Admiral
Thomas
"1st Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend co. Londonderry"
Graves
Born in Cornwall, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Graves
and Elizabeth (Budgell) Graves
Brother of
William Graves M.P., Anne Graves, James Graves, David Graves R.N. [half], George Graves [half] and Mary Graves [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Williams) Graves
— married
22 Jun 1771 (to 9 Feb 1802) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harriot (Graves) Stap, Ann (Graves) Doyle, Thomas Graves R.N., Ann Graves, Elizabeth Ann (Graves) Bagwell, Anne Elizabeth (Graves) Hare, Thomas North Graves, Margaret Ann (Graves) Nesham and Peere Williams Graves R.N.
Died
at age 76
in Devon, England
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Admiral Thomas Graves was a member of the aristocracy in England.
Biography
Thomas Graves is Notable.
This profile is part of the Graves Name Study.
Thomas Graves was born on 23 October 1725, and christened in Antony, Cornwall on 2 December 1725[1]. He was the son of Thomas Graves and Elizabeth Budgell.
Thomas married Elizabeth Williams in Ottery Saint Mary, Devon on 22 June 1771[2].
He was created 1st Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend, co. Londonderry [Ireland] on 24 October 1794. He gained the rank of Admiral of the White in 1795.
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N57V-5RX : 30 December 2014, Thomas Graves, 02 Dec 1725); citing ANTONY,CORNWALL,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,239.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2QK-9PD : 10 December 2014), Thomas Graves and Elizabeth William, 22 Jun 1771; citing Ottery Saint Mary,Devon,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0962975 IT 1, 962974.
See also:
https://archive.org/details/navalchronicleco05londiala/page/n403/mode/2up?q=Graves
- Laughton, John Knox, "Graves, Thomas," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1897). Volume 5, pages 438-440.
- "Graves, 1st Baron Thomas (1725-1802): Governor, 1761-1764", Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site (August 2000) Accessed October 20, 2017.
- ThePeerage.com: Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend
- Whiteley, William H., "Graves, Thomas, 1st Baron Graves," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1983–2017. Accessed October 20, 2017.
- Wikipedia: Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves
- Wikidata: Item Q334087, en:Wikipedia
- http://thepeerage.com/p28522.htm#i285220
- https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23561/lot/187/
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