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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: lawra on Sunday 02 August 15 00:44 BST (UK)
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Hi
I have been looking at a navy service register. How can you find out more about whether it is the right person? / where do i go to look for further information.
Name: Walter Edward Packard. Service number: 215329
birth year : 1883
First Service Date on record: 14 Jun 1901
First Ship Served On: Northampton
Last Service Date on record: 9 Oct 1908
I am trying to find out whether it was this person:
walter edward packard birth info last quarter 1883 (i think the person above was sept 1883 so still matches)
parents: Sarah Packard nee Hymas and George Packard
His marriage was the year after the last service date in 1909
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The naval record gives a date and place of birth, so you need to look into the chap you mention here:
I am trying to find out whether it was this person:
walter edward packard birth info last quarter 1883 (i think the person above was sept 1883 so still matches)
parents: Sarah Packard nee Hymas and George Packard
His marriage was the year after the last service date in 1909
to see if the details match.
Birth certificate, occupation on marriage certificate, baptism details, census records - all of these would help you confirm if it's the same person.
Edit to add:
Did he have a WW1 service record which mentions earlier naval service?
Arthur
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I take it we're talking about Walter who married Edith.
The 1901 & 1911 census are consistent with his occupation on the railways & his DOB & POB.
There is no other Walter Edward with that profile.