Admiral
James
Cumming
RN
Born in Sandwich, Kent, England
Son of James Cumming RN
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Wallace) Cumming
— married
11 Nov 1777 in St Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Isabella (Cumming) Harmood
Died before
before age 70
[location unknown]
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Biography
Born about 1738 James Cumming was a Royal Navy officer. [1]
On the 11th of November 1777 at St Thomas Church, Portsmouth in Hampshire, he married Rebecca Wallace. [2] Also in 1777 he commissioned the newly built frigate, HMS Aurora and took her to the West Indies to serve under Vice-Admiral Clark Gayton where she had considerable success against the Americans before returning to England for re-fit. [3]
He was promoted admiral in 1801. [1]
James died in 1808. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: List of Royal Navy admirals (1707–current)
- ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 FHL Film Number 919729 (Saint Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 11 Nov 1777 James Cumming married Rebecca Wallace) Viewed at Ancestry, Text only
- ↑ Wikipedia: HMS Aurora (1777)
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