William Bligh
British
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1754/09/09 | William Bligh is born at Tinten Manor St Tudy (possibly Plymouth), the only son of Francis Bligh (died 27 Dec 1780) and his wife Jane Pearce, a widow whose maiden name was Balsam. | Born | Tinten Manor Farmhouse | St Tudy | |||
| 1754/10/04 | William Bligh is probably baptized at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth where his parents were married, 3 November 1753. | Faith | Church Of St Andrew | Plymouth | |||
| 1762/00/00 | William Bligh becomes the Captain's personal servant on board the HMS Monmouth. | Work | |||||
| 1770/00/00 | William Bligh joins the Royal Navy and serves on HMS Hunter. | Work | |||||
| 1771/00/00 | Bligh serves as Midshipman on HMS Crescent and HMS Ranger. | Work | |||||
| 1778/11/26 | HMS Resolution sights Maui on 26 November. Lt William Bligh maps the coastline. After eight weeks of sailing along the coast, they could not find a suitable harbor and depart. | Sailing Master | Third Voyage of James Cook | ||||
| 1779/01/17 | The Resolution and Discovery sight Kealakekua Bay on the morning of January 17, 1779. | Sailing Master | Kealakekua Bay Historical District | Captain Cook | Third Voyage of James Cook | ||
| 1779/02/14 | Captain James Cook is killed at Kealakekua Bay by Hawaiian natives. | Sailing Master | Kealakekua Bay Historical District | Captain Cook | Third Voyage of James Cook | ||
| 1781/02/14 | Bligh meets his future wife at the parish church of Onchan, Isle of Man (razed). | Groom | |||||
| 1787/12/23 | THE BOUNTY, a three year old merchant ship, sets sail from Spithead with a mission to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. | Captain | Gilkicker Point | Hampshire | Breadfruit | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty | |
| 1789/04/28 | Lt William Bligh with a 18-man crew, is force to sail for the East Indian island of Timor in an 23-foot launch. | Captain | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty | ||||
| 1789/06/14 | After fending off starvation and murderous Polynesian natives during a hazardous 3,600-mile voyage, Bligh and his crew arrive at Coupang on the Island of Timor. | Captain | Timor Island | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty | |||
| 1793/00/00 | Captain William Bligh brings the ackee from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. | Explorer | Kew Gardens, London | Richmond, London | Ackee | ||
| 1793/00/00 | Captain William Bligh brings the ackee from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. | Explorer | Kew Gardens, London | Greater London | Ackee | ||
| 1801/04/02 | Captain Bligh commands HMS Glatton at the battle of Copenhagen. He is later commended for bravery by Admiral Nelson. | Captain | Copenhagen | Denmark | |||
| 1812/00/00 | William Bligh moves into the Manor House, Farningham, Kent. | Home | The Manor House | Farningham | |||
| 1817/12/07 | Admiral William Bligh dies of cancer on Bond St, London, England | Died | Admiral William Bligh Residence | Bond Street | |||
| 1817/12/15 | Admiral William Bligh is buried In St Mary's Churchyard. His tomb was built c 1817 of Coade stone. | In Memoriam | Tomb Of Admiral Bligh In St Mary's Churchyard | Church Of St Mary |
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