEYOND THE VEIL PRAISING PLEADING WITHOUT FAIL ', 'WITH THEM STILL OUR HEARTS
WE RAISE SHARE THEIR WORK AND JOIN THEIR
PRAISE RENDERING WORSHIP, THANKS AND
LOVE TO THE TRINITY ABOVE.' Description: Pedestal with
cross broken off but leaning on it. The Friends of Kensal Green describe it
as a marble gbled ledger and four step plinth surmounted by a cross and
angel, rocks and an ancghor on each side. Notes: The De Courcy Family
Crypt. The admiral is the son-in-law http://blogs.rmg.co.uk/memorials/author/dedwards/page/486/ |
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March 2024