Question: When did Julian Symonds's father die?
Sentence (from "William Symonds"): Sir William Symonds CB FRS (24 September 1782 – 30 March 1856, aboard the French steamship "Nil", Strait of Bonifacio, Sardinia) was Surveyor of the Navy in the Royal Navy from 9 June 1832 to October 1847, and took part in the naval reforms instituted by the Whig First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Robert George Graham in 1832.
Relevant evidence: Yes