title: Charles Waddilove
text: # Charles Waddilove
  
  Admiral Charles Lodowick Darley Waddilove (13 May 1828 – 17 October 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
  
  ## Naval career
  
  Born the son of Rev'd. William James Darley Waddilove, Charles Waddilove was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1849. Promoted to captain in 1862, he commanded HMS Adventure, HMS Pallas, HMS Inconstant and then HMS Asia. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1887 and retired in 1893.
  
  He lived at Beacon Grange in Hexham.
  
  ## Family
  
  He married Mary Elizabeth Blackett-Ord; they had five daughters and three sons.
  
  