James Charles Tancred (17 September 1864 – 9 September 1943), born James Charles Cleghorn, was a British officer of the

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. He saw service in the

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, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral.

Early life and family

James Charles Cleghorn was born on 17 September 1864, the second son of Captain George Cleghorn, , of the

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, and his wife, Mary Anne Hay Lumsden, daughter of Colonel Thomas Lumsden , of Belhelvie Lodge,

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. His father was born with the surname Cleghorn, but changed it to Tancred by Royal Licence in 1885. He married, in 1901, Cecile Margaret Scott, daughter of Walter Scott of Wauchope, and had a daughter: Katherine Mary Antonitta Tancred (1902–1984). His wife died in 1955, aged 75.

Naval career

Cleghorn entered the Royal Navy on 15 January 1878. He was promoted to commander in 1901, captain in 1908, rear-admiral in 1919 and vice-admiral in 1925. He was included on the retired list by 1931. Captain Tancred was in command of HMS ''Argyll'' when she ran aground by Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the coast of

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, in 1915; the ship was wrecked, but the crew was rescued without loss.

Later life

He died on 9 December 1943 and was buried in St Margaret and St Andrew Churchyard,

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. He left an estate worth over £1,100.Monument Inscription
''findagrave.com'' ; ''National Probate Calendar'', 1944 (granted, 11 April 1944).

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* A.C. Fox-Davies (1905)
''Armorial Families''
* Marquess de Ruvigny (1905)
''The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal''
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