William Lloyd (Royal Navy officer)

Lloyd's first command was of HMS Otter and HMS Invincible, which later sank and is a British heritage site.^[7]

During the Seven Years' War, Lloyd commanded HMS Chesterfield at the Battle of Minorca (1756).^[8] He also fought in the action of 5 April 1757 in the strait of Gibraltar when he commanded HMS Princess Louisa and the French fleet successfully evaded the British naval forces to arrive at Louisbourg.^[9] Finally, he commanded HMS Conqueror at the Battle of Lagos (1759). In the battle, two of his crew were killed and six were wounded.^[2] While still under Lloyd's command, the ship sank the following year off Drake's Island.^[10][11]

After the war, Lloyd retired to the family estate in Carmarthenshire. He rose by seniority through the various flag ranks, eventually becoming Admiral of the White on 1 June 1795. He was buried at St Cadog's Church in Llangadog, Wales and a stone monument was mounted on the wall.

In 1755, Lloyd was granted the power of attorney to receive rents from his father's estate.^[12] In 1761 he was living in Hammersmith, Middlesex and inherited a large number of properties from his parents.^[12] He contested the will of his relative Madame Bridget Bevan in 1779.^[13]

Lloyd was born in Dan yr allt (formerly Allt y meibion), Llanelli, Carmarthenshire to John Lloyd (1702–1728) and Mary Lloyd.^[14][12] (When John died, Mary re-married Thomas Corbett of St Martin-in-the-Fields, esquire.)^[12] William's siblings Vaughan and Rachel are buried in Hammersmith Church. Along with William, neither sibling married or had children.^[12] Rachel was a wealthy Housekeeper at Kensington Palace and a pastel artist.^{[15][16][17][18][19]}

William died in 1796 and was buried in the St. Cadog's church along with his father John and grandfather Thomas, both of whom were High Sheriffs of Carmarthenshire.^[20] William's father John created a monument in St. Cadog's church to his parents Thomas (d. 1720) and Rachel Lloyd (d.1702).^[12] William's godchild John William Lloyd commissioned another monument in the St. Cadog's church for his son John Philipp Lloyd (d. 1849).^[20][21]

His will is in the National Archives.^[20][22] William divested the Dan y rallt estate to trustees for his kinsman Sir Thomas Stepney, 9th Baronet (d. 1825), the youngest son of Thomas Stepney of Llanelli, 7th baronet.^[20][23] He also left part of his estate to his godchild John William Lloyd.^[20][21]

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  Admiral William Lloyd's grandfather Thomas Lloyd (d.1720), St. Cadog's church, Wales
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  William's sister Rachel Lloyd - the Housekeeper, Kensington Palace.
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  Tomb of Admiral William Lloyd's godchild John William Lloyd, St Cadog's Church in Llangadog, Wales

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