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[[addition]] Lord [[/addition]] Adolphus FitzClarence was born at Bushy in February 1803. He joined the Navy in 1811, and served in a frigate which took part in the War with America. An old press cutting of Ocotober 16th, 1830, announces, A Naval expedition under Captain FitzClarence is in preparation in London. Its object is to examine the Eastern Archipelago where many openings are expected to be f[[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] o [[/addition]] un [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] d [[/addition]], beneficial to trade. It goes first to New South Wales. In 1838 Lord Adolphus served on H.M.S. Hastings, during a cruise [[addition]] in the Mediterranean [[/addition]] made by Queen Adelaide after the death of King William; Gibralt[[deletion]] e [[/deletion]] [[addition]] a [[/addition]]r, Malta and Naples were visited. Later Lord Adolphus commanded the Royal Yacht; he became [[addition]] finally [[/addition]] a Rear-Admiral [[addition]] [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] He died at Newburgh Priory in 1856, while on a visit to Sir George Wombwell, Lord Adolphus is buried in the Church at Newburgh. On one occasion when he had gone ashore at Capetown to have a ride, he was held up at a locked gate; he was due back on his ship at a certain time, and at last, in desperation, he gave his name, with the result that the gate was instantly thrown open [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]]The custodian, who had proved so ^ [[addition]] obstinate, declaring that [[/addition]] [[/addition]] during the Cato Street Raid, [[deletion]] he said that [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/addition]] [[/deletion]] his life had been saved by Captain Frederick Fitz Clarence [[addition]] of the Coldsteam Guards [[/addition]]