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John Balchen, Sir (1670 - 1744)

Naval officer with a long and distinguished career, reaching the rank of Admiral on 11 August 1743. He died in the wreck of the HMS Victory under his command off the Casquets in the Channel Islands.

In 1723, Balchen leased the mansion formerly occupied by the Copes in Little Chelsea (Beaver, 333-4; Bryan, 65). He is listed among the beneficiaries of Salter's museum. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/1152 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Balchen Relevant locations: Lived at or near Little Chelsea , Middlesex
 Relationships: John Balchen was a donor to James Salter (-c. 1728)

 Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - Chelsea in the Olden & Present Times.
as Mentions or references - Memorials of Old Chelsea: a new history of the village of palaces.
as - A Catalogue of the Rarities [1741] ... at Don Saltero’s Coffee House in Chelsea.
 References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Rarities To be seen at Don Saltero's Coffee-House [1775] B Duke of Buccleugh. Sir John Balchen. Capt Barbet. Mr Barham. Mr Barodell. Charles Bertie Esq; Mr Bedell. Mr Bennet. Miss Ann Bookey. Mr Barber. Mr Bird.