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Bickford married Kathleen Dore on the 16 April 1868 in the parish church of Queenstown (Cobh).<ref>{{cite news|title=Marriages|issue=18 April 1868|publisher=Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.}}</ref> She was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Dore of Skibbereen who had died in 1847 from inflammation of the lung during the height of the famine.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deaths|publisher=Cork Examiner|date=1 Feb 1847. Note: In his book ''Light Airs and Gentle Breezes'', Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.}}</ref> |
Bickford married Kathleen Dore on the 16 April 1868 in the parish church of Queenstown (Cobh).<ref>{{cite news|title=Marriages|issue=18 April 1868|publisher=Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.}}</ref> She was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Dore of Skibbereen who had died in 1847 from inflammation of the lung during the height of the Irish famine.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deaths|publisher=Cork Examiner|date=1 Feb 1847. Note: In his book ''Light Airs and Gentle Breezes'', Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.}}</ref> The mortality rate amongst physicians in Ireland at this time was in the order of 25%, due to the outbreak of deadly infectious diseases contracted by many of the weakened famine victims.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin|title=Ireland’s Great Famine|url=http://eh.net/encyclopedia/irelands-great-famine/|website=Economic History Association|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> Kathleen's mother, Catherine Power, was sister of [[Maurice Power]], Member of Parliament for Cork 1847-1852. |
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Revision as of 12:11, 17 July 2014
Andrew Kennedy Bickford | |
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| Born | 16 July 1844 Madras, India |
| Died | 9 October 1927 |
| Allegiance |  Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Thalia Pacific Station |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Admiral Andrew Kennedy Bickford CMG (16 July 1844 – 9 October 1927) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.
Early life
Bickford was educated at the South Devon Collegiate School and Stubbington House School[1]
Naval career
Bickford joined the Royal Navy in 1858 and took part in the action involving the Huáscar in 1877.[2] He commanded HMS Thalia during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and became Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1900.[2] His flagship in the Pacific was HMS Warspite. Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1904[3] and to full Admiral in 1908, he retired later that year.[2]
Legacy
The Bickford Tower erected at Esquimalt, British Columbia for signalling purposes in 1901 is called after him.[2]
Family
Bickford married Kathleen Dore on the 16 April 1868 in the parish church of Queenstown (Cobh).[4] She was the daughter of Dr. Patrick Dore of Skibbereen who had died in 1847 from inflammation of the lung during the height of the Irish famine.[5] The mortality rate amongst physicians in Ireland at this time was in the order of 25%, due to the outbreak of deadly infectious diseases contracted by many of the weakened famine victims.[6] Kathleen's mother, Catherine Power, was sister of Maurice Power, Member of Parliament for Cork 1847-1852.
Further reading
- Light Airs and Gentle Breezes - a victorian naval life Story: The Life & Times of Admiral Bickford by Richard E. Bickford (his grandson), published by Tartan Edge, 1996
References
- ^ "BICKFORD, Admiral Andrew Kennedy". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d Naval & Military Mueum
- ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers of the Dreadnought Era 1904-1945". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Marriages". No. 18 April 1868. Cork Examiner. Note: Notice in the paper say Kathleen was daughter of the late Dr Dore.
- ^ "Deaths". Cork Examiner. 1 Feb 1847. Note: In his book Light Airs and Gentle Breezes, Richard F. Bickford, gives date of Dr Dore's death as being much later.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin. "Ireland's Great Famine". Economic History Association. Retrieved 17 July 2014.