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Captain Symonds of St Aubyn’s, South Hill Avenue
Thomas Edward Symonds married Lucinde Touzi
born circa 1781 11 Mar 1815 (ML) circa 1798
Lymington SS Peter & Paul St Domingo (Haiti)
died 15 May 1868 Fareham died 15 Feb 1864
Yeovilton House Yeovilton House
Thomas Edward Symonds born circa 1781 son of John Charles Symonds and his second wife
Elizabeth Malet. He entered the navy in December 1795, was made lieutenant in 1802 and
commander in 1806. He commanded the Tweed at the blockade and surrender of the city of
St Domingo (Haiti) in 1809 and rescued the eleven year old orphaned twin daughters of
Lieutenant Francois Joseph Touzi. They were adopted by Captain Symonds and brought back
to Lymington where they lived with his aunt at Newlands Manor and were educated at
Stanwell House. He made prize at different times of three privateers and capturing 15 sail of
merchantmen. His sister Sophia married William Reynolds in Pennington, Hampshire, on
15 Oct 1810 and in 1836 he made an unsuccessful claim for compensation for slaves at Mount
Catherine, Jamaica on behalf of his deceased brother in law. Thomas Edward Symonds married
Lucinde Touzi when she became of age on 11 Mar 1815. Lucinde wrote her story in a private
publication called ‘Les Jumelles’ in 1822. Lucindes sister Zébée married Major General Alexander
Gordon (1794–1863), the illegitimate son of the Alexander Gordon, Fourth Duke of Gordon.
Thomas and Lucinde had at least ten children, two of whom served in the British Navy and one in
the Royal Marines. In 1842 Thomas was in command of the British Cruiser Persian and captured
a Bremen ship (The Julius and Edward) on suspicion of trading in slaves but not enough proof
was provided and it went to a tribunal. He accepted the rank of retired rear admiral in 1846,
became vice admiral in 1855 and admiral on 11 Feb 1861. Lucinde died 15 Feb 1864 at Yeovilton
House and Thomas died 15 May 1868 at his residence Yeovilton House, Lymington.
1 Thomas Edward Symonds eldest son born 12 Oct 1817 at Tweed Hill near Lymington
was baptised at Boldre by Lymington, Hampshire. He entered the Royal Navy in 1832
and served onboard the Iris. As a lieutenant, he was court marshalled on the Iris in
1843. The charges weren’t proven and further they were seen to be frivolous and
vexatious. He was a commander based at Exmouth when he married Anne Frances
Tindal on 22 Jul 1848 at Hordle Church near Lymington. Anne was the widow of the
Rev Nicholas Tindal of Sandhurst and the only child of John George Schweitzer of
Southall, Middlesex. He was removed to Dublin district coastguards in 1851. They
lived at St Aubyn's from 1852 to 1854. He published a pamphlet ‘Observations on the
fisheries of the West Coast of Ireland’ in 1855 and proving very popular a second edition
was issued later that year. In 1856 The London and West of Ireland fishing and fish
manure Company Ltd was launched with Thomas living in Galway as its managing
director. Shares of 50k were quickly taken up. Thomas was retired in 1864 as a
captain and the same year became chairman of the London Engineering and Iron Ship
Building Company (Ltd) of 60 Fenchurch Street, London and was living at Adam Street,
Adelphi, Middlesex in 1865 (which may have been the residence of his brother Jermyn).
In 1867 he patented his improvements to screw ships and was a boarder at Boundary
Road, St John Hampstead, the house of Jane Barclay in 1871. Anne died 24 Apr 1875
at 53 Leinster Road. Thomas of Adam Street secondly married widow Jane Barclay nee
Sparks on June 1876 at St John’s Parish Church, Hampstead. She was 26 years his
junior. They were living at 4, Boundary Road, Hampstead, London in 1881 and Jane’s
nineteen year old daughter Ellen was living with them. They divorced in 1883 and
Thomas died 21 Jul 1887 at The Cottage, Darenth and was buried at Darenth, St
Margaret of Antioch, Kent. He left 68K in personal estate, there were further admin
grants in 1898, 1909 and 1937.
2 Lucinde Elizabeth Symonds baptised 20 Sep 1820 at Boldre by Lymington.
3 Jermyn Charles Symonds baptised 6 Aug 1822 at Boldre by Lymington.
4 Theodore Francis Symons baptised 6 Aug 1822 at Boldre by Lymington.
5 Anne Penelope Symonds baptised 5 Sep 1823 at Boldre by Lymington.
6 Julianna Symonds baptised 26 Aug 1826 at Boldre by Lymington.
7 Edward George Symonds baptised 30 Sep 1828 at Boldre by Lymington.
8 Octavius Cumby Symonds baptised 23 Feb 1831 at Boldre by Lymington.
9 William Cunningham Symonds baptised 12 Feb 1832 at Boldre by Lymington.
10 Zébée Helen Emily Jessie Symonds baptised 6 Mar 1836 at Boldre by Lymington.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - February 2023
Thomas Edward Symonds married Lucinde Touzi
born circa 1781 11 Mar 1815 (ML) circa 1798
Lymington SS Peter & Paul St Domingo (Haiti)
died 15 May 1868 Fareham died 15 Feb 1864
Yeovilton House Yeovilton House
Thomas Edward Symonds born circa 1781 son of John Charles Symonds and his second wife
Elizabeth Malet. He entered the navy in December 1795, was made lieutenant in 1802 and
commander in 1806. He commanded the Tweed at the blockade and surrender of the city of
St Domingo (Haiti) in 1809 and rescued the eleven year old orphaned twin daughters of
Lieutenant Francois Joseph Touzi. They were adopted by Captain Symonds and brought back
to Lymington where they lived with his aunt at Newlands Manor and were educated at
Stanwell House. He made prize at different times of three privateers and capturing 15 sail of
merchantmen. His sister Sophia married William Reynolds in Pennington, Hampshire, on
15 Oct 1810 and in 1836 he made an unsuccessful claim for compensation for slaves at Mount
Catherine, Jamaica on behalf of his deceased brother in law. Thomas Edward Symonds married
Lucinde Touzi when she became of age on 11 Mar 1815. Lucinde wrote her story in a private
publication called ‘Les Jumelles’ in 1822. Lucindes sister Zébée married Major General Alexander
Gordon (1794–1863), the illegitimate son of the Alexander Gordon, Fourth Duke of Gordon.
Thomas and Lucinde had at least ten children, two of whom served in the British Navy and one in
the Royal Marines. In 1842 Thomas was in command of the British Cruiser Persian and captured
a Bremen ship (The Julius and Edward) on suspicion of trading in slaves but not enough proof
was provided and it went to a tribunal. He accepted the rank of retired rear admiral in 1846,
became vice admiral in 1855 and admiral on 11 Feb 1861. Lucinde died 15 Feb 1864 at Yeovilton
House and Thomas died 15 May 1868 at his residence Yeovilton House, Lymington.
1 Thomas Edward Symonds eldest son born 12 Oct 1817 at Tweed Hill near Lymington
was baptised at Boldre by Lymington, Hampshire. He entered the Royal Navy in 1832
and served onboard the Iris. As a lieutenant, he was court marshalled on the Iris in
1843. The charges weren’t proven and further they were seen to be frivolous and
vexatious. He was a commander based at Exmouth when he married Anne Frances
Tindal on 22 Jul 1848 at Hordle Church near Lymington. Anne was the widow of the
Rev Nicholas Tindal of Sandhurst and the only child of John George Schweitzer of
Southall, Middlesex. He was removed to Dublin district coastguards in 1851. They
lived at St Aubyn's from 1852 to 1854. He published a pamphlet ‘Observations on the
fisheries of the West Coast of Ireland’ in 1855 and proving very popular a second edition
was issued later that year. In 1856 The London and West of Ireland fishing and fish
manure Company Ltd was launched with Thomas living in Galway as its managing
director. Shares of 50k were quickly taken up. Thomas was retired in 1864 as a
captain and the same year became chairman of the London Engineering and Iron Ship
Building Company (Ltd) of 60 Fenchurch Street, London and was living at Adam Street,
Adelphi, Middlesex in 1865 (which may have been the residence of his brother Jermyn).
In 1867 he patented his improvements to screw ships and was a boarder at Boundary
Road, St John Hampstead, the house of Jane Barclay in 1871. Anne died 24 Apr 1875
at 53 Leinster Road. Thomas of Adam Street secondly married widow Jane Barclay nee
Sparks on June 1876 at St John’s Parish Church, Hampstead. She was 26 years his
junior. They were living at 4, Boundary Road, Hampstead, London in 1881 and Jane’s
nineteen year old daughter Ellen was living with them. They divorced in 1883 and
Thomas died 21 Jul 1887 at The Cottage, Darenth and was buried at Darenth, St
Margaret of Antioch, Kent. He left 68K in personal estate, there were further admin
grants in 1898, 1909 and 1937.
2 Lucinde Elizabeth Symonds baptised 20 Sep 1820 at Boldre by Lymington.
3 Jermyn Charles Symonds baptised 6 Aug 1822 at Boldre by Lymington.
4 Theodore Francis Symons baptised 6 Aug 1822 at Boldre by Lymington.
5 Anne Penelope Symonds baptised 5 Sep 1823 at Boldre by Lymington.
6 Julianna Symonds baptised 26 Aug 1826 at Boldre by Lymington.
7 Edward George Symonds baptised 30 Sep 1828 at Boldre by Lymington.
8 Octavius Cumby Symonds baptised 23 Feb 1831 at Boldre by Lymington.
9 William Cunningham Symonds baptised 12 Feb 1832 at Boldre by Lymington.
10 Zébée Helen Emily Jessie Symonds baptised 6 Mar 1836 at Boldre by Lymington.
© June Bow & Karen Poff - February 2023