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RN Sailor died at sea
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DaveatHove | Report | 15 Mar 2009 17:53 |
I have a Royal Navy ancestor in the same era. He put the name of his ship on his wedding certificate and a different one on a later birth certificate. This made it easier to find him at the National Archives, particularly as he also carried on after 1853 when the navy started better records. |
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Sophfox | Report | 14 Mar 2009 20:10 |
Hi Liz yes I have my gt grandfather's bith certificate and his father was definately alive then because they had another two children after he was born the last one I have found was born in1854. He cannot be found in 1851 census but if he was at sea at the time that would account for that. By the 1861 census all the children were in Shoreditch Industrial School. Unfortunately those records are not fit to be viewed. |
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Liz 47 | Report | 14 Mar 2009 19:25 |
There is a death on free bmd for a George Edward Stacey June l859, New Forest.????? |
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Sophfox | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:55 |
Jill thank you for getting back with that information I will investigate and send away for it and hopefully it might be my George. |
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Sophfox | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:51 |
Thank you Joan, I know I can use any left over credits to do more searches on th 1911 census I will give it a try. |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:50 |
The RN record would show what ships he served on, also should give a description of him. |
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Sophfox | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:44 |
Thank you for getting back to me. Jill it might be him but I am not sure where he was born, what sort of information would this record give me? |
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Liz 47 | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:16 |
Could he have married before 1837 when registration officially started? |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 14 Mar 2009 17:03 |
Have you checked the National Archives? |
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Sophfox | Report | 14 Mar 2009 16:54 |
My 2xgt grandfather was a sailor in the Royal Navy and he died sometime in the 1850's. I have been unable to find his death so if he died at sea would there be any records of his death and if so where? Unfortunately I do not have his dob or any names of ships he may have served on or where he was born but I think it might be the East end of London. I understand this could be a bit of a tall order but ever the optimist!! |