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| Name | Robert Maunsell | |
| Prefix | Sir | |
| Suffix | m. Jane Bacon; Knight; Admiral in HMS Royal Navy; Member of Parliament | |
| Birth | abt. 1570 | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | 1585 | |
| Staple Inn | ||
| Education | 1587 | |
| Brasenose, Oxford | ||
| MILI | 1591 | |
| Capt. of privateer, W. Indies expedition | ||
| MILI | 1596 | |
| capt. RN, Cadiz expedition | ||
| MILI | 1597 | |
| flag capt. Is. Voyage | ||
| Title | 1597 | |
| Vice Admiral | ||
| Title | 1599 | |
| admiral Irish squadron | ||
| MILI | 1601 | |
| Fleet to the W. | ||
| MILI | 1602 | |
| Fleet to the Narrow Seas | ||
| MILI | 1606 | |
| escort of Danish King | ||
| Education | 1615 | |
| Lincoln's Inn | ||
| Fact | 4th or 6th son of Sir Edward Mansel | |
| Occupation | 1618 | |
| lt. of Admty. | ||
| Occupation | 1604-1618 | |
| Treasurer of the Navy | ||
| MILI | 1620 | |
| Algiers expedition | ||
| Fact | 1621 | |
| Reference: E 134/20Jas1/East1 Description: Sir Robert Maunsell, knight, Vice-Admiral of England. v. Rice Retherch, Richard Phillips.: Castle of Tallaugharne alias Laugharne, and messuages, &c., in the parishes of Laugharne, Lansadurnen, and Kiffig, and the park of Kiffig. Alleged disturbing and disquieting of plaintiff in the possession of such premises by defendants. Value of premises. [A lease of the castle, &c. by Queen Elizabeth, 13th June, 39 Eliz., to Robt, late Earl of Essex, assigned by him to Sir Henry Linley, Knt., and Thos. Crompton, Esq., and by them to Rice Phillips, Esq., of Lamphey (Pembroke); grant of the premises, 21 Feb., 2 Jas. I., by the King to Wm. Lord Knollis, Sir Robt. Vernon, Knt., Sir Henry Williams, Knt., and Henry Finch, then Esq., and now Knt. and Serjeant-at-law, for the life of Dorothy, then Countess of Northumberland, and demise by defendants to Sir John Phillips, Knt. and Bart., are mentioned.]: Carmarthen Date: 20 Jas 1 1621-22 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3704625 | ||
| Occupation | 1624-1626 | |
| member, Council of War | ||
| Occupation | 1637 | |
| member, Council of War | ||
| Death | 21 Aug 1652 | St Alfege, Greenwich, London, England, UK  [1] |
| Association | Sir William St. John, Knight (Relationship: English Royal Navy & Virginia Company of London) | |
| Association | Sir Thomas Button, Knight (Relationship: Members of Virginia Company of London & Royal Navy) | |
| Association | Private (Relationship: Members of Virginia Company of London & Royal Navy) | |
| Association | Sir Henry Mervyn, Knight; Admiral in HMS Royal Navy (Relationship: Members of Virginia Company of London & Royal Navy) | |
| Association | Sir Thomas Button, Knight (Relationship: Members of Virginia Company of London & Royal Navy) | |
| Person ID | I105557508 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database |
| Last Modified | 2 Mar 2023 | |
| Father | Sir Edward Maunsell, Knight, b. cal. 1532, Margam Abbey, Gower, Wales, UK d. 5 Aug 1595 (Age 63 years) | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Mother | Jane ferch Harry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester, b. 1535 d. 1591 (Age 56 years) | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Welsh Pedigrees |  | Media (Log in) |
| Family ID | F400951 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Jane ferch Nicholas Bacon, m. Robert Maunsell, b. abt. 1570 | |||||
| Marriage | 1587 | |||||
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| Family ID | F400952 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 26 Feb 2023 | |||||
| Photos |  | Photos (Log in) |
| Documents |  | Documents (Log in) |
| Notes |  Notes (Log in) |
| Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Sir Robert Maunsell, m. Jane Bacon; Knight; Admiral in HMS Royal Navy; Member of Parliament". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I105557508&sitever=mobile&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 24, 2025). |
| Sources |  Sources (Log in) |
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