[5] In April 1811, he transferred to HMS Wanderer,[3] and worked in many different places, including the coast of North America, the West Indies and Spain.

[6] He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 20 March 1815, and in the summer of 1816 assisted Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen in surveying various Canadian rivers and lakes.

[1] There are works in the art collection of the Royal Military College of Canada by Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1795-1885).

[5] Bayfield was promoted to captain on 4 June 1834,[6] and on 2 April 1838, he married Fanny, who was the only daughter of General Charles Wright; they had six children together.

[14] Over a period of over 20 years, he wrote a book entitled Sailing directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence, that was published in instalments.

[15] Henry Wolsey Bayfield's journal, kept between 1829 and 1853 and covering his surveying efforts of the St Lawrence, was edited by Ruth Mackenzie and republished in two volumes between 1984 and 1986 by the Champlain Society.