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Title: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 31 March 05 15:25 BST (UK)
LINK:  Royal Navy History & Links

This site seems to have a lot of naval history on it: http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html

the page is titled:

Index to late 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Naval and Naval Social History
Title: Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: casalguidi on Wednesday 22 June 05 09:36 BST (UK)
Trafalgar Ancestors

New National Archives online database ................ 18,000 British individuals who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/

Casalguidi

Title: Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: Amy K on Wednesday 22 June 05 10:53 BST (UK)
Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?

You can find out thanks for a new database from the National Archives!!

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/

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This database celebrates the 18,000 plus individuals who fought in the Battle of the Trafalgar on the side of the Royal Navy. Trafalgar Ancestors is an ongoing project which over time aims to provide genealogical and service details about these individuals from a range of published sources and documents, but in particular the Admiralty records held by The National Archives. The overall aim is to eventually revise, extend and bring up to date Mackenzie's Trafalgar Roll.
Title: Trafalgar Database Open
Post by: Paul E on Wednesday 22 June 05 13:43 BST (UK)
New from the National Archives is a Trafalgar Archives database http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/

This was the kind of information found when I searched for Clarks, for example...

Andrew Clark aged 25 born in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England.
Ship: HMS Dreadnought
Rank/Rating: Able Seaman   
Service details   
    HMS Dreadnought
Ship's pay book number: (SB 338)

and

Edward Clark aged 28 born in Rowhaven.
Ship: HMS Belleisle
Rank/Rating: Quartermaster's Mate   
     
Service details   
    HMS Belleisle
Ship's pay book number: (SB 446)
22 January 1803 (Was at Trafalgar)
Rank/rating: Quartermaster's mate

cheers

Paul



Title: Re: Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: English Rose on Saturday 25 June 05 17:42 BST (UK)
The official website of HMS Victory have a list of crew members who were on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805.

http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?option-content&task=category&sectionid=9&id=96&ltemid=67 

Just select Crew at Trafalgar in the main menu.
Title: Re: Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: manmack on Sunday 26 June 05 16:32 BST (UK)
hiya cas/amy,thats a first class piece of research material,mack
Title: Re: Did your Ancestor serve in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Post by: katemart on Wednesday 03 August 05 13:24 BST (UK)
There is additional info at www.treeforall.org.uk.

Kate
Title: Royal Navy Service Records online
Post by: casalguidi on Tuesday 16 August 05 17:30 BST (UK)
The Royal Navy service records 1853-1923 (date of enlistment) are coming online

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/

and you get date & place of birth from the index search ;D

Good luck everyone
Title: Allied Warships / losses
Post by: J.J. on Sunday 02 October 05 16:53 BST (UK)
This is a very exciting database....we are so lucky to have access to it
Hats off to the contributers!!! J.J.

Allied Warships / losses
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/
          sample page: sinking of HMS Boadicea - June 13 1944
          http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4354.html

more here: Casualty lists
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299988.msg1814872.html#msg1814872
Title: Battleships and Cruisers
Post by: liverpool annie on Tuesday 30 May 06 01:57 BST (UK)




Terrific site for ships and photos !

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/

Annie  :) :)
Title: Portland Naval Cemetry M.Is
Post by: peterbennett on Tuesday 06 June 06 17:18 BST (UK)

     Usefull list of mainly Naval personnel buried at Portland Dorset


      http://www.druvox95.plus.com/MIs/MI_Index.html
Title: O'Byrne's Royal Navy Biography 1849
Post by: M.T.H on Wednesday 07 June 06 17:24 BST (UK)
O'Byrne's Royal Navy Biography was first published in 1849 and contains the names,birthdate (if known),rank and date of entry into the service of most (but not all) Officers in the Royal Navy up to 1848. If married the spouse's name is listed and also when the marriage took place.

Information regarding a man's Navy service is also entered in most cases but the following pages only include the details mentioned above.I have access to the original book so if you do find someone that you're interested in, post a new topic on the Armed Forces board with the heading " O'Byrne's Look Up" together with the surname and I'll have a look for you. ;)

Surnames A - D

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG1.html

E - G

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG2.html

H - L

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG3.html

M - P

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG4.html

Q - T

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG5.html

U - Z

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/RNBIOG6.html


Mick :)

Title: Maritime History
Post by: liverpool annie on Monday 11 September 06 05:31 BST (UK)
An excellent site  :) :) :)

http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/marit.htm

Annie  :)

Moderator comment

It looks very much as if the site as been taken down, and no longer available, however the http://www.archive.org/about/about.php as seen fit to archive the pages, they can be found at this link.

http://web.archive.org/web/20070427065119/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/INTRO.HTM

Or another version http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/index.html


Title: Re: Maritime History
Post by: yn9man on Monday 11 September 06 19:42 BST (UK)
Liverpool Annie -

Outstanding ...very informative .. Thanks for sharing.  :D :D

yn9man :)
Title: Re: Maritime History
Post by: yn9man on Tuesday 12 September 06 01:26 BST (UK)
Denn -

Another great site. Thanks for sharing with us.

yn9man
Title: Naval Biographical Database
Post by: slightlyfoxed on Saturday 30 September 06 18:26 BST (UK)
useful site
http://www.navylist.org/
Title: Royal Naval museum
Post by: CU on Monday 09 October 06 13:15 BST (UK)
http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/

Devoted to the ships of the Royal Navy and the men and women who served in them
Title: Royal Navy links
Post by: celia on Tuesday 21 August 07 21:36 BST (UK)
To Save you searching.Womens Royal Navy.Submariners,and lots more links.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/guide/navy/default.htm

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.5295

http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Feature/history.htm

http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100p

http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_WRNS.htm

All of these websites have lots of links to other naval ones.So much better having them all in one place rather than dotted around ;)

Happy Hunting :)



Title: Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ
Post by: liverpool annie on Thursday 06 December 07 22:25 GMT (UK)


Here's an interesting subject ........ !!  :D

Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ

http://www.hazegray.org/faq/slang1.htm

Annie
Title: WW2- Allied Warships / Casualty Lists
Post by: J.J. on Thursday 17 April 08 00:56 BST (UK)


Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, ww1 -present
Surname index or search by ship if known...
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1003-Intro.htm
           sample page:Lists those lost on Boadicea
           http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1944-06JUN1.htm

more here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299988.msg398535.html#msg398535
Title: Re: WW2- Allied Warships / Casualty Lists
Post by: liverpool lass on Thursday 17 April 08 08:24 BST (UK)
What a great resource! Thanks
Title: Re: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: doverrog on Sunday 20 April 08 16:45 BST (UK)
Many thanks for these links.
I've found a reference to William Beresford when he was wounded on the Boreas.
Now to keep fingers crossed for anyone who knows more of what happened to "Bill".
Title: Re: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: casalguidi on Sunday 20 April 08 18:30 BST (UK)
Wills of 35,000 Royal Navy Seamen (1786-1882) - indexed online and downloadable (for a fee)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/seamenswills.asp
Title: Re: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: Janice M on Sunday 10 August 08 20:34 BST (UK)
Books - Free Online

The Navy List  1855
http://books.google.ca/books?id=dusNAAAAQAAJ&dq=Stopford:+Acre+1840&as_brr=3

The Navy List  1884
http://books.google.ca/books?id=TidLAAAAMAAJ

The Navy List  1885
http://books.google.ca/books?id=XJnC4VKu0CMC

The Navy List  1886
http://books.google.ca/books?id=dYoYAAAAMAAJ

The Navy List  1887
http://books.google.ca/books?id=UtIYAAAAMAAJ

Several others found here:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05jg/
Title: Re: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: doverrog on Monday 11 August 08 11:30 BST (UK)
Thank you both for those links. Really interesting.
Title: Re: Royal Navy - Links
Post by: Stephen J F Plowman on Thursday 11 February 10 11:17 GMT (UK)
Navy List 1814

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0xYYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

A list of the masters, medical officers, and pursers of his majesty's fleet  1827

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iu8NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=NAVY+LIST&as_brr=1&cd=7#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Navy List 1835

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AxEYAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=NAVY+LIST&as_brr=1&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false