Thank you, Ken, for letting me know what information a Royal Marines Discharge Certificate of 1814 would contain. It would be interesting to know the father’s character and get a full physical description. The record in National Archives contains 12 documents, one of which must be the father’s discharge certificate, so until I get a quote I have no idea as to just how much it would cost. At what point would it be cheaper and wiser to use a researcher?
Thanks for the suggestion,Rosie99, to check out FindMyPast. I had presumed that if National Archives had no Royal Marine records prior to 1842 then no-one would. I should know by now not to assume anything in genealogy! FindMyPast will be searched later today and I hope I will have the same successful outcome as you.
Thank you,private78245, and, maxD, for alerting me to the RM Museum at Yeovilton. Google never let me know about this museum. Searching online for this museum has been added to the list of searches I will do today. I hope their records go back to around 1800 as the father was born in Northamptonshire around 1790. I am aware that some recruits joined the military at a very young age in those days.
Are there any Rootschatters who would have any idea as to what Royal Marine Division would be in Chatham, Kent around 1813/1814? Time for Father’s courtship and marriage! Without checking, I think that the Napoleonic war was around that time.
Kind regards,
KiwiRose.