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William Bligh, a disputed figure. The life of William Bligh (1754‒1817) offers up a handful of the most remarkable episodes in the history of Britain’s maritime empire. Bligh’s epic journey to Timor with his companions in a small open boat the 3,600 miles whence they were ejected from H.M.S. Bounty remains an astonishing
Feb 5, 2010 · William Bligh was born at Tinten Manor, St. Tudy on September 9th, 1754, the only son of Francis Bligh (died Dec 27, 1780) and his wife, Jane Pearce, a widow whose maiden name was Balsam. (Dictionary of National Bibliography, Vol. 2). Jane died when William was 14 years old.
Bligh and his men reached Timor alive, after a journey of 3,618 nautical miles. Vice-Admiral William Bligh was a British officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. He is best known for the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command.
Family & Personal Life. On February 4, 1781, William Bligh married Elizabeth Betham, the daughter of a customs collector, in Onchan, Isle of Man. The couple had eight children, six daughters, Mary Putland, Jane Bligh, Elizabeth Bligh, Frances Bligh, Anne Bligh, and Harriet Maria Barker, and two sons, Henry Bligh and William Bligh. Death & Legacy.
William Bligh sa narodil v meste St Tudy blízko Bodminu, v usadlosti Tinten Manor, v grófstve Cornwall na juhozápadnom polostrove Anglicka. Jeho rodičia boli Francis Bligh a Jane Pearceová (rodená Balsamová). V roku 1761 sa ako sedemročný prihlásil ku Kráľovskému loďstvu vo svojom rodnom meste. Keď mal 14 rokov, zomrela mu matka.
BLIGH, William "Bill" William "Bill" Bligh, 58, of Rocky Hill, died, Saturday (October 16, 2010). He is survived by two daughters Jennie and Carol "Kee" Bli
Jun 15, 2020 · History Revealed June 15, 2020. Just before the Sun rose on 28 April 1789, Captain William Bligh of the HMS Bounty was woken at cutlass point. The weapon was held by crewmember Fletcher Christian. Bligh was forcibly relieved of his command by a mob of mutineers, and bundled rudely onto a 7-metre-long boat.
