Welcome, Guest. Please login or register for free.
Did you miss your activation email?
Tuesday 02 December 08 18:39 GMT (UK)
Welcome Home Help Shop Search Calendar Login Register
Search Images Online
 
  First Name(s)
Last Name
 
News: Ad: New! FULL 1841 Census: England - Isle of Man - Wales  - Channel Islands Now online. No missing counties.

+  RootsChat.Com
|-+  England (Counties as in 1851-1901)
| |-+  England - General
| | |-+  Dorset
| | | |-+  Dorset Lookup Requests
| | | | |-+  Dorset Completed Look up Requests
| | | | | |-+  HMS Boscawan, 1871
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: HMS Boscawan, 1871  (Read 165 times)
googiew
RootsChat Extra
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 42


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
HMS Boscawan, 1871
« on: Wednesday 16 January 08 11:03 GMT (UK) »
Hello everyone

Please can someone shed some light on the occupation on one of my relatives.

John Rowlett born 1847 in Castor Northamptonshire and I have information that he is onboard HMS Boscawan at the time of the 1871 census.
By the 1881 census he was onboard HMS Asia as a Royal Marine Light Infantryman (AB).

What was his occupation in 1871?
What did he do between the two census dates?

Many thanks
DEREK
Logged
Withers Huntingdonshire
Tee Northamptonshire
Sharp(e) Lincs
rjknott
RootsChat Aristocrat
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 1432
Re: HMS Boscawan, 1871
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 February 08 19:08 GMT (UK) »
He was not actually on board the Boscawan in 1871; he, along with a number of others, is described as 'borne on the ship's books but not on board'. He was a private. Someone a few lines higher up is described as a sergeant in the RMLI, so presumably John Rowlett was in the marines from 1871 to 1881.

Richard
Logged
Knott,Boutell,Warman,Winder,Webster,Uings,Evans,Drage
Pike,Pike,Watson,Pratt,Homewood,Stephenson,Brown,Pattison
Holmes,Tomlinson,Moorby,Cardus,Gill,Lambert,Binns,Emmott
Fenning,Pudney,Wilson,Walker,Hine,Treeby,Knox,Butler
Jack,Carswell,Gardiner,Alexander,Gibb,Watson,Naismith,Telfer
Gray,Inglis,Gibb,Watson,Taylor,Taylor,Gaff,Henderson
Gayford,Clarke,Palmer,Jessup,Smart,Hutson,Lloyd,Northover
Ridley,Lee,?,Mingings,Moore,Colthart,Lawson,Hind
googiew
RootsChat Extra
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 42


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: HMS Boscawan, 1871
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 February 08 17:14 GMT (UK) »
Thank You Richard

The plot thickens.

Regards DEREK
Logged
Withers Huntingdonshire
Tee Northamptonshire
Sharp(e) Lincs
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »


[Copyright] [Free RootsChat Webspace] [Your Surname Interests] [Shrink Link] [About Us] [Terms of Use]
All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.
RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT
0.88:25