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|battles = |awards = |relations = |laterwork = }} Vice-Admiral William Lukin, later William Lukin Windham (20 September 1768 – 12 January 1833) was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Vice Admiral and served with great distinction through the Napoleonic Wars. Eventually he inherited the house and estates of William Windham.〔 ==Early life== William Lukin was born in the village of Felbrigg,〔Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-24038-0〕 Norfolk on 20 September 1768. He was the son of the Rev. George Lukin and Susan Katherine Doughty.〔 His father was the rector of Felbrigg and Aylmerton. The Rev. George Lukin was the half brother of William Windham. who was the local squire of Felbrigg Hall and one time member of parliament for Norwich and Secretary at War in the Cabinet. Windham had a special affection for all the children of the Rev. Lukin and in particular William Lukin who would eventually become his heir.〔 The young William Lukin went to sea probably around 1781 at the age of 13.〔 He appears to have been a keen seaman and a fast learner and survived the harsh life in the navy, and by 1786 he had become a midshipman.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Lukin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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