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Bickerton reached flag rank on 24 September 1787, when he was appointed Rear
Admiral of the Blue, and was promoted to Rear Admiral of the White on 21 September 1790, at that time flying his flag aboard the 90-gun second rate
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In 1758 Bickerton had married Mary Anne Hussey, and the marriage produced two sons and two daughters, the former including
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on 8 February 1746 at the age of 18. He served as a
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250:Richard Bickerton was born on 23 June 1727 in
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532:Pearsall, A. W. H. "Bickerton, Sir Richard".
538:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
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412:— aboard the 80-gun
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596:"No. 11875"
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450:. In the
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399:Fortitude
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164:Fortitude
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366:Terrible
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111:Commands
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