and was buried at St. Nicolas' Church, North Stoneham. Cultural references His memorial, carved by John Francis Moore and depicting the Battle of Quiberon Bay, is in St. Nicolas' Church, North Stoneham In the iconic 1883 novel Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson has Long John Silver claim that he "Served in the Royal Navy and lost his leg under "the immortal Hawke"." Places named after Hawke include: Australia Cape Hawke in New South Wales. New Zealand Hawke Bay and subsequently Hawke's Bay Region in the North Island. Canada Hawke's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. Royal Navy ships named in Hawke's honour The 74-gun launched in 1820. built in 1891. Marriage and issue In 1737 he married Catherine Brooke, the only daughter and sole heiress of Walter Brooke (1695-1722) of Burton Hall, Gateforth near Hull and of Gateforth Hall in Yorkshire, by his wife Catherine Hammond (d.1721) daughter and heiress of William Hammond of Scarthingwell Hall, in the parish of Towton, Yorkshire. Hawke made his home at Scarthingwell Hall and took for his barony the territorial designation "of Towton" from the parish in which it was situated. By his wife he had three sons and one daughter, who survived, and three children who died in infancy. References Sources External links 1705 births 1781 deaths Peers of Great Britain created by George III British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Lords of the Admiralty Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain Royal Navy admirals of the fleet Royal Navy personnel of the Seven Years' War Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession 1 Military personnel from London