Faulknor family
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The Faulknor family was an English family from Northamptonshire, of which 5 generations served as officers in the 18th century Royal Navy.
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[edit] Captain William Faulknor
Lieutenant-governor of Greenwich Hospital at his death in 1725. His son was Samuel Faulknor.
[edit] Captain Samuel Faulknor
He was the son of William Faulknor. He was captain of the Victory, which was lost with all hands on the Casqueds rocks on 5 October 1744. He was the father of Robert Faulkoner the elder and Jonathan Faulkoner the elder.
[edit] Robert Faulknor the elder
The son of Samuel Faulknor, he commanded the Bellona (74 guns) during the Seven Years' War and captured the French Courageux (74 guns) in 1761 after an action lasting 55 minutes. His son was Robert Faulkoner the younger.
[edit] Robert Faulkoner the younger
The son of Robert Faulknor the elder.
[edit] Jonathan Faulkoner the elder
His son was Jonathan Faulknor the younger.
[edit] Jonathan Faulkoner the younger
Son of Jonathan Faulknor the elder, Jonathan Faulknor the younger died as rear-admiral of the red in 1809.
