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addition Lord /addition Adolphus FitzClarence was born at Bushy in February 1803. He joined the Navy in 1811, and served in a frigate which took part in the War with America.

An old press cutting of Ocotober 16th, 1830, announces, A Naval expedition under Captain FitzClarence is in preparation in London. Its object is to examine the Eastern Archipelago where many openings are expected to be fdeletion unclear /deletion addition o /addition un deletion unclear /deletion addition d /addition, beneficial to trade. It goes first to New South Wales.

In 1838 Lord Adolphus served on H.M.S. Hastings, during a cruise addition in the Mediterranean /addition made by Queen Adelaide after the death of King William; Gibraltdeletion e /deletion addition a /additionr, Malta and Naples were visited. Later Lord Adolphus commanded the Royal Yacht; he became addition finally /addition a Rear-Admiral addition deletion unclear /deletion /addition He died at Newburgh Priory in 1856, while on a visit to Sir George Wombwell,

Lord Adolphus is buried in the Church at Newburgh.

On one occasion when he had gone ashore at Capetown to have a ride, he was held up at a locked gate; he was due back on his ship at a certain time, and at last, in desperation, he gave his name, with the result that the gate was instantly thrown open deletion unclear /deletion additionThe custodian, who had proved so ^ addition obstinate, declaring that /addition /addition during the Cato Street Raid, deletion he said that addition unclear /addition /deletion his life had been saved by Captain Frederick Fitz Clarence addition of the Coldsteam Guards /addition